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David Byrne

Known for: Sound

Biography: 1952-05-14 (72 years old)

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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Filmography

all 108

Movies 92

self 71

TV Shows 16

Director 4

Narrator 2

Producer 2

Self

David Byrne

Biography

Filmography

all 108

Movies 92

self 71

TV Shows 16

Director 4

Narrator 2

Producer 2

Eno (2024)

Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé (2023)

John Mulaney: Baby J (2023)

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Social! Distance Dance Club (2021)

Twyla Moves (2021)

BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America (2020)

The Vasulka Effect (2020)

David Byrne's American Utopia (2020)

FeeLee. History of a Single Label (2020)

Stars in the House (2020)

John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch (2019)

Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged (2019)

Everything For All Reasons (2019)

Triple-Chaser (2019)

Hream (2019)

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2019 Induction Ceremony (2019)

Museum Town (2019)

The Making of True Stories (2018)

David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018 (2018)

Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads (2017)

Contemporary Color (2016)

Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (2016)

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (2016)

Temporary Color (2016)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)

We're Gonna Die (2015)

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson (2015)

Lennon or McCartney (2014)

Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)

Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day (2013)

Paul Simon: Under African Skies (2012)

La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles (2012)

Talking Heads - Chronology (2011)

This Must Be the Place (2011)

Ride, Rise, Roar (2011)

Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut (2009)

Beyond Ipanema (2009)

Wandering Heart (2009)

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (2009)

Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell (2008)

The Man Who Bottled Clouds (2008)

New York Rock at the BBC (2008)

Celia: The Queen (2008)

The Vanguard (2008)

David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas (2007)

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell (2007)

Fabricating Tom Zé (2006)

Absolute Wilson (2006)

By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston (2006)

TV Party (2005)

The Pogues Live at the Town and Country (2004)

Îlé Aiyé (2004)

Dennis Cleveland (2004)

David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel (2003)

Young Adam (2003)

Lubbock Lights (2003)

Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)

Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s (2002)

In Spite of Wishing and Wanting (2002)

25 Years of Punk (2001)

The Art of Amália (2000)

Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th (1998)

Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th (1998)

Lulu on the Bridge (1998)

Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart (1998)

Sessions at West 54th (1997)

Dancing Barefoot (1995)

After 68 (1994)

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1952-05-14 (72 years old)

Birth Place
Dumbarton, United Kingdom

Relationships
Adelle Lutz (1987 - 2004)

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
Talking Heads

Awards
Webby Lifetime Achievement Award, David di Donatello for Best Score, Bessie Award, Academy Award for Best Original Score