David Byrne
Sound
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
Sound19
movieThe Twits
2025
Songs
movieJohn Mulaney: Baby J
2023
Musician, Original Music Composer
movieThis Must Be the Place
2011
Original Music Composer
movieThe Vanguard
2008
Original Music Composer
movieYoung Adam
2003
Original Music Composer
movieMarried to the Mob
1988
Original Music Composer
movieThe Last Emperor
1987
Original Music Composer
movieSomething Wild
1986
Main Title Theme Composer
movieTrue Stories
1986
Songs, Original Music Composer
tvAlive from Off Center
1985
Theme Song Performance
movieStop Making Sense
1984
Original Music Composer, Sound Supervisor
movieMea Culpa
1981
Music
Acting102
movieThe Twits
2025
Gordon Sniffles (voice)
movieEno
2024
Self
movieHomo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieDavid Byrne's American Utopia
2020
Self - Lead Singer & Performer
tvStars in the House
2020
Self - Winner
movieJohn Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
2019
David Byrne
movieTriple-Chaser
2019
Narrator
movieHream
2019
David Byrne
Real Life
2018
Narrator / Self
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Musical Guest / Self - Guest/Musical Guest
movieWe're Gonna Die
2015
David Byrne
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
movieFathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
2013
Self (archive footage)
tvThe Jonathan Ross Show
2011
Self - Guest
movieThis Must Be the Place
2011
David Byrne
movieWild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
2008
Self (archive footage)
movieNY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
2007
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Musical Guest
movieThe Art of Amália
2000
Introduction (English version)
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th
1998
Self - Host/Interviewer
movieLulu on the Bridge
1998
"Laughing Man" Escort
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993
Self - Musical Guest
tvThe Simpsons
1989
David Byrne (voice)
movieDecade
1989
Self
movieChecking Out
1988
Bartender
movieTrue Stories
1986
Narrator / Lip-Syncher
movieReport From L.A.
1986
Himself
movieStop Making Sense
1984
Self - Vocals, Guitar
movieTalking Heads: Live in Rome
1980
Self - Vocals, guitar
movieTalking Heads: Capitol Theatre
1980
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Musical Guest
tv60 Minutes
1968
Self
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
Directing6
Îlé Aiyé
2004
Director
After 68
1994
Second Assistant Director
movieBetween the Teeth
1993
Director
movieTrue Stories
1986
Director
Writing4
Crew3
movieShe Hate Me
2004
Thanks
movieTalking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
1984
Creative Consultant
Production3
movieDavid Byrne's American Utopia
2020
Executive Producer
movieContemporary Color
2016
Producer
movieUmbabarauma
1989
Producer