David Byrne

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.
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- 1952-05-14 · Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
Known for
- The Simpsons (1989) — David Byrne (voice)
- Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) — Songs
- The Last Emperor (1987) — Original Music Composer
- This Must Be the Place (2011) — David Byrne
- The Daily Show (1996) — Self
- Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Musical Guest
- Something Wild (1986) — Main Title Theme Composer
- Stop Making Sense (1984) — Self - Vocals, Guitar
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) — Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self - Musical Guest
- Married to the Mob (1988) — Original Music Composer
- Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (2016) — Musician
- Until the End of the World (1991) — Self
- Real Time with Bill Maher (2003) — Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self - Musical Guest
- Young Adam (2003) — Original Music Composer