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David Byrne

born 1952 · Sound

60.1avg grm
11titles
4honors

Honors

4
1988Academy Award — Best Original Score
2008Webby Lifetime Achievement Award
—Bessie Awards
—David di Donatello — Best Score

Bio

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.

Biography

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.

Filmography

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2020s2 titlesMMonk in Pieces2025 · as Self58.5DDavid Byrne's American Utopia2020 · as Self65.3
2010s2 titlesUUnder African Skies2012 · as Self59.0RRide, Rise, Roar201058.4
2000s4 titlesMThe Man Who Bottled Clouds2009 · as Self58.8CCoração Vagabundo2008 · as Self58.4FFabricando Tom Zé2006 · as Self58.7AAbsolute Wilson2006 · as Self58.3
1980s3 titlesTTrue Stories1986 · as Narrator55.7TTrue Stories1986 · as Lip-Syncher55.7SStop Making Sense1984 · as Self - Vocals and Guitar74.4

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David Byrne

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born1952
known forSound
titles on site11
avg GRM60.1
honors4 · Academy Award — Best Original Score, 1988
Honors
  • 1988Academy Award — Best Original Score
  • 2008Webby Lifetime Achievement Award
  • —Bessie Awards
  • —David di Donatello — Best Score
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.

Filmography

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2020s

2 titles
M58.5Monk in Pieces2025 · as SelfD65.3David Byrne's American Utopia2020 · as Self

2010s

2 titles
U59.0Under African Skies2012 · as SelfR58.4Ride, Rise, Roar2010

2000s

4 titles
M58.8The Man Who Bottled Clouds2009 · as SelfC58.4Coração Vagabundo2008 · as SelfF58.7Fabricando Tom Zé2006 · as SelfA58.3Absolute Wilson2006 · as Self

1980s

3 titles
T55.7True Stories1986 · as NarratorT55.7True Stories1986 · as Lip-SyncherS74.4Stop Making Sense1984 · as Self - Vocals and Guitar

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