Chris Frantz
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
ActingBirthday
May 8, 1951Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
24Place of birth
Fort Campbell, Kentucky, USAAlso known as
Talking Heads, Charton Christopher Frantz
Cast credits
Stop Making Sense
Self - Drums, Vocals
I Need That Record!
Himself
Paradise Garden: Howard Finster's Legacy
Self
Talking Heads - Live in Rome
Self - Drums, vocals
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
Self - Drums, Vocals
25 Years of Punk
Self
Talking Heads - Chronology
The Blank Generation
Self
True Stories
Lip-Syncher
Talking Heads - South Bank Show
Chris Frantz
Finster
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
Self
Does Anybody Have Any Questions: Making Stop Making Sense
HimselfCrew credits
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