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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.
Known For
The Simpsons
1989
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Saturday Night Live
1975
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
60 Minutes
1968
The Oscars
1953
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
The Twits
2025
Stop Making Sense
1984
This Must Be the Place
2011
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
2016
True Stories
1986
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America
2020
David Byrne's American Utopia
2020
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
2019
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