David Byrne
Personal Info
Know For
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
1952-05-14 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
Also known As
Talking Heads
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 ...
Acting
1984
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
1986
as Narrator / Lip-Syncher
1989
as Self
1998
as Self - Host/Interviewer
2013
as Self (archive footage)
2002
2012
1986
as Minister
2021
as Self
2011
as David Byrne
1998
1998
as "Laughing Man" Escort
1988
2018
as Self
2008
as Self
2011
as Self
2006
as Self
2009
as Self
2019
as Self - Voice
2008
as Self
1998
2004
2014
as Self
2007
1976
as Self
1980
as Self - Vocals, guitar
1980
as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
2005
as Self
2009
as Self
1993
as Self
2001
as Self
2015
as David Byrne
2019
as Self
2009
2019
as David Byrne
2003
as Self
1995
as Self
2019
as Self
1989
as Self
2020
as Self - Lead Singer & Performer
1988
as Bartender
2018
as Self
1990
2000
as Introduction (English version)
2020
2019
as David Byrne
2016
1990
as Self
2019
as Narrator
2007
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2008
as Self (archive footage)
1990
as Self
2004
2023
as Self (archive footage)
2025
2025
1986
as Himself
2018
as Narrator / Self
2025
as Self
2025
as Self
Production
2003
as Original Music Composer
1988
as Original Music Composer
1987
as Original Music Composer
2008
as Original Music Composer
1986
as Director
1986
as Writer
1984
as Original Music Composer
1986
as Main Title Theme Composer
2004
as Director
1988
as Director
1993
as Director
1994
as Second Assistant Director
1986
as Songs
1981
as Music
2011
as Original Music Composer
1981
as Music
1984
as Sound Supervisor
1984
as Creative Consultant
2016
as Producer
2022
1988
as Writer
1986
as Original Music Composer
2023
as Original Music Composer
2023
as Musician
1982
as Music
1989
as Producer
2020
as Music
2020
as Executive Producer
1990
as Director
2016
2020
as Writer
2002
as Music
2002
as Lyricist
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