Chris Frantz
Acting
Born: 1951-05-08 in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, USA
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.
Known For
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Stop Making Sense
Self - Drums, Vocals
100 Greatest Songs of the '80s
Self
100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s
True Stories
Lip-Syncher
The Blank Generation
Self
Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth
Self
25 Years of Punk
Self
Talking Heads: Live in Rome
Self - Drums, vocals
Talking Heads: 77
Finster
Talking Heads - Chronology
The Greatest Radio Station In The World
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
Self
Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVille
Self
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
Self
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
Self - Drums, Vocals
I Need That Record!
Himself
Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
Paradise Garden: Howard Finster's Legacy
Self