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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Social! Distance Dance Club
2021
Stop Making Sense
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
1984
True Stories
as Narrator / Lip-Syncher
1986
Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
1981
Heavy Petting
as Self
1989
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th
as Self - Host/Interviewer
1998
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
as Self
2002
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
as Self
2012
Dead End Kids
as Minister
1986
Twyla Moves
as Self
2021
This Must Be the Place
as David Byrne
2011
The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
1986
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
as Self
1998
Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
1982
Lulu on the Bridge
as "Laughing Man" Escort
1998
Between the Teeth
1993
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
as Self
1988
The Making of True Stories
as Self
2018
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
as Self
2008
TV Appearances
The Simpsons
as David Byrne (voice)
1989
Austin City Limits
as Self
1975
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
as Self
2020
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
as Self
1994
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Musical Guest
2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
as Self
2015
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
Sessions at West 54th
as Self - Host
1997
Stars in the House
as Self - Winner
2020
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1975
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2003