David Byrne
Sound
Born May 14, 1952 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
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.
Filmography
Talking Heads: 77
Changing Lanes
Self
The Twits
Gordon Sniffles (voice)
Monk in Pieces
Self
We Want the Funk!
Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
Eno
Self
Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário
Self (archive footage)
John Mulaney: Baby J
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Twyla Moves
Self
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
Self
David Byrne's American Utopia
Self - Lead Singer & Performer
FeeLee. History of a Single Label
Self
Stars in the House
Self - Winner
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
David Byrne
Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
Self - Voice
Everything For All Reasons
Self
Triple-Chaser
Narrator
Hream
David Byrne
Museum Town
Self
David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018
Self
Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads
Self
Contemporary Color
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Self
Temporary Color
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Musical Guest
We're Gonna Die
David Byrne
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self
Lennon or McCartney
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
Self (archive footage)
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
Self
La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles
Talking Heads - Chronology
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self - Guest
This Must Be the Place
David Byrne
Ride, Rise, Roar
Self
Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut
Beyond Ipanema
Self
Wandering Heart
Self
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
Self
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
Self (archive footage)
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
Self
New York Rock at the BBC
Celia: The Queen
Self
The Vanguard
David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas
Self
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fabricating Tom Zé
Self
By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston
Self
TV Party
Self
Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth
Self
The Pogues Live at the Town and Country
Self
She Hate Me
Dennis Cleveland
David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel
Young Adam
Lubbock Lights
Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Musical Guest
The Truth About Charlie
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
Self
In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
25 Years of Punk
Self
The Art of Amália
Introduction (English version)
Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th
Self
PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th
Lulu on the Bridge
"Laughing Man" Escort
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
Self
David Byrne - Live From Teatro Gran Rex
Self
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Self
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Musical Guest
10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged
Self
Between the Teeth
Until the End of the World
Self
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Self
The Simpsons
David Byrne (voice)
Decade
Self
Heavy Petting
Self
Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton
Umbabarauma
Checking Out
Bartender
Married to the Mob
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
Self
The Last Emperor
Something Wild
True Stories
Narrator / Lip-Syncher
Report From L.A.
Himself
Alive from Off Center
The Max Headroom Show
Self
Stop Making Sense
Self - Vocals, Guitar
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
Self
Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
The Catherine Wheel
Mea Culpa
America Is Waiting
Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
Talking Heads: Live in Rome
Self - Vocals, guitar
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
The Blank Generation
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
Austin City Limits
Self
60 Minutes
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Oscars
Self