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David Byrne
Born · May 14, 1952 (72 years old)
Known For: Sound
Place of Birth: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
Bio
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.
Monk in Pieces
Self
10.0
2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
8.0
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
8.0
2025
Eno
Self
0.0
2024
Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2023
Social! Distance Dance Club
0.0
2021
Twyla Moves
Self
0.0
2021
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
Self · (6 episodes)
7.6
2020
David Byrne's American Utopia
Self - Lead Singer & Performer
7.5
2020
FeeLee. History of a Single Label
Self
0.0
2020
Stars in the House
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
0.0
2020
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
David Byrne
7.1
2019
Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
Self - Voice
9.0
2019
Everything For All Reasons
Self
5.8
2019
Triple-Chaser
Narrator
0.0
2019
Hream
David Byrne
0.0
2019
Museum Town
Self
0.0
2019
The Making of True Stories
Self
0.0
2018
David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018
Self
0.0
2018
Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads
Self
10.0
2017
Contemporary Color
6.8
2016
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Self
7.0
2016
Temporary Color
0.0
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (2 episodes)
6.5
2015
We're Gonna Die
David Byrne
6.0
2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self · (1 episode)
6.7
2015
Lennon or McCartney
Self
5.3
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (2 episodes)
5.4
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
5.8
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(1 episode)
5.8
2014
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2013
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
Self
7.2
2012
La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles
5.0
2012
Talking Heads - Chronology
5.0
2011
This Must Be the Place
David Byrne
7.0
2011
Ride, Rise, Roar
Self
7.7
2011
Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut
0.0
2009
Beyond Ipanema
Self
0.0
2009
Wandering Heart
Self
5.0
2009
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
Self
8.0
2009
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
Self (archive footage)
6.3
2008
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
Self
0.0
2008
New York Rock at the BBC
6.5
2008
Celia: The Queen
Self
0.0
2008
David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas
Self
0.0
2007
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.5
2007
Fabricating Tom Zé
Self
4.0
2006
By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston
Self
0.0
2006
TV Party
Self
7.0
2005
The Pogues Live at the Town and Country
Self
8.0
2004
Dennis Cleveland
0.0
2004
David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel
0.0
2003
Lubbock Lights
Self
10.0
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
2003
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
Self
0.0
2002
25 Years of Punk
Self
6.0
2001
The Art of Amália
Introduction (English version)
7.0
2000
Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th
Self
0.0
1998
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th
Self - Host/Interviewer
0.0
1998
Lulu on the Bridge
"Laughing Man" Escort
5.9
1998
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
Self
7.0
1998
Sessions at West 54th
Self - Host · (0 episode)
0.0
1997
Dancing Barefoot
Self
5.7
1995
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Self · (1 episode)
7.8
1994
10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged
Self
8.5
1993
Between the Teeth
4.0
1993
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Self
0.0
1990
Summer of Love
Self
0.0
1990
Beleza Tropical
Self
0.0
1990
The Simpsons
David Byrne (voice) · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
Decade
Self
7.0
1989
Heavy Petting
Self
5.6
1989
Checking Out
Bartender
4.3
1988
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
Self
7.8
1988
Real Life
Narrator / Self
0.0
1986
True Stories
Narrator / Lip-Syncher
6.7
1986
The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
0.0
1986
Report From L.A.
Himself
0.0
1986
Dead End Kids
Minister
0.0
1986
The Max Headroom Show
Self · (1 episode)
7.3
1985
Stop Making Sense
Self - Vocals, Guitar
8.3
1984
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
Self
0.0
1984
Talking Heads live at Montreux Jazz Festival
0.0
1982
Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
9.0
1981
Talking Heads - Live in Rome
Self - Vocals, guitar
6.3
1980
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
9.0
1980
The Blank Generation
Self
5.8
1976
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest · (2 episodes)
6.9
1975
Austin City Limits
Self · (1 episode)
6.2
1975
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (1 episode)
7.4
1962
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
6.9
1953