David Byrne
SoundBorn May 14, 1952
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Byrne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
movie2002
Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads
movie2017
Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
movie1981
Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
movie2019
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
movie1980
In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
movie2002
In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
movie2002
10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged
movie1993
Decade
movie1989
The Pogues Live at the Town and Country
movie2004
Stop Making Sense
movie1984
Stop Making Sense
movie1984
Filmography
2026Changing Lanesas Selfmovie2025The Twitsas Songsmovie2025Monk in Piecesas Selfmovie2025We Want the Funk!as Selfmovie2025SNL50: The Homecoming Concertas Selfmovie2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Musicas Selfmovie2023Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionárioas Self (archive footage)movie2023John Mulaney: Baby Jas Original Music Composermovie2022Everything Everywhere All at Onceas Songsmovie2021Social! Distance Dance Clubmovie2021Twyla Movesas Selfmovie2020BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin Americaas Selftv2020David Byrne's American Utopiaas Writermovie2020FeeLee. History of a Single Labelas Selfmovie2020Stars in the Houseas Self - Winnertv2019John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunchas David Byrnemovie2019Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unpluggedas Self - Voicemovie2019Everything For All Reasonsas Selfmovie2019Triple-Chaseras Narratormovie2019Hreamas David Byrnemovie2019Museum Townas Selfmovie2018The Making of True Storiesas Selfmovie2018Real Lifeas Narrator / Selfmovie2018David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018as Selfmovie2017Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Headsas Selfmovie2016Contemporary Coloras Producermovie2016Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected Worldas Musicianmovie2016Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wallas Selfmovie2016Temporary Colormovie2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - Musical Guesttv2015We're Gonna Dieas David Byrnemovie2015StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tysonas Selftv2014Lennon or McCartneyas Selfmovie2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self - Guesttv2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Selftv2013Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Dayas Self (archive footage)movie2012Paul Simon: Under African Skiesas Selfmovie2012La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisiblesmovie2011Talking Heads - Chronologymovie2011The Jonathan Ross Showas Self - Guesttv2011This Must Be the Placeas Original Music Composermovie2011Ride, Rise, Roaras Selfmovie2009Tom Zé: Liberated Astronautmovie2009Beyond Ipanemaas Selfmovie2009Wandering Heartas Selfmovie2009Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGBas Selfmovie2008Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russellas Self (archive footage)movie2008The Man Who Bottled Cloudsas Selfmovie2008New York Rock at the BBCmovie2008Untitled Patton/Byrne Piecemovie2008Celia: The Queenas Selfmovie2008The Vanguardas Original Music Composermovie2007David Byrne - Live from Austin Texasas Selfmovie2007NY77: The Coolest Year in Hellas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)movie2006Fabricating Tom Zéas Selfmovie2006By the Ways, a Journey with William Egglestonas Selfmovie2005TV Partyas Selfmovie2005Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earthas Selfmovie2004The Pogues Live at the Town and Countryas Selfmovie2004Îlé Aiyéas Directormovie2004She Hate Meas Thanksmovie2004Dennis Clevelandmovie2003David Byrne: Live At Union Chapelmovie2003Young Adamas Original Music Composermovie2003Lubbock Lightsas Selfmovie2003Real Time with Bill Maheras Selftv2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - Musical Guesttv2002The Truth About Charlieas Thanksmovie2002Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970sas Selfmovie2002In Spite of Wishing and Wantingas Lyricistmovie200125 Years of Punkas Selfmovie2000The Art of Amáliaas Introduction (English version)movie1998Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54thas Selfmovie1998PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54thmovie1998Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54thas Self - Host/Interviewermovie1998Lulu on the Bridgeas "Laughing Man" Escortmovie1998Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heartas Selfmovie1998David Byrne - Live From Teatro Gran Rexas Selfmovie1997Sessions at West 54thas Self - Hosttv1995Dancing Barefootas Selfmovie