Also Known As: Talking Heads
David Byrne
📍Born in 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 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.
Known For
Social! Distance Dance Club
Stop Making Sense
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
True Stories
as Narrator / Lip-Syncher
Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
Heavy Petting
as Self
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th
as Self - Host/Interviewer
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
as Self
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
as Self
Dead End Kids
as Minister
Twyla Moves
as Self
This Must Be the Place
as David Byrne
Crew Work
Young Adam
Original Music Composer
Married to the Mob
Original Music Composer
The Last Emperor
Original Music Composer
The Vanguard
Original Music Composer
True Stories
Director
True Stories
Writer
Stop Making Sense
Original Music Composer
Something Wild
Main Title Theme Composer
📌 Quick Info
Born
May 14, 1952
Place of Birth
Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
Department
Sound
Popularity
1.0
Also Known As
📊 Career Stats
105
Acting Roles
39
Crew Roles
84
Movies
21
TV Shows