Chris Frantz
Biography
Charton Christopher Frantz is an American musician, producer and author. Born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Frantz attended the Rhode Island School of Design in the early 1970s, where he met musicians David Byrne and Tina Weymouth. Byrne and Frantz formed a band called the Artistics, which eventually transformed into the acclaimed new wave band Talking Heads. Weymouth, then Frantz's girlfriend, joined the band in 1975, and the two married in 1977. In 1981, Frantz and Weymouth formed Tom Tom Club, who achieved chart success with the influential single Genius of Love. Frantz was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Talking Heads in 2002. Frantz's memoir, Remain in Love, was published in 2020.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Stop Making Sense
as Self - Drums, Vocals
1984
Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
1981
I Need That Record!
as Himself
2008
Finster
2022
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
as Self
1984
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
as Self
1988
Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
1982
Talking Heads: Live in Rome
as Self - Drums, vocals
1980
Paradise Garden: Howard Finster's Legacy
as Self
2014
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
as Self - Drums, Vocals
1980
25 Years of Punk
as Self
2001
Talking Heads - Chronology
2011
The Blank Generation
as Self
1976
Dancing Barefoot
as Self
1995
True Stories
as Lip-Syncher
1986
Never Mind the Sex Pistols, Here's the Bollocks
as Self
1978
The Greatest Radio Station In The World
2022
Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVille
as Self
2024
Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth
as Self
2005
Talking Heads: 77
TBA
