
Chris Frantz
Acting
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.
TV Shows(3)
Movies(20)

Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVille
Self
2024

Finster
2022

The Greatest Radio Station In The World
2022

Paradise Garden: Howard Finster's Legacy
Self
2014

Talking Heads - Chronology
2011

I Need That Record!
Himself
2008

Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth
Self
2005

25 Years of Punk
Self
2001
Dancing Barefoot
Self
1995

Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
Self
1988

True Stories
Lip-Syncher
1986

Stop Making Sense
Self - Drums, Vocals
1984

Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
Self
1984

Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
1982

Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
1981

Talking Heads: Live in Rome
Self - Drums, vocals
1980

Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
Self - Drums, Vocals
1980
Never Mind the Sex Pistols, Here's the Bollocks
Self
1978

The Blank Generation
Self
1976

Talking Heads: 77

