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

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

  • The Twits

    The Twits

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

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

    Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

  • Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

    Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

  • Austin City Limits

    Austin City Limits

  • Space Ghost Coast to Coast

    Space Ghost Coast to Coast

  • Stop Making Sense

    Stop Making Sense

  • Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant

    Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant

  • This Must Be the Place

    This Must Be the Place

  • Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day

    Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day

  • Beyond Ipanema

    Beyond Ipanema

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

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

  • NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

    NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

  • The Man Who Bottled Clouds

    The Man Who Bottled Clouds

  • StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

    StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

  • Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert

    Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert

  • Wandering Heart

    Wandering Heart

  • Dancing Barefoot

    Dancing Barefoot

  • Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged

    Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged

  • Temporary Color

    Temporary Color

  • Contemporary Color

    Contemporary Color

  • The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July

    The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July

  • Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

    Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

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

    La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles

  • TV Party

    TV Party

  • 25 Years of Punk

    25 Years of Punk

  • Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival

    Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival

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

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

  • Lulu on the Bridge

    Lulu on the Bridge

  • Triple-Chaser

    Triple-Chaser

  • Checking Out

    Checking Out

  • David Byrne's American Utopia

    David Byrne's American Utopia

  • The Max Headroom Show

    The Max Headroom Show

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

    BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America

  • Decade

    Decade

  • Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

    Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

  • SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

    SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

  • Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th

    Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th

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

    Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th

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

    Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

  • The Blank Generation

    The Blank Generation

  • Beleza Tropical

    Beleza Tropical

  • PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th

    PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th

  • We Want the Funk!

    We Want the Funk!

  • Paul Simon: Under African Skies

    Paul Simon: Under African Skies

  • FeeLee. History of a Single Label

    FeeLee. History of a Single Label

  • Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre

    Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre

  • Lennon or McCartney

    Lennon or McCartney

  • Between the Teeth

    Between the Teeth

  • The Art of Amália

    The Art of Amália

  • Summer of Love

    Summer of Love

  • John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

    John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

  • Monk in Pieces

    Monk in Pieces

  • By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston

    By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston

  • Fabricating Tom Zé

    Fabricating Tom Zé

  • Report From L.A.

    Report From L.A.

  • True Stories

    True Stories

  • Heavy Petting

    Heavy Petting

  • Talking Heads: Live in Rome

    Talking Heads: Live in Rome

  • Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

    Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

  • Real Life

    Real Life

  • Talking Heads - Chronology

    Talking Heads - Chronology

  • Twyla Moves

    Twyla Moves

  • David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018

    David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018

  • Museum Town

    Museum Town

  • Dennis Cleveland

    Dennis Cleveland

  • Ride, Rise, Roar

    Ride, Rise, Roar

  • The Pogues Live at the Town and Country

    The Pogues Live at the Town and Country

  • Lubbock Lights

    Lubbock Lights

  • Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart

    Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart

  • Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut

    Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut

  • Celia: The Queen

    Celia: The Queen

  • Sessions at West 54th

    Sessions at West 54th

  • Dead End Kids

    Dead End Kids

  • New York Rock at the BBC

    New York Rock at the BBC

  • Everything For All Reasons

    Everything For All Reasons

  • 10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged

    10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged

  • We're Gonna Die

    We're Gonna Die

  • David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel

    David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel

  • The Making of True Stories

    The Making of True Stories

  • Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé

    Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé

  • Social! Distance Dance Club

    Social! Distance Dance Club

  • Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece

    Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece

  • Hream

    Hream

  • David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas

    David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas