Chris Frantz
Born: 1951-05-08 in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, USA
Known For: 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.
Filmography
2015
2014
2008
- I Need That Record! as Himself
2006
- 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s as Self
2005
2001
- 25 Years of Punk as Self
1995
- Dancing Barefoot as Self
1988
1986
- True Stories as Lip-Syncher
1984
- Stop Making Sense as Self - Drums, Vocals
- Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime as Self
1980
- Talking Heads: Live in Rome as Self - Drums, vocals
- Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre as Self - Drums, Vocals
1978
1976
- The Blank Generation as Self