David Byrne

Personal Info

Known For

Sound

Known Credits

92

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 Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Austin City Limits

    Austin City Limits

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • Space Ghost Coast to Coast

    Space Ghost Coast to Coast

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • David Byrne's American Utopia

    David Byrne's American Utopia

  • Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

    Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

  • The Blank Generation

    The Blank Generation

  • The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July

    The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July

  • Checking Out

    Checking Out

  • Stop Making Sense

    Stop Making Sense

  • This Must Be the Place

    This Must Be the Place

  • StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

    StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

  • The Man Who Bottled Clouds

    The Man Who Bottled Clouds

  • SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

    SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

  • FeeLee. History of a Single Label

    FeeLee. History of a Single Label

  • Heavy Petting

    Heavy Petting

  • Wandering Heart

    Wandering Heart

  • Monk in Pieces

    Monk in Pieces

  • Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre

    Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre

  • Triple-Chaser

    Triple-Chaser

  • Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

    Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

  • The Art of Amália

    The Art of Amália

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

    Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

  • 25 Years of Punk

    25 Years of Punk

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

    BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America

  • Dennis Cleveland

    Dennis Cleveland

  • NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

    NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

  • Beleza Tropical

    Beleza Tropical

  • The Max Headroom Show

    The Max Headroom Show

  • Temporary Color

    Temporary Color

  • The Pogues Live at the Town and Country

    The Pogues Live at the Town and Country

  • We're Gonna Die

    We're Gonna Die

  • Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant

    Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant

  • Between the Teeth

    Between the Teeth

  • Lennon or McCartney

    Lennon or McCartney

  • Contemporary Color

    Contemporary Color

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

    Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

  • Lulu on the Bridge

    Lulu on the Bridge

  • Dancing Barefoot

    Dancing Barefoot

  • Fabricating Tom Zé

    Fabricating Tom Zé

  • Beyond Ipanema

    Beyond Ipanema

  • Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

    Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

  • We Want the Funk!

    We Want the Funk!

  • John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

    John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

  • Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day

    Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day

  • Decade

    Decade

  • Summer of Love

    Summer of Love

  • Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged

    Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged

  • True Stories

    True Stories

  • New York Rock at the BBC

    New York Rock at the BBC

  • Sessions at West 54th

    Sessions at West 54th

  • TV Party

    TV Party

  • PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th

    PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th

  • Talking Heads: Live in Rome

    Talking Heads: Live in Rome

  • Paul Simon: Under African Skies

    Paul Simon: Under African Skies

  • 10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged

    10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged

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

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

  • Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival

    Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival

  • Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart

    Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart

  • Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece

    Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece

  • Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th

    Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th

  • David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel

    David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel

  • Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

    Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

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

    Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th

  • Ride, Rise, Roar

    Ride, Rise, Roar

  • Everything For All Reasons

    Everything For All Reasons

  • Celia: The Queen

    Celia: The Queen

  • Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé

    Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé

  • Twyla Moves

    Twyla Moves

  • Museum Town

    Museum Town

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

    La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles

  • Talking Heads - Chronology

    Talking Heads - Chronology

  • Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut

    Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut

  • David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas

    David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas

  • Dead End Kids

    Dead End Kids

  • The Making of True Stories

    The Making of True Stories

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

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

  • Lubbock Lights

    Lubbock Lights

  • Real Life

    Real Life

  • Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert

    Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert

  • By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston

    By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston

  • Report From L.A.

    Report From L.A.

  • David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018

    David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018

  • Social! Distance Dance Club

    Social! Distance Dance Club

  • Hream

    Hream