Place of Birth: Fort Campbell, Kentucky, USA
Chris Frantz
Charton Christopher Frantz is an American musician, producer and author. Born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Frantz attended the Rhode Island School of Design in the early 1970s, where he met musicians David Byrne and Tina Weymouth. Byrne and Frantz formed a band called the Artistics, which eventually transformed into the acclaimed new wave band Talking Heads. Weymouth, then Frantz's girlfriend, joined the band in 1975, and the two married in 1977. In 1981, Frantz and Weymouth formed Tom Tom Club, who achieved chart success with the influential single Genius of Love. Frantz was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Talking Heads in 2002. Frantz's memoir, Remain in Love, was published in 2020.
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Stop Making Sense | Self - Drums, Vocals | 1984 |
| Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert | 1981 | |
| I Need That Record! | Himself | 2008 |
| Finster | 2022 | |
| Talking Heads vs. Television | Self | 1984 |
| Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant | Self | 1988 |
| Talking Heads live at Montreux Jazz Festival | 1982 | |
| Talking Heads - Live in Rome | Self - Drums, vocals | 1980 |
| Paradise Garden: Howard Finster's Legacy | Self | 2014 |
| Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre | Self - Drums, Vocals | 1980 |
| 25 Years of Punk | Self | 2001 |
| Talking Heads - Chronology | 2011 | |
| The Blank Generation | Self | 1976 |
| Dancing Barefoot | Self | 1995 |
| True Stories | Lip-Syncher | 1986 |
| Never Mind the Sex Pistols, Here's the Bollocks | Self | 1978 |
| Series | Cast | Year |
| 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s | Self | 2006 |
| 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s | 2009 | |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | 2015 |
