David Byrne
Known for Sound
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.
Filmography
The Twits
2025
as Gordon Sniffles (voice)
Stop Making Sense
1984
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self
Lennon or McCartney
2014
as Self
This Must Be the Place
2011
as David Byrne
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
2016
as Self
Lulu on the Bridge
1998
as "Laughing Man" Escort
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012
as Self
True Stories
1986
as Narrator / Lip-Syncher
Checking Out
1988
as Bartender
David Byrne's American Utopia
2020
as Self - Lead Singer & Performer
Decade
1989
as Self
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
2019
as David Byrne
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990
as Self
Real Life
2018
as Narrator / Self
We Want the Funk!
2025
as Self
Heavy Petting
1989
as Self
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
2002
as Self
Twyla Moves
2021
as Self