Chris Frantz

Born: 1951-05-08

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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Stop Making Sense

as Self - Drums, Vocals
Released: 1984-11-16

A concert film documenting Talking Heads at the height of their popularity, on tour for their...

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True Stories

as Lip-Syncher
Released: 1986-10-10

A small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its...

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25 Years of Punk

as Self
Released: 2001-04-19

Lou Reed narrates this Television special that takes a look back at the beginnings of the punk...

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The Blank Generation

as Self
Released: 1976-04-22

The cream of the New York new wave/punk crop, filmed live at CBGB when the scene was just...

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Finster

as uncredited
Released: 2022-08-01

Howard Finster, the grandfather of the Southern Folk Art movement was a pioneer that showed the...

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Talking Heads - Live in Rome

as Self - Drums, vocals
Released: 1980-12-18

On December 18, 1980, the American rock band Talking Heads, with guest guitarist Adrian Belew,...

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Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant

as Self
Released: 1988-04-13

A compilation of ten music videos produced by Talking Heads during the 1980s. The videos are...

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Talking Heads - South Bank Show

as Chris Frantz
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A documentary made in 1979 about Talking Heads. Features interviews and live recordings of the band.

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I Need That Record!

as Himself
Released: 2008-05-03

Guerilla filmmaker Brendan Toller unleashes I NEED THAT RECORD! THE DEATH (OR POSSIBLE SURVIVAL)...

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Paradise Garden: Howard Finster's Legacy

as Self
Released: 2014-10-26

Howard Finster, the grandfather of the Southern Folk Art movement, was a pioneer that showed the...

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Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre

as Self - Drums, Vocals
Released: 1980-11-04

Rare concert footage of Talking Heads performing during their legendary Remain in Light trek has...

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Talking Heads - Chronology

as uncredited
Released: 2011-11-21

Chronology pulls together live performances from across Talking Heads' career. It starts with...

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self
First aired: 2015-09-08

Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,...

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100 Greatest Songs of the '80s

as Self
First aired: 2006-10-30

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