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