David Byrne

Personal Info

Known For

Sound

Known Credits

96

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

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

  • 60 Minutes

    60 Minutes

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • Austin City Limits

    Austin City Limits

  • Space Ghost Coast to Coast

    Space Ghost Coast to Coast

  • Beleza Tropical

    Beleza Tropical

  • Contemporary Color

    Contemporary Color

  • The Twits

    The Twits

  • StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

    StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

  • Summer of Love

    Summer of Love

  • SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

    SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

  • We're Gonna Die

    We're Gonna Die

  • Beyond Ipanema

    Beyond Ipanema

  • Dennis Cleveland

    Dennis Cleveland

  • TV Party

    TV Party

  • We Want the Funk!

    We Want the Funk!

  • Fabricating Tom Zé

    Fabricating Tom Zé

  • Decade

    Decade

  • Monk in Pieces

    Monk in Pieces

  • Stop Making Sense

    Stop Making Sense

  • Lennon or McCartney

    Lennon or McCartney

  • This Must Be the Place

    This Must Be the Place

  • The Max Headroom Show

    The Max Headroom Show

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

    Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

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

    BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America

  • True Stories

    True Stories

  • Sessions at West 54th

    Sessions at West 54th

  • Lulu on the Bridge

    Lulu on the Bridge

  • David Byrne's American Utopia

    David Byrne's American Utopia

  • Twyla Moves

    Twyla Moves

  • John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

    John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

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

    Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

  • Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant

    Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant

  • Checking Out

    Checking Out

  • Paul Simon: Under African Skies

    Paul Simon: Under African Skies

  • Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

    Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

  • Wandering Heart

    Wandering Heart

  • Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

    Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

  • The Making of True Stories

    The Making of True Stories

  • Lubbock Lights

    Lubbock Lights

  • Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

    Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

  • Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário

    Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário

  • NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

    NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

  • Museum Town

    Museum Town

  • Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut

    Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut

  • Dancing Barefoot

    Dancing Barefoot

  • Heavy Petting

    Heavy Petting

  • Celia: The Queen

    Celia: The Queen

  • The Blank Generation

    The Blank Generation

  • Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece

    Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece

  • 25 Years of Punk

    25 Years of Punk

  • Real Life

    Real Life

  • Ride, Rise, Roar

    Ride, Rise, Roar

  • Hream

    Hream

  • The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July

    The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July

  • Talking Heads: Live in Rome

    Talking Heads: Live in Rome

  • Talking Heads - Chronology

    Talking Heads - Chronology

  • The Man Who Bottled Clouds

    The Man Who Bottled Clouds

  • Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

    Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

  • Dead End Kids

    Dead End Kids

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

    La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles

  • Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre

    Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre

  • FeeLee. History of a Single Label

    FeeLee. History of a Single Label

  • Triple-Chaser

    Triple-Chaser

  • Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged

    Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / 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

  • Temporary Color

    Temporary Color

  • Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th

    Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th

  • The Pogues Live at the Town and Country

    The Pogues Live at the Town and Country

  • New York Rock at the BBC

    New York Rock at the BBC

  • Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day

    Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day

  • Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart

    Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart

  • Everything For All Reasons

    Everything For All Reasons

  • 10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged

    10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged

  • PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th

    PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th

  • The Art of Amália

    The Art of Amália

  • David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas

    David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas

  • Between the Teeth

    Between the Teeth

  • Social! Distance Dance Club

    Social! Distance Dance Club

  • By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston

    By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston

  • Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert

    Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert

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

    Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th

  • David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018

    David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018

  • David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel

    David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel

  • Changing Lanes

    Changing Lanes

  • Report From L.A.

    Report From L.A.

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

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

  • Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival

    Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival