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David Byrne
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David Byrne

Born May 14, 1952 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK

10 films Website

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. C-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards

1 win, 1 nomination

Filmography 10

John Mulaney: Baby J (2023) movie poster
John Mulaney: Baby J2023
David Byrne's American Utopia (2020) movie poster
David Byrne's American Utopia2020
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch (2019) movie poster
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch2019
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (2016) movie poster
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall2016
This Must Be the Place (2011) movie poster
This Must Be the Place2011
Young Adam (2003) movie poster
Young Adam2003
Married to the Mob (1988) movie poster
Married to the Mob1988
The Last Emperor (1987) movie poster
The Last Emperor1987
True Stories (1986) movie poster
True Stories1986
Stop Making Sense (1984) movie poster
Stop Making Sense1984