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