David Byrne



First NameDavid
Last NameByrne
Age59
Date of BirthMay 14, 1952
BirthplaceDumbarton, Scotland
Height6' (183 cm)
Star SignTaurus
NationalityAmerican
UniversityRhode Island School of Design (1970-71)
Maryland Institute College of Art (1971-72)
Occupation CategoryMusician
Claim to FameFrontman for Talking Heads
Music GenreWorld, Pop/Rock
Music StyleInternational, Worldbeat, Alternative Pop/ Rock, Experimental Rock, Alternative/ Indie Rock, Experimental, Adult Alternative Pop/ Rock
Music MoodSpicy, Wry, Ironic, Literate, Detached, Tense/Anxious, Witty, Freewheeling, Playful, Cerebral, Exuberant, Quirky, Producer
InstrumentGuitar, Vocals
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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.


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Discography

2010
Here Lies Love

2008
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today

2007
Live From Austin TX

2004
Grown Backwards

2003
Lead Us Not Into Temptation - Music From The Film Young Adam

2001
Look Into The Eyeball

1999
In Spite Of Wishing And Wanting

1997
Feelings

1994
David Byrne

1992
Uh-Oh

1991
The Forest

1990
The Complete Score From The Broadway Production Of "The Catherine Wheel"

1989
Rei Momo

1985
Music For The Knee Plays

1981
Songs From The Broadway Production Of "The Catherine Wheel"

Filmography

Selected David Byrne film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1998
Lulu on the Bridge
'Laughing Man' Escort

1989
Checking Out
Bartender

1987
Trying Times
Byron

1986
True Stories
Narrator/Lip-Syncher/Talking Heads singer

1985
Survival Guide
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1975
The True Story of Eskimo Nell
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Composer Credits

2011
This Must Be the Place
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2006
Big Love
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2003
Young Adam
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2003
In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
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2000
A Day in the Life of an Artist
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1999
Independent Lens
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1999
Roaming the Streets
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1999
The Last Words
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1994
Between the Teeth
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1988
Married to the Mob
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1987
The Last Emperor
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1986
True Stories
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1984
Alive from Off Center
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1982
The Catherine Wheel
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Music Department Credits

2007
Wired Science
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2003
Young Adam
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1995
Blue in the Face
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1992
Flying Blind
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1988
P.O.V.
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Soundtrack Credits

2010
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
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2010
Public Access
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2009
He's Just Not That Into You
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2009
Julie & Julia
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2009
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
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2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
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2008
Baby Mama
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2008
Nim's Island
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2008
Otis
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2008
Being Erica
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2008
Religulous
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2008
Bi the Way
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2007
Lars and the Real Girl
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2007
Smiley Face
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2007
Private Practice
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2007
Young@Heart
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2006
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
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2006
El cantante
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2006
Clerks II
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2006
Open Season
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2006
The Benchwarmers
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2006
Big Love
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2006
Heroes
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2006
Absolute Wilson
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2005
Bewitched
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2005
Duck
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2005
Fierce People
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2005
Sky High
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2005
The Secret Life of Words
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2005
20 to 1
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2005
Numb3rs
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2005
The God Who Wasn't There
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2004
13 Going on 30
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2004
Clean
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2004
In Good Company
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2004
Secret Window
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2003
Young Adam
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2003
Nip/Tuck
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2002
Dirty Pretty Things
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2002
The Banger Sisters
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2001
Rock Star
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2001
Someone Like You...
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2001
Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella
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2001
Leap Years
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2001
Last Party 2000
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2000
Hold-Up
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2000
Acústico MTV: Os Paralamas do Sucesso
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1999
Inspector Gadget
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1999
Plunkett & Macleane
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1999
Summer of Sam
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1999
The Bachelor
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1998
Alice and Martin
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1996
Basquiat
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1995
Blue in the Face
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1994
Airheads
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1994
Car Trouble, Darlin'
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1993
Cool Runnings
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1993
Philadelphia
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1993
Beavis and Butt-Head
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1992
Flying Blind
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1992
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
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1991
'Merci la vie'
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1991
Until the End of the World
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1990
Red Hot and Blue
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1989
Little Monsters
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1989
Look Who's Talking
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1989
The Simpsons
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1987
Wall Street
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1986
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
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1986
Something Wild
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1986
True Stories
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1984
Miami Vice
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1984
Stop Making Sense
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1983
Risky Business
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1982
Fame
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1981
America Is Waiting
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1981
Mea Culpa
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1980
Times Square
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Everything That Happens Will Happen Today (2008)
Feelings (1997)
Grown Backwards (2004)
Like Humans Do (2001)
Look Into The Eyeball (2001)
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (1981)
Rei Momo (1989)
Strange Overtones (2008)
The Last Emperor (1987)
Uh-Oh (1992)