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David Byrne

Personal Info

Known For

Sound

Birthdate

1952-05-14 (Age: 74)

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.

Filmography (81)

⭐ 0 Role: Self

Changing Lanes

2026
⭐ 6.0 Role: Gordon Sniffles (voice)

The Twits

2025
⭐ 8.0 Role: Self

Monk in Pieces

2025
⭐ 6.8 Role: Self

We Want the Funk!

2025
⭐ 6.8 Role: Self

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

2025
⭐ 7.8 Role: Self

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025
⭐ 0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário

2023
No Image
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Social! Distance Dance Club

2021
⭐ 0 Role: Self

Twyla Moves

2021
⭐ 7.5 Role: Self - Lead Singer & Performer

David Byrne's American Utopia

2020
⭐ 0 Role: Self

FeeLee. History of a Single Label

2020
⭐ 7.0 Role: David Byrne

John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

2019
⭐ 9.0 Role: Self - Voice

Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged

2019
⭐ 5.8 Role: Self

Everything For All Reasons

2019
⭐ 0 Role: Narrator

Triple-Chaser

2019