Chris Frantz
Charton Christopher Frantz is an American musician, producer and author. Born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Frantz attended the Rhode Island School of Design in the early 1970s, where he met musicians David Byrne and Tina Weymouth. Byrne and Frantz formed a band called the Artistics, which eventually transformed into the acclaimed new wave band Talking Heads. Weymouth, then Frantz's girlfriend, joined the band in 1975, and the two married in 1977. In 1981, Frantz and Weymouth formed Tom Tom Club, who achieved chart success with the influential single Genius of Love. Frantz was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Talking Heads in 2002. Frantz's memoir, Remain in Love, was published in 2020.
Acting
Movie
Stop Making Sense
as Self - Drums, Vocals
1984
TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
Movie
True Stories
as Lip-Syncher
1986
Movie
I Need That Record!
as Himself
2008
Movie
The Blank Generation
as Self
1976
Movie
Dancing Barefoot
as Self
1995
Movie
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
as Self
1988
Movie
Talking Heads: Live in Rome
as Self - Drums, vocals
1980
Movie
Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth
as Self
2005
Movie
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
as Self - Drums, Vocals
1980
Movie
25 Years of Punk
as Self
2001
Movie
Talking Heads - Chronology
2011
Movie
Never Mind the Sex Pistols, Here's the Bollocks
as Self
1978
Movie
Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVille
as Self
2024
TV
100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s
2009
Movie
Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
1981
Movie
Finster
2022
Movie
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
as Self
1984
Movie
Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
1982
Movie
Paradise Garden: Howard Finster's Legacy
as Self
2014
Movie
The Greatest Radio Station In The World
2022
Movie
Talking Heads: 77
TV
100 Greatest Songs of the '80s
as Self
2006