David Byrne

David Byrne

Born 1952-05-14 (age 74) Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
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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.

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Known For

The Twits
The Twits

2025

as Gordon Sniffles (voice)

Stop Making Sense
Stop Making Sense

1984

as Self - Vocals, Guitar

True Stories
True Stories

1986

as Narrator / Lip-Syncher

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Until the End of the World
This Must Be the Place
This Must Be the Place

2011

as David Byrne

Lennon or McCartney
Checking Out
Checking Out

1988

as Bartender

Changing Lanes
Changing Lanes

2026

as Self

David Byrne's American Utopia
David Byrne's American Utopia

2020

as Self - Lead Singer & Performer

John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
Lulu on the Bridge
Lulu on the Bridge

1998

as "Laughing Man" Escort

We Want the Funk!
We Want the Funk!

2025

as Self

TV Party
TV Party

2005

as Self

Museum Town
Museum Town

2019

as Self

Contemporary Color