Chris Frantz
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 8, 1951
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Talking Heads: 77 TBA
Actor
Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVille 2024
as Self
Finster 2022
Actor
The Greatest Radio Station In The World 2022
Actor
Paradise Garden: Howard Finster's Legacy 2014
as Self
Talking Heads - Chronology 2011
Actor
I Need That Record! 2008
as Himself
Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth 2005
as Self
25 Years of Punk 2001
as Self
- Dancing Barefoot
Dancing Barefoot 1995
as Self
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant 1988
as Self
True Stories 1986
as Lip-Syncher, Songs
Stop Making Sense 1984
as Self - Drums, Vocals, Original Music Composer
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime 1984
as Self
Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1982
Actor
Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert 1981
Actor
Talking Heads: Live in Rome 1980
as Self - Drums, vocals
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre 1980
as Self - Drums, Vocals
- Never Mind the Sex Pistols, Here's the Bollocks
Never Mind the Sex Pistols, Here's the Bollocks 1978
as Self
The Blank Generation 1976
as Self
Credits from TMDB.