David Byrne
Sound
Born: 1952-05-14 · Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
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
🎬 Movies (20)
Changing Lanes
2026
Self
The Twits
2025
Gordon Sniffles (voice)
Monk in Pieces
2025
Self
We Want the Funk!
2025
Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
Self
Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário
2023
Self (archive footage)
Social! Distance Dance Club
2021
Twyla Moves
2021
Self
David Byrne's American Utopia
2020
Self - Lead Singer & Performer
FeeLee. History of a Single Label
2020
Self
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
2019
David Byrne
Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
2019
Self - Voice
Everything For All Reasons
2019
Self
Triple-Chaser
2019
Narrator
Hream
2019
David Byrne
Museum Town
2019
Self
The Making of True Stories
2018
Self
Real Life
2018
Narrator / Self
David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018
2018
Self
📺 TV Shows (19)
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
2020
Self
Stars in the House
2020
Self - Winner
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Musical Guest
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
Self - Guest
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Musical Guest
Sessions at West 54th
1997
Self - Host
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
Self
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Self - Musical Guest
The Simpsons
1989
David Byrne (voice)
The Max Headroom Show
1985
Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
Self - Musical Guest
Austin City Limits
1975
Self
60 Minutes
1968
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Self
The Oscars
1953
Self