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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.

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Known For

The Simpsons

David Byrne (voice)

This Must Be the Place

David Byrne

Saturday Night Live

Self - Musical Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self

Stop Making Sense

Self - Vocals, Guitar

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self - Musical Guest

Real Time with Bill Maher

Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self - Musical Guest

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2026	Changing Lanes MOVIE	Self
2025	The Twits MOVIE	Gordon Sniffles (voice)
2025	Monk in Pieces MOVIE	Self
2025	We Want the Funk! MOVIE	Self
2025	SNL50: The Homecoming Concert MOVIE	Self
2025	Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music MOVIE	Self
2023	Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2021	Social! Distance Dance Club MOVIE	Self
2021	Twyla Moves MOVIE	Self
2020	BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America TV	Self
2020	David Byrne's American Utopia MOVIE	Self - Lead Singer & Performer
2020	FeeLee. History of a Single Label MOVIE	Self
2020	Stars in the House TV	Self - Winner
2019	John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch MOVIE	David Byrne
2019	Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged MOVIE	Self - Voice
2019	Everything For All Reasons MOVIE	Self
2019	Triple-Chaser MOVIE	Narrator
2019	Hream MOVIE	David Byrne
2019	Museum Town MOVIE	Self
2018	The Making of True Stories MOVIE	Self
2018	Real Life MOVIE	Narrator / Self
2018	David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018 MOVIE	Self
2017	Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads MOVIE	Self
2016	Contemporary Color MOVIE	Self
2016	Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall MOVIE	Self
2016	Temporary Color MOVIE	Self
2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV	Self - Musical Guest
2015	We're Gonna Die MOVIE	David Byrne
2015	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson TV	Self
2014	Lennon or McCartney MOVIE	Self
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers TV	Self - Guest
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV	Self
2013	Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2012	Paul Simon: Under African Skies MOVIE	Self
2012	La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles MOVIE	Self
2011	Talking Heads - Chronology MOVIE	Self
2011	The Jonathan Ross Show TV	Self - Guest
2011	This Must Be the Place MOVIE	David Byrne
2011	Ride, Rise, Roar MOVIE	Self
2009	Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut MOVIE	Self
2009	Beyond Ipanema MOVIE	Self
2009	Wandering Heart MOVIE	Self
2009	Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB MOVIE	Self
2008	Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2008	The Man Who Bottled Clouds MOVIE	Self
2008	New York Rock at the BBC MOVIE	Self
2008	Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece MOVIE	Self
2008	Celia: The Queen MOVIE	Self
2007	David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas MOVIE	Self
2007	NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell MOVIE	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2006	Fabricating Tom Zé MOVIE	Self
2006	By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston MOVIE	Self
2005	TV Party MOVIE	Self
2005	Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth MOVIE	Self
2004	The Pogues Live at the Town and Country MOVIE	Self
2004	Dennis Cleveland MOVIE	Self
2003	David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel MOVIE	Self
2003	Lubbock Lights MOVIE	Self
2003	Real Time with Bill Maher TV	Self
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV	Self - Musical Guest
2002	Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s MOVIE	Self
2001	25 Years of Punk MOVIE	Self
2000	The Art of Amália MOVIE	Introduction (English version)
1998	Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th MOVIE	Self
1998	PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th MOVIE	Self
1998	Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th MOVIE	Self - Host/Interviewer
1998	Lulu on the Bridge MOVIE	"Laughing Man" Escort
1998	Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart MOVIE	Self
1998	David Byrne - Live From Teatro Gran Rex MOVIE	Self
1997	Sessions at West 54th TV	Self - Host
1995	Dancing Barefoot MOVIE	Self
1994	Space Ghost Coast to Coast TV	Self
1993	Late Show with David Letterman TV	Self - Musical Guest
1993	10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged MOVIE	Self
1993	Between the Teeth MOVIE	Self
1990	Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter MOVIE	Self
1990	Beleza Tropical MOVIE	Self
1989	The Simpsons TV	David Byrne (voice)
1989	Decade MOVIE	Self
1989	Heavy Petting MOVIE	Self
1988	Checking Out MOVIE	Bartender
1988	Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant MOVIE	Self
1986	True Stories MOVIE	Narrator / Lip-Syncher
1986	The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July MOVIE	Self
1986	Report From L.A. MOVIE	Himself
1986	Dead End Kids MOVIE	Minister
1985	The Max Headroom Show TV	Self
1984	Stop Making Sense MOVIE	Self - Vocals, Guitar
1984	Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime MOVIE	Self
1982	Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival MOVIE	Self
1981	Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert MOVIE	Self
1980	Talking Heads: Live in Rome MOVIE	Self - Vocals, guitar
1980	Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre MOVIE	Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
1976	The Blank Generation MOVIE	Self
1975	Saturday Night Live TV	Self - Musical Guest
1975	Austin City Limits TV	Self
1968	60 Minutes TV	Self
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV	Self
1953	The Oscars TV	Self

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