David Byrne
Sound
Born May 14, 1952
From Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
Also known as Talking Heads
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, in...
Filmography
Changing Lanes
Self
2026
Breakdown: 1975
Self (archive footage)
20256.8
The Twits
Gordon Sniffles (voice)
20255.9
Monk in Pieces
Self
20258.0
We Want the Funk!
Self
20256.1
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
20256.4
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
20257.8
Eno
Self
20246.0
Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário
Self (archive footage)
2023
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Social! Distance Dance Club
2021
Twyla Moves
Self
2021
David Byrne's American Utopia
Self - Lead Singer & Performer
20207.5
FeeLee. History of a Single Label
Self
2020
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
David Byrne
20197.0
Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
Self - Voice
20199.2
Everything For All Reasons
Self
20195.8
Triple-Chaser
Narrator
2019
Hream
David Byrne
2019
Museum Town
Self
2019
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The Making of True Stories
Self
2018
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Real Life
Narrator / Self
2018
David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018
Self
2018
Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads
Self
201710.0
Contemporary Color
20166.7
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Self
20167.0
Temporary Color
2016
We're Gonna Die
David Byrne
20156.0
Lennon or McCartney
Self
20145.3
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
Self (archive footage)
2013
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
Self
20127.1
La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles
20125.0
Talking Heads - Chronology
20115.0
This Must Be the Place
David Byrne
20117.0
Ride, Rise, Roar
Self
20117.7
Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut
20098.0
Beyond Ipanema
Self
2009
Wandering Heart
Self
20094.5
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
Self
20098.0
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
Self (archive footage)
20086.1
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
Self
2008
New York Rock at the BBC
20086.5
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Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece
2008
Celia: The Queen
Self
2008
David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas
Self
2007
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
20077.5
Fabricating Tom Zé
Self
20064.0
By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston
Self
20068.0
TV Party
Self
20058.0
Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth
Self
20056.0
The Pogues Live at the Town and Country
Self
20048.3
Dennis Cleveland
2004
David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel
2003
Lubbock Lights
Self
20039.0
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
Self
200210.0
25 Years of Punk
Self
20017.0
The Art of Amália
Introduction (English version)
20008.0
Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th
Self
1998
PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th
1998
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Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th
Self - Host/Interviewer
1998
Lulu on the Bridge
"Laughing Man" Escort
19985.9
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
Self
19987.7
David Byrne - Live From Teatro Gran Rex
Self
1998
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Dancing Barefoot
Self
19956.3
10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged
Self
19938.5
Between the Teeth
19936.0
Until the End of the World
Self
19916.7
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Self
1990
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Beleza Tropical
Self
1990
Decade
Self
19898.5
Heavy Petting
Self
19895.7
Checking Out
Bartender
19884.4
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
Self
19887.8
True Stories
Narrator / Lip-Syncher
19866.7
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The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
19868.0
Report From L.A.
Himself
1986
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Dead End Kids
Minister
19868.0
Stop Making Sense
Self - Vocals, Guitar
19848.3
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
Self
1984
Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
1982
Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
19819.0
Talking Heads: Live in Rome
Self - Vocals, guitar
19806.3
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
19809.0
The Blank Generation
Self
19766.0
Talking Heads: 77
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