Chris Frantz
Acting
Biography
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.
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Movies (20)
Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVille2024Self
Finster2022
The Greatest Radio Station In The World2022
Paradise Garden: Howard Finster's Legacy2014Self
Talking Heads - Chronology2011
I Need That Record!2008Himself
Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth2005Self
25 Years of Punk2001Self- Dancing Barefoot1995Self
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant1988Self
True Stories1986Lip-Syncher
Stop Making Sense1984Self - Drums, Vocals
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime1984Self
Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival1982
Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert1981
Talking Heads: Live in Rome1980Self - Drums, vocals
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre1980Self - Drums, Vocals- Never Mind the Sex Pistols, Here's the Bollocks1978Self
The Blank Generation1976Self
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Shows (3)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015Self- 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s2009
100 Greatest Songs of the '80s2006Self