David Byrne (born May 14, 1952) is a Scottish-American musician most associated with his role as a founding member and principal songwriter of Talking Heads, which was active between 1975 and 1991. Since then, Byrne has released his own solo recordings and has worked with various media, including film, photography, opera, and non-fiction. He has received Grammy, Oscar, Tony, and Golden Globe awards and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Social! Distance Dance Club
Stop Making Sense
(Self - Vocals, Guitar)
True Stories
(Narrator / Lip-Syncher)
Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
Heavy Petting
(Self)
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th
(Self - Host/Interviewer)
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
(Self (archive footage))
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
(Self)
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
(Self)
Dead End Kids
(Minister)
Twyla Moves
(Self)
This Must Be the Place
(David Byrne)
The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
(Self)
Talking Heads live at Montreux Jazz Festival
Lulu on the Bridge
("Laughing Man" Escort)
David Byrne: Between The Teeth
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
(Self)
The Making of True Stories
(Self)
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
(Self)
Ride, Rise, Roar
(Self)
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
(Self)
Fabricating Tom Zé
(Self)
Beyond Ipanema
(Self)
Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
(Self - Voice)
Celia: The Queen
(Self)
Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th
(Self)
The Pogues Live at the Town and Country
(Self)
Talking Heads - Chronology
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
(Self)
Lennon or McCartney
(Self)
Eno
(Self)
David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas
(Self)
Contemporary Color
The Blank Generation
(Self)
Talking Heads - Live in Rome
(Self - Vocals, guitar)
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
(Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar)
TV Party
(Self)
Wandering Heart
(Self)
10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged
(Self)
25 Years of Punk
(Self)
We're Gonna Die
(David Byrne)
Museum Town
(Self)
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
(Self)
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
(David Byrne)
Lubbock Lights
(Self)
Dancing Barefoot
(Self)
Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads
(Self)
Everything For All Reasons
(Self)
Decade
(Self)
David Byrne's American Utopia
(Self)
Checking Out
(Bartender)
By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston
(Self)
David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018
(Self)
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
(Self)
The Art of Amália
(Introduction (English version))
La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles
FeeLee. History of a Single Label
(Self)
Hream
(David Byrne)
David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel
Temporary Color
Summer of Love
(Self)
Triple-Chaser
(Narrator)
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
(Self (archive footage))
New York Rock at the BBC
Beleza Tropical
(Self)
Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut
Dennis Cleveland
The Simpsons
(David Byrne (voice))
Austin City Limits
(Self)
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
(Self)
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
(Self)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(Self)
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
Sessions at West 54th
(Self - Host)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Stars in the House
(Self - Winner)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Musical Guest)
Real Time with Bill Maher
(Self)
The Oscars
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Self)
Young Adam
(Original Music Composer)
Married to the Mob
(Original Music Composer)
The Last Emperor
(Original Music Composer)
The Vanguard
(Original Music Composer)
True Stories
(Director)
True Stories
(Writer)
Stop Making Sense
(Original Music Composer)
Something Wild
(Main Title Theme Composer)
Îlé Aiyé
(Director)
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
(Director)
David Byrne: Between The Teeth
(Director)
After 68
(Second Assistant Director)
True Stories
(Songs)
Mea Culpa
(Music)
This Must Be the Place
(Original Music Composer)
America Is Waiting
(Music)
Stop Making Sense
(Sound Supervisor)
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
(Creative Consultant)
Contemporary Color
(Producer)
Everything Everywhere All at Once
(Songs)
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
(Writer)
True Stories
(Original Music Composer)
John Mulaney: Baby J
(Original Music Composer)
John Mulaney: Baby J
(Musician)
The Catherine Wheel
(Music)
Umbabarauma
(Producer)
David Byrne's American Utopia
(Music)
David Byrne's American Utopia
(Executive Producer)
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
(Director)
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
(Musician)
David Byrne's American Utopia
(Writer)
Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton
(Music)