David Byrne

David Byrne

b. 1952 (age 74) Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
Composer

David Byrne (born May 14, 1952) is a Scottish-born musician and artist most associated with his role as a founding member and principal songwriter of the American new wave band Talking Heads, which was active between 1975 and 1991. Since then, Byrne has released his own solo recordings and worked with various media including film, photography, opera, and non-fiction. He has received Grammy, Oscar, and Golden Globe awards and been inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Byrne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

True Stories
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★ 7.3
True Stories
1986
The Last Emperor
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★ 7.7
The Last Emperor
1987
This Must Be the Place
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★ 6.7
This Must Be the Place
2011
Everything Everywhere All at Once
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★ 7.7
Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022

Filmography

Monk in Pieces
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★ 7.3
Monk in Pieces
2025 Self
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Changing Lanes
2025 Self
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The Art of Sound Presented by L-Acoustics: Sound Is Fundamental
2025 Self
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★ 5.7
Two for One
2024 Self
John Mulaney: Baby J
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★ 7.5
John Mulaney: Baby J
2023 Composer
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13th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
2023 Self
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
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★ 7.8
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
2022 Self
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Start Making Sense
2021 Composer
David Byrne's American Utopia
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★ 8.2
David Byrne's American Utopia
2020 Self Composer Writer
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The Future is Ours. The Moment is Now.
2020 Actor
The 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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★ 7.2
The 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2019 Self
Museum Town
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★ 7.2
Museum Town
2019 Self
Hream
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★ 8.3
Hream
2019 Self
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The 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Red Carpet Live
2019 Self
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★ 7.7
The Making of True Stories
2018 Self
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★ 5.8
Coachella Music Festival
2018 Self
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★ 4.6
Bourbon Up with Fred Minnick
2018 Self
Contemporary Color
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★ 6.5
Contemporary Color
2016 Self
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★ 7.6
The 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2016 Self
Temporary Color
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★ 7.3
Temporary Color
2015 Actor
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Mercedes Sosa, La Voz de Latinoamerica Serie
2014 Actor
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Beyond Ipanema
2013 Self
Under African Skies
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★ 7.7
Under African Skies
2012 Self
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The Space in Back of You
2012 Self
This Must Be the Place
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★ 6.7
This Must Be the Place
2011 Composer
Ride, Rise, Roar
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★ 7.2
Ride, Rise, Roar
2010 Actor
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
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★ 7.9
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
2009 Self
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
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★ 7.5
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
2009 Self
Beyond Ipanema
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★ 7.5
Beyond Ipanema
2009 Self
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The 2009 Whitney Museum Gala
2009 Self
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Kool: Hanayagi/Wilson
2009 Composer
Coração Vagabundo
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★ 7.1
Coração Vagabundo
2008 Self
Celia: The Queen
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★ 8.5
Celia: The Queen
2008 Self
Absolute Wilson
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★ 7.1
Absolute Wilson
2006 Self
Fabricando Tom Zé
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★ 7.6
Fabricando Tom Zé
2006 Self
By the Ways: A Journey with William Eggleston
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★ 7.1
By the Ways: A Journey with William Eggleston
2006 Self
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iPOP
2006 Self
Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth
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★ 7.0
Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth
2005 Self
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2005 TEC Les Paul Award Honoring David Byrne
2005 Self
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★ 7.9
David Byrne Live at Union Chapel
2004 Self
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MTV Video Music Brasil 2004
2004 Self
Young Adam
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★ 6.3
Young Adam
2003 Composer
Lubbock Lights
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★ 8.9
Lubbock Lights
2003 Self
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
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★ 6.1
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
2002 Self
In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
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★ 6.3
In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
2002 Composer
25 Years of Punk
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★ 7.3
25 Years of Punk
2001 Self
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Latido Latino I: señas de identidad
2001 Self
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Latido Latino II: tiempos mestizos
2001 Self
The Art of Amália
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★ 8.5
The Art of Amália
2000 Actor
Introduction (English version)
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A Day in the Life of an Artist
2000 Composer
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Pioneers
2000 Self
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★ 8.3
Roaming the Streets
1999 Composer
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★ 8.0
The Last Words
1999 Composer
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Mtv 100 Greatest Videos Ever Made
1999 Self
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Synesthesia
1997 Self
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
1996 Self
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★ 6.2
Dancing Barefoot
1995 Self
Between the Teeth
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★ 7.9
Between the Teeth
1994 Actor Director Composer
Visions of Heaven and Hell
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★ 8.7
Visions of Heaven and Hell
1994 Self
Straight Dope: An MTV News Special Report on Drugs
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Straight Dope: An MTV News Special Report on Drugs
1994 Self
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Racism: Points of View: An MTV News Special Report
1991 Self
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Art Is Dead... Long Live TV!
1991 Self
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
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★ 7.2
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990 Self Director
Heavy Petting
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★ 6.1
Heavy Petting
1989 Self
Îlé Aiyé
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★ 7.0
Îlé Aiyé
1989 Director Writer Composer
Decade
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★ 5.5
Decade
1989 Self
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April 16, 1989
1989 Director
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Beleza Tropical
1989 Self
Married to the Mob
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★ 6.3
Married to the Mob
1988 Composer
The Last Emperor
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★ 7.7
The Last Emperor
1987 Composer
Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars
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★ 7.3
Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars
1987 Actor
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The 12th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1987 Self
True Stories
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★ 7.3
True Stories
1986 Actor Director Writer Composer
Narrator
Dead End Kids
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★ 2.6
Dead End Kids
1986 Actor
Minister
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★ 7.2
The Kitchen Presents Two Moon July
1986 Self
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★ 6.7
1985 MTV Video Music Awards
1985 Self
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★ 5.7
Survival Guides
1985 Actor
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Tutti Frutti
1985 Self
Stop Making Sense
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★ 8.7
Stop Making Sense
1984 Self Composer
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Saturday Review
1984 Self
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Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once in a Lifetime
1984 Self
The Catherine Wheel
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★ 7.4
The Catherine Wheel
1982 Composer
Talking Heads in concerto
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★ 8.3
Talking Heads in concerto
1980 Self
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TV Party
1978 Self
The Blank Generation
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★ 6.3
The Blank Generation
1976 Self
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The Red Book
Self
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