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David Byrne

David Byrne

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�

Born

May 14, 1952

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK

Known For

Sound

Movies

82 acting

36 crew

Popularity

0.7

Known For

The Twits
The Twits
2025 as Gordon Sniffles (voice)
★ 6.0
Stop Making Sense
Stop Making Sense
1984 as Self - Vocals, Guitar
★ 8.3
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
★ 6.4
This Must Be the Place
This Must Be the Place
2011 as David Byrne
★ 7.0
Until the End of the World
★ 6.7
Lennon or McCartney
Lennon or McCartney
2014 as Self
★ 5.3
True Stories
True Stories
1986 as Narrator / Lip-Syncher
★ 6.7
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
★ 7.1
David Byrne's American Utopia
David Byrne's American Utopia
2020 as Self - Lead Singer & Performer
★ 7.6
We Want the Funk!
We Want the Funk!
2025 as Self
★ 5.8
Checking Out
Checking Out
1988 as Bartender
★ 4.4
Lulu on the Bridge
Lulu on the Bridge
1998 as "Laughing Man" Escort
★ 5.9
Changing Lanes
Changing Lanes
2026 as Self
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
★ 7.1
Decade
Decade
1989 as Self
★ 8.5
Museum Town
Museum Town
2019 as Self
Monk in Pieces
Monk in Pieces
2025 as Self
★ 8.0
Heavy Petting
Heavy Petting
1989 as Self
★ 5.7
The Blank Generation
The Blank Generation
1976 as Self
★ 6.0
movie
Real Life
2018 as Narrator / Self
TV Party
TV Party
2005 as Self
★ 8.0
Beyond Ipanema
Beyond Ipanema
2009 as Self
25 Years of Punk
25 Years of Punk
2001 as Self
★ 7.0
Wandering Heart
Wandering Heart
2009 as Self
★ 4.5
Celia: The Queen
Celia: The Queen
2008 as Self
Talking Heads: Live in Rome
Talking Heads: Live in Rome
1980 as Self - Vocals, guitar
★ 6.3
movie
Dancing Barefoot
1995 as Self
★ 6.3
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
★ 7.8
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
2008 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.1
The Art of Amália
The Art of Amália
2000 as Introduction (English version)
★ 8.0
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
★ 10.0
Twyla Moves
Twyla Moves
2021 as Self
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
2013 as Self (archive footage)
movie
Beleza Tropical
1990 as Self
Between the Teeth
★ 6.0
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
2007 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.5
We're Gonna Die
We're Gonna Die
2015 as David Byrne
★ 6.0
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
★ 7.7
movie
Dead End Kids
1986 as Minister
★ 8.0
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
1980 as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
★ 9.0
Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário
Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário
2023 as Self (archive footage)
Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
★ 9.2
Triple-Chaser
Triple-Chaser
2019 as Narrator
10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged
★ 8.5
Fabricating Tom Zé
Fabricating Tom Zé
2006 as Self
★ 4.0
Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth
★ 6.0
movie
Report From L.A.
Report From L.A.
1986 as Himself
Ride, Rise, Roar
Ride, Rise, Roar
2011 as Self
★ 7.7
Lubbock Lights
Lubbock Lights
2003 as Self
★ 9.0
Hream
Hream
2019 as David Byrne
Everything For All Reasons
★ 5.8
movie