David Byrne
Born in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK — May 14 1952
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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 f…
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The Simpsons
David Byrne (voice)
The Oscars
Self
Austin City Limits
Self
Stars in the House
Self - Winner
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Sound
The Twits
Gordon Sniffles (voice)
The Last Emperor
Sound
She Hate Me
Crew
Alive from Off Center
Sound
Stop Making Sense
Self - Vocals, Guitar
Young Adam
Sound
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
Married to the Mob
Sound
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
Lennon or McCartney
Self
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
Self
Checking Out
Bartender
The Truth About Charlie
Crew
Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton
Sound
True Stories
Narrator / Lip-Syncher
This Must Be the Place
David Byrne
Something Wild
Sound
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Self
Lulu on the Bridge
"Laughing Man" Escort
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Self
David Byrne's American Utopia
Self - Lead Singer & Performer
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
David Byrne
TV Party
Self
Museum Town
Self
Real Life
Narrator / Self
John Mulaney: Baby J
Sound
Decade
Self
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
Self
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
Self
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
Sound
Heavy Petting
Self
Sessions at West 54th
Self - Host
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
Self (archive footage)
Beyond Ipanema
Self
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
Self
The Vanguard
Sound
New York Rock at the BBC
25 Years of Punk
Self
We Want the Funk!
Self
Wandering Heart
Self
Dancing Barefoot
Self
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
Mea Culpa
Sound
Contemporary Color
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
Self
Monk in Pieces
Self
Temporary Color
Celia: The Queen
Self
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
The Pogues Live at the Town and Country
Self
The Blank Generation
Self
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
Self
Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
The Art of Amália
Introduction (English version)
Dead End Kids
Minister
10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged
Self
Îlé Aiyé
Directing
FeeLee. History of a Single Label
Self
Twyla Moves
Self
Talking Heads: Live in Rome
Self - Vocals, guitar
Triple-Chaser
Narrator
Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads
Self
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
Self
Hream
David Byrne
Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth
Self
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
Self (archive footage)
We're Gonna Die
David Byrne
The Catherine Wheel
Sound
After 68
Directing
Talking Heads - Chronology
In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
Sound
Fabricating Tom Zé
Self
Everything For All Reasons
Self
Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece
The Making of True Stories
Self
Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut
La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles
PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th
Beleza Tropical
Self
Ride, Rise, Roar
Self
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th
Self - Host/Interviewer
By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston
Self
Lubbock Lights
Self
Umbabarauma
Production
Dennis Cleveland
Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário
Self (archive footage)
Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th
Self
David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018
Self
America Is Waiting
Sound
Social! Distance Dance Club
Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
Self - Voice
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
Self
Changing Lanes
David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas
Self
David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel
Between the Teeth
Report From L.A.
Himself
David Byrne - Live From Teatro Gran Rex
Self