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David Byrne
Actor, Composer, Writer, Director, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn May 14, 1952 (73 years)
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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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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Filmography
| 2025 | Changing Lanes · as Self |
| 2025 | Monk in Pieces · as Self |
| 2025 | Étoile (TV Series) · as David Byrne |
| 2025 | We Want the Funk! · as Self |
| 2025 | SNL50: The Anniversary Special · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2025 | SNL50: The Homecoming Concert · as Self |
| 2025 | |
| 2024 | Pop Culture Jeopardy! (TV Series) · as Self - Clue Giver |
| 2024 | The Greatest Night in Pop · as Self |
| 2023 | Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | The Oscars · as Self - Nominee & Performer |
| 2021 | Twyla Moves · as Self |
| 2020 | Break It All: The History of Rock in Latin America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | David Byrne's American Utopia · as Self - Lead Singer & Performer |
| 2020 | GMA3: What You Need to Know (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2020 | Stars In The House (TV Series) · as Self - Winner |
| 2019 | The Vasulka Effect · as Self |
| 2019 | John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch · as David Byrne |
| 2019 | Everything For All Reasons · as Self |
| 2019 | The Mind, Explained (TV Series) · as Self - Musician |
| 2019 | The 73rd Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2019 | Hream · as David Byrne |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Museum Town · as Self |
| 2017 | The Beat with Ari Melber (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Dare to Be Different · as Self |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | Broadway Profiles with Tamsen Fadal (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2015 | StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The Big Interview (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Twenty Feet from Stardom · as Self |
| 2012 | Under African Skies · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Saturday Morning (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | This Must Be the Place · as David Byrne |
| 2010 | Ride, Rise, Roar · as Self |
| 2010 | Overheard (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2010 | 100 Greatest Artists of All Time (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | The Man Who Bottled Clouds · as Self |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2009 | NPR Music Tiny Desk Concerts (TV Series) · as Self - Vocals & Guitar |
| 2008 | Coração Vagabundo · as Self |
| 2008 | Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2008 | Afropop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas · as Self |
| 2007 | NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2007 | Morning Joe (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Absolute Wilson · as Self |
| 2006 | Fabricando Tom Zé · as Self |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | TV Party · as Self |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2002 | Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s · as Self |
| 2001 | Dinner for Five (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest |
| 2001 | 25 Years of Punk · as Self |
| 2000 | BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | Independent Lens (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart · as Self |
| 1998 | The Greatest (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Theater Talk (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | Dancing in the Street (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Sen Kväll Med Luuk (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Rock Family Trees (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors Studio (TV Series) · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1993 | Space Ghost Coast to Coast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1992 | Later... with Jools Holland (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | ARD-Morgenmagazin (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | Until the End of the World · as Self |
| 1991 | Completely Pogued · as Self |
| 1990 | Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter · as Self |
| 1989 | Decade · as Self |
| 1989 | MTV Unplugged (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest |
| 1989 | Heavy Petting · as Self |
| 1988 | The Pogues: Live at the Town and Country · as Self |
| 1988 | Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant · as Self |
| 1988 | The 60th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1987 | |
| 1987 | Kippevel (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Rage (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | 1985 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self |
| 1985 | The Max Headroom Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1984 | Stop Making Sense · as Self - Vocals, Guitar |
| 1984 | Jeopardy! (TV Series) · as Self - Clue Giver |
| 1983 | Talking Heads: This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) · as David Byrne |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1981 | Urgh! A Music War · as Self - Talking Heads |
| 1981 | SCTV Network 90 (TV Series) · as Self - Talking Heads |
| 1980 | Newsnight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1978 | The South Bank Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1976 | The Blank Generation · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1975 | Austin City Limits (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Self - Contributor |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |