Actor

David Byrne

1976–presentb. 1952DocumentaryMusicComedyDrama

Comic Visionary

Also directed 5 films ↗Also wrote 4 screenplays ↗

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Known For

80 acting credits

as David Byrne

This Must Be the Place

as David Byrne

2011

This Must Be the Place

Filmography

2026Changing LanesSelf 2025SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelf6.7 2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf7.8 2025Monk in PiecesSelf8.0 2025We Want the Funk!Self6.8 2025The TwitsGordon Sniffles (voice)5.9

About

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.

As Director

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1986True Stories 2004Îlé Aiyé 1988Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant 1993Between the Teeth 1990Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

As Screenwriter

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1986True Stories 1988Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant 2020David Byrne's American Utopia 2002In Spite of Wishing and Wanting

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