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
Social! Distance Dance Club
Self - Vocals, Guitar
Stop Making Sense
Narrator / Lip-Syncher
True Stories
Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
Self
Heavy Petting
Self - Host/Interviewer
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th
Self (archive footage)
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
Self
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
Self
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
Minister
Dead End Kids
Self
Twyla Moves
David Byrne
This Must Be the Place
The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
Self
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
"Laughing Man" Escort
Lulu on the Bridge
Between the Teeth
Self
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
Self
The Making of True Stories
Self
O Homem Que Engarrafava Nuvens
Self
Ride, Rise, Roar
Self
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
Self
Fabricando Tom Zé
Self
Beyond Ipanema
Self - Voice
Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
Self
Celia: The Queen
Self
Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th
Self
The Pogues Live at the Town and Country
Talking Heads - Chronology
Self
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Self
Lennon or McCartney
Self
David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas
Contemporary Color
Self
The Blank Generation
Self - Vocals, guitar
Talking Heads in concerto
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
Self
TV Party
Self
Coração Vagabundo
Self
10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged
Self
25 Years of Punk
David Byrne
We're Gonna Die
Self
Museum Town
Self
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
David Byrne
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
Self
Lubbock Lights
Self
Dancing Barefoot
Self
Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads
Self
Everything For All Reasons
Self
Decade
Self - Lead Singer & Performer
David Byrne's American Utopia
Bartender
Checking Out
Self
By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston
Self
David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018
Self
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Introduction (English version)
A Arte de Amália
La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles
Self
Фили. История одного лейбла
David Byrne
Hream
David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel
Temporary Color
Self
Summer of Love
Narrator
Triple-Chaser
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
Self (archive footage)
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
New York Rock at the BBC
Self
Beleza Tropical
Tom Zé: Astronauta Libertado
Dennis Cleveland
Self (archive footage)
Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé
Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Himself
Report From L.A.
Narrator / Self
Real Life
Self
Monk in Pieces
Self
We Want the Funk!
Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece
PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th
Gordon Sniffles (voice)
The Twits
Personal Info
Known For
Sound
Known Credits
78
Gender
Male
Birthday
1952-05-14
Place of Birth
Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
Also Known As
Talking Heads