David Byrne
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 ForSound
- Born14 May 1952 (age 73)
- Place of BirthDumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
David Byrne
- Known ForSound
- Born14 May 1952 (age 73)
- Place of BirthDumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
KNOWN FOR
PHOTOS
CREDITS
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
8.2
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
8.1
2025
Monk in Pieces
10.0
2025
We Want the Funk!
9.333
2025
Eno
-
2024
Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé
-
2023
Social! Distance Dance Club
-
2021
Twyla Moves
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2021
David Byrne's American Utopia
7.5
2020
FeeLee. History of a Single Label
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2020
Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
9.0
2019
Museum Town
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2019
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
7.1
2019
Everything For All Reasons
5.8
2019
Hream
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2019
Triple-Chaser
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2019
The Making of True Stories
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2018
David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018
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2018
Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads
10.0
2017
Contemporary Color
6.8
2016
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
6.974
2016
Temporary Color
-
2016
We're Gonna Die
6.0
2015
Lennon or McCartney
5.315
2014
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
-
2013
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
7.2
2012
La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles
5.0
2012
This Must Be the Place
6.992
2011
Ride, Rise, Roar
7.714
2011
Talking Heads - Chronology
5.0
2011
Beyond Ipanema
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2009
Wandering Heart
5.0
2009
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
8.0
2009
Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut
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2009
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
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2008
Celia: The Queen
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2008
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
6.389
2008
New York Rock at the BBC
6.5
2008
David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas
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2007
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
7.5
2007
Fabricating Tom Zé
4.0
2006
By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston
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2006
TV Party
7.0
2005
Îlé Aiyé
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2004
The Pogues Live at the Town and Country
8.0
2004
Dennis Cleveland
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2004
Lubbock Lights
10.0
2003
David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel
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2003
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
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2002
25 Years of Punk
6.0
2001
The Art of Amália
7.0
2000
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th
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1998
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
7.0
1998
Lulu on the Bridge
5.9
1998
Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th
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1998
Dancing Barefoot
5.7
1995
Between the Teeth
4.0
1993
10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged
8.5
1993
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
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1990
Summer of Love
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1990
Beleza Tropical
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1990
Umbabarauma
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1989
Heavy Petting
5.6
1989
Decade
7.0
1989
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
7.8
1988
Checking Out
4.3
1988
True Stories
6.7
1986
Dead End Kids
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1986
The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
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1986
Report From L.A.
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1986
Real Life
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1986
Stop Making Sense
8.3
1984
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
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1984
Talking Heads live at Montreux Jazz Festival
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1982
Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
9.0
1981
Talking Heads - Live in Rome
6.3
1980
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
9.0
1980
The Blank Generation
5.8