Birthday: May 14, 1952
Place of Birth: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK

David Byrne

David Byrne (born May 14, 1952) is a Scottish-American musician most associated with his role as a founding member and principal songwriter of Talking Heads, which was active between 1975 and 1991. Since then, Byrne has released his own solo recordings and has worked with various media, including film, photography, opera, and non-fiction. He has received Grammy, Oscar, Tony, and Golden Globe awards and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Filmography

Movie	Cast	Year
Social! Distance Dance Club		2021
Stop Making Sense	Self - Vocals, Guitar	1984
True Stories	Narrator / Lip-Syncher	1986
Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert		1981
Heavy Petting	Self	1989
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th	Self - Host/Interviewer	1998
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day	Self (archive footage)	2013
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s	Self	2002
Paul Simon: Under African Skies	Self	2012
Dead End Kids	Minister	1986
Twyla Moves	Self	2021
This Must Be the Place	David Byrne	2011
The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July		1986
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart	Self	1998
Talking Heads live at Montreux Jazz Festival		1982
Lulu on the Bridge	"Laughing Man" Escort	1998
David Byrne: Between The Teeth		1993
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant	Self	1988
The Making of True Stories	Self	2018
The Man Who Bottled Clouds	Self	2008
Ride, Rise, Roar	Self	2011
Talking Heads vs. Television	Self	1984
Fabricating Tom Zé	Self	2006
Beyond Ipanema	Self	2009
Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged	Self - Voice	2019
Celia: The Queen	Self	2008
Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th	Self	1998
The Pogues Live at the Town and Country	Self	2004
Talking Heads - Chronology		2011
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall	Self	2016
Lennon or McCartney	Self	2014
Eno	Self	2024
David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas	Self	2007
Contemporary Color		2016
The Blank Generation	Self	1976
Talking Heads - Live in Rome	Self - Vocals, guitar	1980
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre	Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar	1980
TV Party	Self	2005
Wandering Heart	Self	2009
10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged	Self	1993
25 Years of Punk	Self	2001
We're Gonna Die	David Byrne	2015
Museum Town	Self	2019
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB	Self	2009
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch	David Byrne	2019
Lubbock Lights	Self	2003
Dancing Barefoot	Self	1995
Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads	Self	2017
Everything For All Reasons	Self	2019
Decade	Self	1989
David Byrne's American Utopia	Self	2020
Checking Out	Bartender	1988
By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston	Self	2006
David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018	Self	2018
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter	Self	1990
The Art of Amália	Introduction (English version)	2000
La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles		2012
FeeLee. History of a Single Label	Self	2020
Hream	David Byrne	2019
David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel		2003
Temporary Color		2016
Summer of Love		1990
Triple-Chaser	Narrator	2019
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	2007
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell	Self (archive footage)	2008
New York Rock at the BBC		2008
Beleza Tropical	Self	1990
Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut		2009
Talking Heads: Once in a Lifetime	David Byrne	1981
Series	Cast	Year
The Simpsons	David Byrne (voice)	1989
Austin City Limits	Self	1975
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America	Self	2020
Space Ghost Coast to Coast	Self	1994
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	Self	2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Self	2015
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Self	2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self	2014
Sessions at West 54th	Self - Host	1997
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon		2014
Stars in the House	Self - Winner	2020
Saturday Night Live	Self - Musical Guest	1975
Real Time with Bill Maher	Self	2003
The Oscars	Self	1953
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self	1962

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