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Chris Frantz

Chris Frantz

Birthday: 1951-05-08 | Place of Birth: Fort Campbell, Kentucky, USA

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2023
Stop Making Sense

as    Self - Drums, Vocals

2008
I Need That Record!

as    Himself

1995
Dancing Barefoot

as    Self

1988
1980
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre

as    Self - Drums, Vocals

1980
Talking Heads: Live in Rome

as    Self - Drums, vocals

1979
Talking Heads - South Bank Show

as    Chris Frantz

1977
1976
The Blank Generation

as    Self

1
Stop Making Sense Q and A

as    Self