Personal Info

Known For

Sound

Known Credits

127

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-05-14 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK

Also Known As

Talking Heads

David Byrne

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

Acting

2021

Social! Distance Dance Club

as

Stop Making Sense

1984

Stop Making Sense

as

Self - Vocals, Guitar

True Stories

1986

True Stories

as

Narrator / Lip-Syncher

Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert

1981

Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert

as

Heavy Petting

1989

Heavy Petting

as

Self

Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th

1998

Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th

as

Self - Host/Interviewer

Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day

2013

Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day

as

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

2002

Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

as

Self

Paul Simon: Under African Skies

2012

Paul Simon: Under African Skies

as

Self

Dead End Kids

1986

Dead End Kids

as

Minister

Twyla Moves

2021

Twyla Moves

as

Self

This Must Be the Place

2011

This Must Be the Place

as

David Byrne

The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July

1986

The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July

as

Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart

1998

Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart

as

Self

Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival

1982

Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival

as

Lulu on the Bridge

1998

Lulu on the Bridge

as

"Laughing Man" Escort

Between the Teeth

1993

Between the Teeth

as

Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant

1988

Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant

as

Self

The Making of True Stories

2018

The Making of True Stories

as

Self

The Man Who Bottled Clouds

2008

The Man Who Bottled Clouds

as

Self

Ride, Rise, Roar

2011

Ride, Rise, Roar

as

Self

Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime

1984

Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime

as

Self

Fabricating Tom Zé

2006

Fabricating Tom Zé

as

Self

Beyond Ipanema

2009

Beyond Ipanema

as

Self

Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged

2019

Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged

as

Self - Voice

Celia: The Queen

2008

Celia: The Queen

as

Self

Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th

1998

Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th

as

Self

The Pogues Live at the Town and Country

2004

The Pogues Live at the Town and Country

as

Self

Talking Heads - Chronology

2011

Talking Heads - Chronology

as

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

2016

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

as

Self

Lennon or McCartney

2014

Lennon or McCartney

as

Self

David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas

2007

David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas

as

Self

Contemporary Color

2016

Contemporary Color

as

The Blank Generation

1976

The Blank Generation

as

Self

Talking Heads: Live in Rome

1980

Talking Heads: Live in Rome

as

Self - Vocals, guitar

Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre

1980

Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre

as

Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar

TV Party

2005

TV Party

as

Self

Wandering Heart

2009

Wandering Heart

as

Self

10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged

1993

10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged

as

Self

25 Years of Punk

2001

25 Years of Punk

as

Self

We're Gonna Die

2015

We're Gonna Die

as

David Byrne

Museum Town

2019

Museum Town

as

Self

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

2009

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

as

Self

John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

2019

John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

as

David Byrne

Lubbock Lights

2003

Lubbock Lights

as

Self

Dancing Barefoot

1995

Dancing Barefoot

as

Self

Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads

2017

Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads

as

Self

Everything For All Reasons

2019

Everything For All Reasons

as

Self

Decade

1989

Decade

as

Self

David Byrne's American Utopia

2020

David Byrne's American Utopia

as

Self - Lead Singer & Performer

Checking Out

1988

Checking Out

as

Bartender

By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston

2006

By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston

as

Self

David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018

2018

David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018

as

Self

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

1990

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

as

Self

The Art of Amália

2000

The Art of Amália

as

Introduction (English version)

La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles

2012

La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles

as

FeeLee. History of a Single Label

2020

FeeLee. History of a Single Label

as

Self

Hream

2019

Hream

as

David Byrne

David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel

2003

David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel

as

Temporary Color

2016

Temporary Color

as

Summer of Love

1990

Summer of Love

as

Self

Triple-Chaser

2019

Triple-Chaser

as

Narrator

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

2007

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

2008

Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

as

Self (archive footage)

New York Rock at the BBC

2008

New York Rock at the BBC

as

Beleza Tropical

1990

Beleza Tropical

as

Self

Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut

2009

Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut

as

Dennis Cleveland

2004

Dennis Cleveland

as

Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé

2023

Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé

as

Self (archive footage)

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

2025

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

as

Self

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

as

Self

Report From L.A.

1986

Report From L.A.

as

Himself

Real Life

1986

Real Life

as

Narrator / Self

Monk in Pieces

2025

Monk in Pieces

as

Self

We Want the Funk!

2025

We Want the Funk!

as

Self

Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece

2008

Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece

as

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

as

David Byrne (voice)

Austin City Limits

Austin City Limits

as

Self

BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America

BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America

as

Self

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

as

Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as

Self

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

as

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as

Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as

Self

Sessions at West 54th

Sessions at West 54th

as

Self - Host

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as

Stars in the House

Stars in the House

as

Self - Winner

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Musical Guest

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

as

Self

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

The Max Headroom Show

The Max Headroom Show

as

Self

Production

Contemporary Color

2016

Contemporary Color

as

Umbabarauma

1989

Umbabarauma

as

David Byrne's American Utopia

2020

David Byrne's American Utopia

as

Crew

Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime

1984

Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime

as

Directing

True Stories

1986

True Stories

as

Îlé Aiyé

2004

Îlé Aiyé

as

Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant

1988

Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant

as

Between the Teeth

1993

Between the Teeth

as

After 68

1994

After 68

as

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

1990

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

as