David Byrne
Known for: Sound
Born: May 14, 1952
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
104 movies · 21 TV shows, newest first
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Musk
2026
2.0
Changing Lanes
2026
6.8
Breakdown: 1975
2025
5.9
The Twits
2025
8.0
Monk in Pieces
2025
6.3
We Want the Funk!
2025
6.8
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
7.7
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
6.0
Eno
2024
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Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário
2023
7.2
John Mulaney: Baby J
2023
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Miley's New Year's Eve Party
2022
7.7
Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022NR
Social! Distance Dance Club
2021
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Twyla Moves
2021
7.6
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
2020
7.5
David Byrne's American Utopia
2020
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FeeLee. History of a Single Label
2020
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Stars in the House
2020
7.0
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
2019
9.2
Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
2019
5.8
Everything For All Reasons
2019
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Triple-Chaser
2019
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Hream
2019
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Museum Town
2019NR
The Making of True Stories
2018NR
Real Life
2018
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David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018
2018
10.0
Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads
2017
6.7
Contemporary Color
2016
6.6
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
2016
7.0
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
2016
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Temporary Color
2016
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
6.0
We're Gonna Die
2015
6.7
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015
5.3
Lennon or McCartney
2014
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
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Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
2013
7.1
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012
5.0
La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles
2012
5.0
Talking Heads - Chronology
2011
5.2
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
7.0
This Must Be the Place
2011
7.7
Ride, Rise, Roar
2011
8.0
Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut
2009
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Beyond Ipanema
2009
4.5
Wandering Heart
2009
8.0
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
2009
6.2
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
2008
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The Man Who Bottled Clouds
2008
6.5
New York Rock at the BBC
2008NR
Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece
2008
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Celia: The Queen
2008
3.8
The Vanguard
2008
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David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas
2007
7.5
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
2007
4.0
Fabricating Tom Zé
2006
8.0
By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston
2006
8.0
TV Party
2005
6.0
Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth
2005
8.3
The Pogues Live at the Town and Country
20049.0
Îlé Aiyé
2004
5.1
She Hate Me
2004
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Dennis Cleveland
2004
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David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel
2003
5.9
Young Adam
2003
9.0
Lubbock Lights
2003
6.1
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
4.9
The Truth About Charlie
2002
10.0
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
2002
9.0
In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
2002
7.0
25 Years of Punk
2001
8.0
The Art of Amália
2000
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Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th
1998
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PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th
1998NR
Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th
1998
5.8
Lulu on the Bridge
1998
7.7
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
1998
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David Byrne - Live From Teatro Gran Rex
19988.5
Sessions at West 54th
19976.3
Dancing Barefoot
19957.0
After 68
1994
7.8
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
6.4
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
8.5
10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged
1993
6.0
Between the Teeth
1993
6.7
Until the End of the World
1991
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Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990NR
Beleza Tropical
1990
8.0
The Simpsons
1989
8.5
Decade
1989
5.7
Heavy Petting
1989
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Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton
1989
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Umbabarauma
1989
4.4
Checking Out
1988
6.0
Married to the Mob
1988
7.8
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
1988
7.6
The Last Emperor
1987
6.6
Something Wild
1986
6.7
True Stories
19868.0
The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
1986
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Report From L.A.
19868.0
Dead End Kids
1986
8.0
Alive from Off Center
1985
7.5
The Max Headroom Show
1985
8.3
Stop Making Sense
1984
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Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
1984
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Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
1982
8.0
The Catherine Wheel
1982
5.2
Mea Culpa
1981
6.3
America Is Waiting
1981
9.0
Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
1981
6.3
Talking Heads: Live in Rome
1980
9.0
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
1980
6.0
The Blank Generation
1976
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
6.3
Austin City Limits
1975
6.5
60 Minutes
1968
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
7.0
The Oscars
1953
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Talking Heads: 77
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David Byrne: Who Is The Sky?
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