Chris Frantz
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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
Credits
Stop Making Sense (1984)
as Self - Drums, Vocals
True Stories (1986)
as Lip-Syncher
Talking Heads - Chronology (2011)
Actor
The Blank Generation (1976)
as Self
Never Mind the Sex Pistols, Here's the Bollocks (1978)
as Self
25 Years of Punk (2001)
as Self
Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth (2005)
as Self
Dancing Barefoot (1995)
as Self
Talking Heads: Live in Rome (1980)
as Self - Drums, vocals
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant (1988)
as Self
Finster (2022)
Actor
I Need That Record! (2008)
as Himself
Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVille (2024)
as Self
Talking Heads: 77 (—)
Actor
Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival (1982)
Actor
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime (1984)
as Self
The Greatest Radio Station In The World (2022)
Actor
Paradise Garden: Howard Finster's Legacy (2014)
as Self
Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert (1981)
Actor
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre (1980)
as Self - Drums, Vocals