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Biography
David Byrne (/bɜːrn/; born 14 May 1952) is a Scottish-American musician, writer, visual artist, and filmmaker. He was a founding member, principal songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of the American new wave band Talking Heads. Byrne has released solo recordings and worked with various media, including film, photography, opera, fiction, and non-fiction. He has received an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, a Special Tony Award, and a Golden Globe Award, and he is an inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of Talking Heads. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Byrne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Personal Info
Known For
Sound
Birthday
May 14, 1952
Age
74 years old
Place of Birth
Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
Popularity Score
0.7
Filmography
Changing Lanes
Self
2026Movie
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
2025Movie
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
2025Movie
Monk in Pieces
Self
2025Movie
We Want the Funk!
Self
2025Movie
The Twits
Gordon Sniffles (voice)
2025Movie
Breakdown: 1975
Self (archive footage)
2025Movie
The Twits
Songs
2025Movie
Eno
Self
2024Movie
Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário
Self (archive footage)
2023Movie
John Mulaney: Baby J
Musician
2023Movie
John Mulaney: Baby J
Original Music Composer
2023Movie
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Songs
2022Movie
Social! Distance Dance Club
2021Movie
Twyla Moves
Self
2021Movie
David Byrne's American Utopia
Self - Lead Singer & Performer
2020Movie
FeeLee. History of a Single Label
Self
2020Movie
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
Self
2020TV
Stars in the House
Self - Winner
2020TV
David Byrne's American Utopia
Music
2020Movie
David Byrne's American Utopia
Executive Producer
2020Movie
David Byrne's American Utopia
Writer
2020Movie
David Byrne's American Utopia
Producer
2020Movie
Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
Self - Voice
2019Movie
Museum Town
Self
2019Movie
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
David Byrne
2019Movie
Everything For All Reasons
Self
2019Movie
Hream
David Byrne
2019Movie
Triple-Chaser
Narrator
2019Movie
The Making of True Stories
Self
2018Movie
David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018
Self
2018Movie
Real Life
Narrator / Self
2018Movie
Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads
Self
2017Movie
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Self
2016Movie
Contemporary Color
2016Movie
Temporary Color
2016Movie
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Self - Guest
2016TV
Contemporary Color
Producer
2016Movie
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
Musician
2016Movie
We're Gonna Die
David Byrne
2015Movie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Musical Guest
2015TV
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self
2015TV
Lennon or McCartney
Self
2014Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014TV
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
Self (archive footage)
2013Movie
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
Self
2012Movie
La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles
2012Movie
This Must Be the Place
David Byrne
2011Movie
Ride, Rise, Roar
Self
2011Movie
Talking Heads - Chronology
2011Movie
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self - Guest
2011TV
This Must Be the Place
Original Music Composer
2011Movie
Beyond Ipanema
Self
2009Movie
Wandering Heart
Self
2009Movie
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
Self
2009Movie
Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut
2009Movie
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
Self
2008Movie
Celia: The Queen
Self
2008Movie
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
Self (archive footage)
2008Movie
New York Rock at the BBC
2008Movie
Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece
2008Movie
The Vanguard
Original Music Composer
2008Movie
David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas
Self
2007Movie
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007Movie
Fabricating Tom Zé
Self
2006Movie
By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston
Self
2006Movie
TV Party
Self
2005Movie
Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth
Self
2005Movie
The Pogues Live at the Town and Country
Self
2004Movie
Dennis Cleveland
2004Movie
Îlé Aiyé
Director
2004Movie
She Hate Me
Thanks
2004Movie
Lubbock Lights
Self
2003Movie
David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel
2003Movie
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Musical Guest
2003TV
Young Adam
Original Music Composer
2003Movie
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
Self
2002Movie
In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
Music
2002Movie
In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
Lyricist
2002Movie
The Truth About Charlie
Thanks
2002Movie
25 Years of Punk
Self
2001Movie
The Art of Amália
Introduction (English version)
2000Movie
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th
Self - Host/Interviewer
1998Movie
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
Self
1998Movie
Lulu on the Bridge
"Laughing Man" Escort
1998Movie
Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th
Self
1998Movie
PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th
1998Movie
David Byrne - Live From Teatro Gran Rex
Self
1998Movie
Sessions at West 54th
Self - Host
1997TV
Dancing Barefoot
Self
1995Movie
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Self
1994TV
After 68
Second Assistant Director
1994Movie
Between the Teeth
1993Movie
10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged
Self
1993Movie
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Musical Guest
1993TV
Between the Teeth
Director
1993Movie
Until the End of the World
Self
1991Movie
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Self
1990Movie
Beleza Tropical
Self
1990Movie
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Director
1990Movie
Heavy Petting
Self
1989Movie
Decade
Self
1989Movie
The Simpsons
David Byrne (voice)
1989TV
Umbabarauma
Producer
1989Movie
Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton
Music
1989TV
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
Self
1988Movie
Checking Out
Bartender
1988Movie
Married to the Mob
Original Music Composer
1988Movie
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
Director
1988Movie
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
Writer
1988Movie
The Last Emperor
Original Music Composer
1987Movie
True Stories
Narrator / Lip-Syncher
1986Movie
Dead End Kids
Minister
1986Movie
The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
1986Movie
Report From L.A.
Himself
1986Movie
True Stories
Director
1986Movie
True Stories
Writer
1986Movie
Something Wild
Main Title Theme Composer
1986Movie
True Stories
Songs
1986Movie
True Stories
Original Music Composer
1986Movie
The Max Headroom Show
Self
1985TV
Alive from Off Center
Theme Song Performance
1985TV
Stop Making Sense
Self - Vocals, Guitar
1984Movie
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
Self
1984Movie
Stop Making Sense
Original Music Composer
1984Movie
Stop Making Sense
Sound Supervisor
1984Movie
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
Creative Consultant
1984Movie
Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
1982Movie
The Catherine Wheel
Music
1982Movie
Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
1981Movie
Mea Culpa
Music
1981Movie
America Is Waiting
Music
1981Movie
Talking Heads: Live in Rome
Self - Vocals, guitar
1980Movie
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
1980Movie
The Blank Generation
Self
1976Movie
Austin City Limits
Self
1975TV
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975TV
60 Minutes
Self
1968TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962TV
The Oscars
Self
1953TV
Talking Heads: 77
—Movie