Sound

David Byrne

1952-05-14 · Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK

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.

Movies & TV shows

80 credits

The Simpsons

1989 · David Byrne (voice)

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 · Self

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Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 · Self - Guest

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 · Self - Musical Guest

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 · Self - Guest/Musical Guest

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self

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Late Show with David Letterman

1993 · Self - Musical Guest

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Saturday Night Live

1975 · Self - Musical Guest

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Real Time with Bill Maher

2003 · Self

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 · Self - Musical Guest

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60 Minutes

1968 · Self

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Austin City Limits

1975 · Self

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The Oscars

1953 · Self

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Space Ghost Coast to Coast

1994 · Self

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The Jonathan Ross Show

2011 · Self - Guest

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Stars in the House

2020 · Self - Winner

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StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

2015 · Self

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The Twits

2025 · Gordon Sniffles (voice)

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Stop Making Sense

1984 · Self - Vocals, Guitar

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This Must Be the Place

2011 · David Byrne

The Max Headroom Show

1985 · Self

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Until the End of the World

1991 · Self

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Wandering Heart

2009 · Self

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Breakdown: 1975

2025 · Self (archive footage)

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SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

2025 · Self

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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025 · Self

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Eno

2024 · Self

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John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

2019 · David Byrne

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BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America

2020 · Self

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The Art of Amália

2000 · Introduction (English version)

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Lulu on the Bridge

1998 · "Laughing Man" Escort

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Changing Lanes

2026 · Self

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TV Party

2005 · Self

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David Byrne's American Utopia

2020 · Self - Lead Singer & Performer

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True Stories

1986 · Narrator / Lip-Syncher

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Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

2016 · Self

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Lennon or McCartney

2014 · Self

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By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston

2006 · Self

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We Want the Funk!

2025 · Self

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Checking Out

1988 · Bartender

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Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

2009 · Self

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Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

1990 · Self

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Monk in Pieces

2025 · Self

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Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

2002 · Self

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Twyla Moves

2021 · Self

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10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged

1993 · Self

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Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário

2023 · Self (archive footage)

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Talking Heads - Chronology

2011

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Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut

2009

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Paul Simon: Under African Skies

2012 · Self

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The Blank Generation

1976 · Self

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NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

2007 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Heavy Petting

1989 · Self

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Museum Town

2019 · Self

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Lubbock Lights

2003 · Self

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Fabricating Tom Zé

2006 · Self

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Sessions at West 54th

1997 · Self - Host

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25 Years of Punk

2001 · Self

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Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth

2005 · Self

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Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day

2013 · Self (archive footage)

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Dancing Barefoot

1995 · Self

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Talking Heads: Live in Rome

1980 · Self - Vocals, guitar

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Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

2008 · Self (archive footage)

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Celia: The Queen

2008 · Self

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Decade

1989 · Self

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Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant

1988 · Self

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Real Life

2018 · Narrator / Self

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Contemporary Color

2016

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The Pogues Live at the Town and Country

2004 · Self

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Ride, Rise, Roar

2011 · Self

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Dead End Kids

1986 · Minister

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Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece

2008

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Everything For All Reasons

2019 · Self

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New York Rock at the BBC

2008

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Report From L.A.

1986 · Himself

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Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged

2019 · Self - Voice

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Talking Heads: 77

—

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Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival

1982

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Dennis Cleveland

2004

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Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th

1998 · Self - Host/Interviewer

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