David Byrne
Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
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.
Appearances
Social! Distance Dance Club
Social! Distance Dance Club
8.3
Stop Making Sense
Self - Vocals, Guitar
6.7
True Stories
Narrator / Lip-Syncher
Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
5.7
Heavy Petting
Self
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th
Self - Host/Interviewer
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
Self (archive footage)
10.0
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
Self
7.1
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
Self
Dead End Kids
8.0
Dead End Kids
Minister
Twyla Moves
Self
7.0
This Must Be the Place
David Byrne
The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
8.0
The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
7.7
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
Self
Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
5.9
Lulu on the Bridge
"Laughing Man" Escort
6.0
Between the Teeth
7.8
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
Self
The Making of True Stories
The Making of True Stories
Self
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
Self
7.7
Ride, Rise, Roar
Self
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
Self
4.0
Fabricating Tom Zé
Self
Beyond Ipanema
Self
9.0
Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
Self - Voice
Celia: The Queen
Self
Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th
Self
8.3
The Pogues Live at the Town and Country
Self
5.0
Talking Heads - Chronology
7.0
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Self
5.3
Lennon or McCartney
Self
David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas
Self
6.7
Contemporary Color
6.0
The Blank Generation
Self
6.3
Talking Heads: Live in Rome
Self - Vocals, guitar
9.0
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
8.0
TV Party
Self
4.5
Wandering Heart
Self
8.5
10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged
Self
7.0
25 Years of Punk
Self
6.0
We're Gonna Die
David Byrne
Museum Town
Self
8.0
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
Self
7.0
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
David Byrne
Lubbock Lights
9.0
Lubbock Lights
Self
Dancing Barefoot
6.3
Dancing Barefoot
Self
10.0
Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads
Self
5.8
Everything For All Reasons
Self
8.5
Decade
Self
7.6
David Byrne's American Utopia
Self - Lead Singer & Performer
4.4
Checking Out
Bartender
8.0
By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston
Self
David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018
Self
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Self
8.0
The Art of Amália
Introduction (English version)
5.0
La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles
FeeLee. History of a Single Label
Self
Hream
David Byrne
David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel
Temporary Color
Triple-Chaser
Narrator
7.5
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.1
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
Self (archive footage)
6.5
New York Rock at the BBC
Beleza Tropical
Beleza Tropical
Self
Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut
Dennis Cleveland
Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário
Self (archive footage)
6.7
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
7.8
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
Report From L.A.
Himself
Real Life
Real Life
Narrator / Self
8.0
Monk in Pieces
Self
6.8
We Want the Funk!
Self
Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece
Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece
PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th
6.0
The Twits
Gordon Sniffles (voice)
Changing Lanes
Self
6.0
Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth
Self
David Byrne - Live From Teatro Gran Rex
Self
Talking Heads: 77
8.0
The Simpsons
David Byrne (voice)
6.3
Austin City Limits
Self
7.6
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
Self
7.8
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Self
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Musical Guest
6.7
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
5.2
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
Sessions at West 54th
8.5
Sessions at West 54th
Self - Host
Stars in the House
Self - Winner
7.0
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
6.1
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
7.0
The Oscars
Self
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
7.5
The Max Headroom Show
Self
5.4
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Musical Guest
6.6
60 Minutes
Self
5.3
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self - Guest
6.4
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Musical Guest
Crew
5.8
Young Adam
Original Music Composer
7.6
The Last Emperor
Original Music Composer
6.0
Married to the Mob
Original Music Composer
6.6
Something Wild
Main Title Theme Composer
3.7
The Vanguard
Original Music Composer
4.9
The Truth About Charlie
Thanks
Alive from Off Center
Theme Song Performance
5.1
She Hate Me
Thanks
8.3
Stop Making Sense
Original Music Composer, Sound Supervisor
6.7
True Stories
Director, Writer, Songs, Original Music Composer
7.0
This Must Be the Place
Original Music Composer
6.3
America Is Waiting
Music
Îlé Aiyé
9.0
Îlé Aiyé
Director
7.8
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
Director, Writer
5.2
Mea Culpa
Music
6.0
Between the Teeth
Director
Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton
Music
8.0
The Catherine Wheel
Music
6.6
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
Musician
6.7
Contemporary Color
Producer
7.7
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Songs
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Director
Umbabarauma
Producer
7.6
David Byrne's American Utopia
Music, Executive Producer, Writer
6.0
The Twits
Songs
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
Creative Consultant
7.1
John Mulaney: Baby J
Original Music Composer, Musician
After 68
7.0
After 68
Second Assistant Director
9.0
In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
Music, Lyricist