David Byrne

Personal Info

Known For

Sound

Known Credits

93

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-05-14 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK

David Byrne

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

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

  • Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

    Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • The Twits

    The Twits

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Austin City Limits

    Austin City Limits

  • Space Ghost Coast to Coast

    Space Ghost Coast to Coast

  • Beyond Ipanema

    Beyond Ipanema

  • Stop Making Sense

    Stop Making Sense

  • Wandering Heart

    Wandering Heart

  • Contemporary Color

    Contemporary Color

  • Temporary Color

    Temporary Color

  • Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

    Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

  • This Must Be the Place

    This Must Be the Place

  • Dancing Barefoot

    Dancing Barefoot

  • Checking Out

    Checking Out

  • StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

    StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

  • David Byrne's American Utopia

    David Byrne's American Utopia

  • Triple-Chaser

    Triple-Chaser

  • The Man Who Bottled Clouds

    The Man Who Bottled Clouds

  • NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

    NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

  • The Max Headroom Show

    The Max Headroom Show

  • TV Party

    TV Party

  • 25 Years of Punk

    25 Years of Punk

  • Lulu on the Bridge

    Lulu on the Bridge

  • Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime

    Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime

  • Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

    Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

  • BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America

    BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America

  • Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

    Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

  • La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles

    La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles

  • SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

    SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

  • Beleza Tropical

    Beleza Tropical

  • The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July

    The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July

  • Decade

    Decade

  • We Want the Funk!

    We Want the Funk!

  • Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

    Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

  • The Blank Generation

    The Blank Generation

  • Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day

    Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day

  • Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th

    Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th

  • Lennon or McCartney

    Lennon or McCartney

  • The Art of Amália

    The Art of Amália

  • FeeLee. History of a Single Label

    FeeLee. History of a Single Label

  • Monk in Pieces

    Monk in Pieces

  • Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert

    Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert

  • Summer of Love

    Summer of Love

  • Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant

    Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant

  • Fabricating Tom Zé

    Fabricating Tom Zé

  • Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads

    Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads

  • John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

    John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

  • PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th

    PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th

  • Paul Simon: Under African Skies

    Paul Simon: Under African Skies

  • True Stories

    True Stories

  • Real Life

    Real Life

  • Between the Teeth

    Between the Teeth

  • Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th

    Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th

  • Museum Town

    Museum Town

  • Twyla Moves

    Twyla Moves

  • Dennis Cleveland

    Dennis Cleveland

  • Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut

    Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut

  • Ride, Rise, Roar

    Ride, Rise, Roar

  • Heavy Petting

    Heavy Petting

  • Talking Heads: Live in Rome

    Talking Heads: Live in Rome

  • Talking Heads - Chronology

    Talking Heads - Chronology

  • Sessions at West 54th

    Sessions at West 54th

  • Report From L.A.

    Report From L.A.

  • New York Rock at the BBC

    New York Rock at the BBC

  • Lubbock Lights

    Lubbock Lights

  • Dead End Kids

    Dead End Kids

  • By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston

    By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston

  • Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre

    Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre

  • Everything For All Reasons

    Everything For All Reasons

  • Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged

    Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged

  • Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

    Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

  • Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival

    Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival

  • The Pogues Live at the Town and Country

    The Pogues Live at the Town and Country

  • Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart

    Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart

  • 10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged

    10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged

  • Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé

    Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé

  • Celia: The Queen

    Celia: The Queen

  • Social! Distance Dance Club

    Social! Distance Dance Club

  • We're Gonna Die

    We're Gonna Die

  • The Making of True Stories

    The Making of True Stories

  • Hream

    Hream

  • David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018

    David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018

  • David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel

    David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel

  • David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas

    David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas

  • Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece

    Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece