David Byrne
Sound1952Dumbarton, 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.
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Known For
Acting History
Future
2025
2023
Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário
as Self (archive footage)
The Oscars
TVas Self• 1 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
TVas Self• 1 eps
John Mulaney: Baby J
Musician
John Mulaney: Baby J
Original Music Composer
2022
2021
2020
David Byrne's American Utopia
as Self - Lead Singer & Performer
Stars in the House
TVas Self - Winner• 1 eps
David Byrne's American Utopia
Executive Producer
2019
Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
as Self - Voice
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
as David Byrne
Museum Town
as Self
Everything For All Reasons
as Self
Hream
as David Byrne
Triple-Chaser
as Narrator
2018
2015
We're Gonna Die
as David Byrne
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
TVas Self• 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TVas Self
2014
Lennon or McCartney
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TVas Self
2013
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
as Self (archive footage)
2011
This Must Be the Place
as David Byrne
Ride, Rise, Roar
as Self
This Must Be the Place
Original Music Composer
2009
2008
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
as Self (archive footage)
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
as Self
Celia: The Queen
as Self
The Vanguard
Original Music Composer
2007
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2006
2005
TV Party
as Self
2004
2003
Lubbock Lights
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TVas Self - Musical Guest
The Simpsons
TVas David Byrne (voice)• 1 eps
Young Adam
Original Music Composer
2002
Austin City Limits
TVas Self• 1 eps
The Truth About Charlie
Thanks
In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
Lyricist
2001
25 Years of Punk
as Self
2000
The Art of Amália
as Introduction (English version)
1998
Lulu on the Bridge
as "Laughing Man" Escort
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th
as Self - Host/Interviewer
1997
Sessions at West 54th
TVas Self - Host
1995
Dancing Barefoot
as Self
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
TVas Self• 1 eps
1994
After 68
Second Assistant Director
1993
1990
1989
1988
Checking Out
as Bartender
Married to the Mob
Original Music Composer
1987
The Last Emperor
Original Music Composer
1986
True Stories
as Narrator / Lip-Syncher
Dead End Kids
as Minister
Report From L.A.
as Himself
Something Wild
Main Title Theme Composer
True Stories
Director
True Stories
Writer
True Stories
Songs
True Stories
Original Music Composer
1985
The Max Headroom Show
TVas Self
Alive from Off Center
TVTheme Song Performance
1984
Stop Making Sense
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
Stop Making Sense
Original Music Composer
Stop Making Sense
Sound Supervisor
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
Creative Consultant
1980
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Talking Heads: Live in Rome
as Self - Vocals, guitar
1976
The Blank Generation
as Self
1975
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self - Musical Guest
1968
60 Minutes
TVas Self
1962