David Byrne

Born: 1952-05-14, Dumbarton, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Byrne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• The Simpsons (1989)
• The Twits (2025)
• This Must Be the Place (2011)
• John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch (2019)
• True Stories (1986)
• True Stories (1986)
• Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
• Checking Out (1988)
• A Arte de Amália (2000)
• Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter (1990)
• Talking Heads - Chronology (2011)
• New York Rock at the BBC (2008)
• Talking Heads: 77
• Tom Zé: Astronauta Libertado (2009)
• Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars (1987)
• Contemporary Color (2016)
• Report From L.A. (1986)
• Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant (1988)
• Dennis Cleveland (2004)
• Temporary Color (2016)
• Triple-Chaser (2019)
• We're Gonna Die (2015)
• Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival (1982)
• PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th (1998)
• La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles (2012)
• Between the Teeth (1993)
• Between the Teeth (1993)
• David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel (2003)
• Hream (2019)
• Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert (1981)