David Byrne
Known For
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 14, 1952 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
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.
Known For
| 2026 | Changing LanesSelf | |
| 2025 | SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelf | |
| 2025 | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf | |
| 2025 | Monk in PiecesSelf | |
| 2025 | We Want the Funk!Self | |
| 2025 | The TwitsGordon Sniffles (voice) | |
| 2023 | Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista VisionárioSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2021 | Social! Distance Dance Club | |
| 2021 | Twyla MovesSelf | |
| 2020 | David Byrne's American UtopiaSelf - Lead Singer & Performer | |
| 2020 | FeeLee. History of a Single LabelSelf | |
| 2020 | BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin AmericaSelf | |
| 2020 | Stars in the HouseSelf - Winner | |
| 2019 | Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV UnpluggedSelf - Voice | |
| 2019 | Museum TownSelf | |
| 2019 | John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch BunchDavid Byrne | |
| 2019 | Everything For All ReasonsSelf | |
| 2019 | HreamDavid Byrne | |
| 2019 | Triple-ChaserNarrator | |
| 2018 | The Making of True StoriesSelf | |
| 2018 | David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018Self | |
| 2018 | Real LifeNarrator / Self | |
| 2017 | Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking HeadsSelf | |
| 2016 | Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the WallSelf | |
| 2016 | Contemporary Color | |
| 2016 | Temporary Color | |
| 2015 | We're Gonna DieDavid Byrne | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Musical Guest | |
| 2015 | StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonSelf | |
| 2014 | Lennon or McCartneySelf | |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest | |
| 2013 | Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's DaySelf (archive footage) | |
| 2012 | Paul Simon: Under African SkiesSelf | |
| 2012 | La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles | |
| 2011 | This Must Be the PlaceDavid Byrne | |
| 2011 | Ride, Rise, RoarSelf | |
| 2011 | Talking Heads - Chronology | |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 2009 | Beyond IpanemaSelf | |
| 2009 | Wandering HeartSelf | |
| 2009 | Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGBSelf | |
| 2009 | Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut | |
| 2008 | The Man Who Bottled CloudsSelf | |
| 2008 | Celia: The QueenSelf | |
| 2008 | Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur RussellSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2008 | New York Rock at the BBC | |
| 2008 | Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece | |
| 2007 | David Byrne - Live from Austin TexasSelf | |
| 2007 | NY77: The Coolest Year in HellSelf (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2006 | Fabricating Tom ZéSelf | |
| 2006 | By the Ways, a Journey with William EgglestonSelf | |
| 2005 | TV PartySelf | |
| 2005 | Stranger: Bernie Worrell on EarthSelf | |
| 2004 | The Pogues Live at the Town and CountrySelf | |
| 2004 | Dennis Cleveland | |
| 2003 | Lubbock LightsSelf | |
| 2003 | David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel | |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill MaherSelf | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Musical Guest | |
| 2002 | Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970sSelf | |
| 2001 | 25 Years of PunkSelf | |
| 2000 | The Art of AmáliaIntroduction (English version) | |
| 1998 | Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54thSelf - Host/Interviewer | |
| 1998 | Lou Reed: Rock and Roll HeartSelf | |
| 1998 | Lulu on the Bridge"Laughing Man" Escort | |
| 1998 | Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54thSelf | |
| 1998 | PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th | |
| 1998 | David Byrne - Live From Teatro Gran RexSelf | |
| 1997 | Sessions at West 54thSelf - Host | |
| 1995 | Dancing BarefootSelf | |
| 1994 | Space Ghost Coast to CoastSelf | |
| 1993 | Between the Teeth | |
| 1993 | 10000 Maniacs: MTV UnpluggedSelf | |
| 1993 | Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Musical Guest | |
| 1990 | Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole PorterSelf | |
| 1990 | Beleza TropicalSelf | |
| 1989 | Heavy PettingSelf | |
| 1989 | DecadeSelf | |
| 1989 | The SimpsonsDavid Byrne (voice) | |
| 1988 | Talking Heads: Storytelling GiantSelf | |
| 1988 | Checking OutBartender | |
| 1986 | True StoriesNarrator / Lip-Syncher | |
| 1986 | Dead End KidsMinister | |
| 1986 | The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July | |
| 1986 | Report From L.A.Himself | |
| 1985 | The Max Headroom ShowSelf | |
| 1984 | Stop Making SenseSelf - Vocals, Guitar | |
| 1984 | Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A LifetimeSelf | |
| 1982 | Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival | |
| 1981 | Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert | |
| 1980 | Talking Heads: Live in RomeSelf - Vocals, guitar | |
| 1980 | Talking Heads: Capitol TheatreSelf - Lead Vocals, Guitar | |
| 1976 | The Blank GenerationSelf | |
| 1975 | Austin City LimitsSelf | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf - Musical Guest | |
| 1968 | 60 MinutesSelf | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf | |
| 1953 | The OscarsSelf |
| 2020 | David Byrne's American UtopiaExecutive Producer | |
| 2016 | Contemporary ColorProducer | |
| 1989 | UmbabaraumaProducer |
| 2004 | Îlé AiyéDirector | |
| 1994 | After 68Second Assistant Director | |
| 1993 | Between the TeethDirector | |
| 1990 | Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole PorterDirector | |
| 1988 | Talking Heads: Storytelling GiantDirector | |
| 1986 | True StoriesDirector |
| 2020 | David Byrne's American UtopiaWriter | |
| 2002 | In Spite of Wishing and WantingLyricist | |
| 1988 | Talking Heads: Storytelling GiantWriter | |
| 1986 | True StoriesWriter |
| 2004 | She Hate MeThanks | |
| 2002 | The Truth About CharlieThanks | |
| 1984 | Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A LifetimeCreative Consultant |