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David Byrne

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Born: 1952-05-14
From: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.7

Also Known As

Talking Heads

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.

Photos12

Awards & Nominations4 won · 3 nominated

Nominated

Tony Award for Best Original Score

Here Lies Love

2024
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Song

This Is a Life

2023
🏆 Won

Webby Lifetime Achievement Award

2008
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Original Score

The Last Emperor

1988
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Score

The Last Emperor

1988
🏆 Won

David di Donatello for Best Score

🏆 Won

Bessie Awards

Acting91 titles

Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
10.0
Movie

Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

2002Documentary
Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads
10.0
Movie

Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads

2017Documentary
Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
9.2
Movie

Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged

2019Drama
Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
9.0
Movie

Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert

1981Drama
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
9.0
Movie

Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre

1980Drama
Lubbock Lights
9.0
Movie

Lubbock Lights

2003Documentary
10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged
8.5
Movie

10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged

1993Drama
Decade
8.5
Movie

Decade

1989Documentary
Stop Making Sense
8.3
Movie

Stop Making Sense

1984Documentary
The Pogues Live at the Town and Country
8.3
Movie

The Pogues Live at the Town and Country

2004Drama
TV Party
8.0
Movie

TV Party

2005Documentary
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
8.0
Movie

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

2009Documentary
By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston
8.0
Movie

By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston

2006Documentary
The Art of Amália
8.0
Movie

The Art of Amália

2000Documentary
Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut
8.0
Movie

Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut

2009Documentary
Monk in Pieces
8.0
Movie

Monk in Pieces

2025Documentary
The Simpsons
8.0
Cartoon

The Simpsons

1989 - ...Drama
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
7.8
Movie

Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant

1988Drama
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
7.8
Movie

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025Drama
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
7.8
Cartoon

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

1994-2008Animation
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
7.7
Movie

Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart

1998Drama
Ride, Rise, Roar
7.7
Movie

Ride, Rise, Roar

2011Drama
David Byrne's American Utopia
7.6
Movie

David Byrne's American Utopia

2020Drama
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
7.6
Series

BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America

2020Documentary
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
7.5
Movie

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

2007Documentary
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5
Series

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962-1992Documentary
The Max Headroom Show
7.5
Series

The Max Headroom Show

1985 - ...Comedy
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
7.1
Movie

Paul Simon: Under African Skies

2012Drama
This Must Be the Place
7.0
Movie

This Must Be the Place

2011Drama
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
7.0
Movie

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

2016Drama
25 Years of Punk
7.0
Movie

25 Years of Punk

2001Documentary
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
7.0
Movie

John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch

2019Comedy
The Oscars
7.0
Series

The Oscars

1953 - ...Drama
Saturday Night Live
6.9
Series

Saturday Night Live

1975 - ...Comedy
True Stories
6.7
Movie

True Stories

1986Comedy
Contemporary Color
6.7
Movie

Contemporary Color

2016Documentary
Until the End of the World
6.7
Movie

Until the End of the World

1991Drama
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
6.7
Series

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

2015-2019Documentary
60 Minutes
6.6
Series

60 Minutes

1968 - ...Documentary
New York Rock at the BBC
6.5
Movie

New York Rock at the BBC

2008Drama
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
6.4
Movie

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

2025Comedy
Late Show with David Letterman
6.4
Series

Late Show with David Letterman

1993-2015Documentary
Talking Heads: Live in Rome
6.3
Movie

Talking Heads: Live in Rome

1980Drama
We Want the Funk!
6.3
Movie

We Want the Funk!

2025Documentary
Austin City Limits
6.3
Series

Austin City Limits

1975 - ...Documentary
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
6.1
Movie

Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

2008Documentary
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1
Series

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015-2026Comedy
Between the Teeth
6.0
Movie

Between the Teeth

1993Drama
The Blank Generation
6.0
Movie

The Blank Generation

1976Documentary
We're Gonna Die
6.0
Movie

We're Gonna Die

2015Drama
The Twits
6.0
Cartoon

The Twits

2025Animation
Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth
6.0
Movie

Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth

2005Documentary
Real Time with Bill Maher
6.0
Series

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003 - ...Comedy
Lulu on the Bridge
5.9
Movie

Lulu on the Bridge

1998Drama
Everything For All Reasons
5.8
Movie

Everything For All Reasons

2019Documentary
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8
Series

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 - ...Comedy
Heavy Petting
5.7
Movie

Heavy Petting

1989Documentary
Lennon or McCartney
5.3
Movie

Lennon or McCartney

2014Documentary
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.3
Series

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 - ...Documentary
The Jonathan Ross Show
5.3
Series

The Jonathan Ross Show

2011 - ...Documentary
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.2
Series

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 - ...Documentary
Talking Heads - Chronology
5.0
Movie

Talking Heads - Chronology

2011Drama
La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles
5.0
Movie

La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles

2012Documentary
Wandering Heart
4.5
Movie

Wandering Heart

2009Documentary
Checking Out
4.4
Movie

Checking Out

1988Comedy
Fabricating Tom Zé
4.0
Movie

Fabricating Tom Zé

2006Documentary
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
0
Movie

Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day

2013Drama
Twyla Moves
0
Movie

Twyla Moves

2021Documentary
Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
0
Movie

Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival

1982Drama
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
0
Movie

The Man Who Bottled Clouds

2008Drama
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
0
Movie

Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime

1984Documentary
Beyond Ipanema
0
Movie

Beyond Ipanema

2009Documentary
Celia: The Queen
0
Movie

Celia: The Queen

2008Documentary
Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th
0
Movie

Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th

1998Drama
David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas
0
Movie

David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas

2007Drama
Museum Town
0
Movie

Museum Town

2019Documentary
David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018
0
Movie

David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018

2018Drama
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
0
Movie

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

1990Drama
FeeLee. History of a Single Label
0
Movie

FeeLee. History of a Single Label

2020Documentary
Hream
0
Movie

Hream

2019Documentary
David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel
0
Movie

David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel

2003Drama
Temporary Color
0
Movie

Temporary Color

2016Documentary
Triple-Chaser
0
Movie

Triple-Chaser

2019Drama
Dennis Cleveland
0
Movie

Dennis Cleveland

2004Documentary
Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário
0
Movie

Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário

2023Documentary
Report From L.A.
0
Movie

Report From L.A.

1986Drama
PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th
0
Movie

PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th

1998Drama
Changing Lanes
New0
Movie

Changing Lanes

2026Documentary
David Byrne - Live From Teatro Gran Rex
0
Movie

David Byrne - Live From Teatro Gran Rex

1998Drama
Talking Heads: 77
0
Movie

Talking Heads: 77

2024Drama
Stars in the House
0
Series

Stars in the House

2020 - ...Drama

Directing4 titles

Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
7.8
Movie

Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant

1988Drama
True Stories
6.7
Movie

True Stories

1986Comedy
Between the Teeth
6.0
Movie

Between the Teeth

1993Drama
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
0
Movie

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

1990Drama

Writing4 titles

In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
9.0
Movie

In Spite of Wishing and Wanting

2002Drama
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
7.8
Movie

Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant

1988Drama
David Byrne's American Utopia
7.6
Movie

David Byrne's American Utopia

2020Drama
True Stories
6.7
Movie

True Stories

1986Comedy

Production3 titles

David Byrne's American Utopia
7.6
Movie

David Byrne's American Utopia

2020Drama
Contemporary Color
6.7
Movie

Contemporary Color

2016Documentary
Umbabarauma
0
Cartoon

Umbabarauma

1989Animation

Sound19 titles

In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
9.0
Movie

In Spite of Wishing and Wanting

2002Drama
Stop Making Sense
8.3
Movie

Stop Making Sense

1984Documentary
The Catherine Wheel
8.0
Movie

The Catherine Wheel

1982Drama
Alive from Off Center
8.0
Series

Alive from Off Center

1985 - ...Documentary
Everything Everywhere All at Once
7.7
Movie

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022Action
The Last Emperor
7.6
Movie

The Last Emperor

1987Drama
David Byrne's American Utopia
7.6
Movie

David Byrne's American Utopia

2020Drama
John Mulaney: Baby J
7.1
Movie

John Mulaney: Baby J

2023Comedy
This Must Be the Place
7.0
Movie

This Must Be the Place

2011Drama
True Stories
6.7
Movie

True Stories

1986Comedy
Something Wild
6.6
Movie

Something Wild

1986Thriller
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
6.6
Movie

Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World

2016Documentary
America Is Waiting
6.3
Movie

America Is Waiting

1981Drama
Married to the Mob
6.0
Movie

Married to the Mob

1988Comedy
The Twits
6.0
Cartoon

The Twits

2025Animation
Young Adam
5.8
Movie

Young Adam

2003Drama
Mea Culpa
5.2
Movie

Mea Culpa

1981Drama
The Vanguard
3.7
Movie

The Vanguard

2008Action
Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton
0
Cartoon

Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton

1989-1991Animation

Crew3 titles

She Hate Me
5.2
Movie

She Hate Me

2004Comedy
The Truth About Charlie
4.9
Movie

The Truth About Charlie

2002Thriller
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
0
Movie

Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime

1984Documentary