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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Known For

Monk in Pieces
Self
2025

We Want the Funk!
Self
2025

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
2025

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
2025

Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé
Self (archive footage)
2023
Social! Distance Dance Club
2021

Twyla Moves
Self
2021

BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
Self · (6 episodes)
2020

David Byrne's American Utopia
Self - Lead Singer & Performer
2020

FeeLee. History of a Single Label
Self
2020

Stars in the House
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
2020

John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
David Byrne
2019

Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
Self - Voice
2019

Everything For All Reasons
Self
2019

Triple-Chaser
Narrator
2019

Hream
David Byrne
2019

Museum Town
Self
2019
The Making of True Stories
Self
2018
Real Life
Narrator / Self
2018

David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018
Self
2018

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

Contemporary Color
2016

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

Temporary Color
2016

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (2 episodes)
2015

We're Gonna Die
David Byrne
2015

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self · (1 episode)
2015

Lennon or McCartney
Self
2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (2 episodes)
2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(1 episode)
2014

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

Paul Simon: Under African Skies
Self
2012

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

Talking Heads - Chronology
2011

This Must Be the Place
David Byrne
2011

Ride, Rise, Roar
Self
2011

Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut
2009

Beyond Ipanema
Self
2009

Wandering Heart
Self
2009

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
Self
2009

Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
Self (archive footage)
2008

The Man Who Bottled Clouds
Self
2008

New York Rock at the BBC
2008
Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece
2008

Celia: The Queen
Self
2008

David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas
Self
2007

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007

Fabricating Tom Zé
Self
2006

By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston
Self
2006

TV Party
Self
2005

The Pogues Live at the Town and Country
Self
2004

Dennis Cleveland
2004

David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel
2003
Lubbock Lights
Self
2003

Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · (1 episode)
2003

Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
Self
2002

25 Years of Punk
Self
2001

The Art of Amália
Introduction (English version)
2000

Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th
Self
1998
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th
Self - Host/Interviewer
1998

Lulu on the Bridge
"Laughing Man" Escort
1998

Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
Self
1998
Sessions at West 54th
Self - Host · (0 episode)
1997
Dancing Barefoot
Self
1995

Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Self · (1 episode)
1994

10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged
Self
1993

Between the Teeth
1993

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Self
1990

Summer of Love
Self
1990
Beleza Tropical
Self
1990

The Simpsons
David Byrne (voice) · (1 episode)
1989

Decade
Self
1989

Heavy Petting
Self
1989

Checking Out
Bartender
1988

Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
Self
1988

True Stories
Narrator / Lip-Syncher
1986
The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
1986

Report From L.A.
Himself
1986
Dead End Kids
Minister
1986

The Max Headroom Show
Self · (1 episode)
1985

Stop Making Sense
Self - Vocals, Guitar
1984

Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
Self
1984

Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
1982

Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
1981

Talking Heads: Live in Rome
Self - Vocals, guitar
1980

Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
1980

The Blank Generation
Self
1976

Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest · (2 episodes)
1975

Austin City Limits
Self · (1 episode)
1975

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (1 episode)
1962

The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953