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Harry Connick, Jr.

Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr. (born September 11, 1967) is an American singer, pianist

Pianist

A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an musical ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers....
, composer

Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, usually in the medium of musical notation, for interpretation and performance. The level of distinction between composers and other musicians varies, which affects issues such as copyright and the deference given to individual interpretations of a particular piece of music....
, actor

Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
, and humanitarian. Connick’s music encompasses jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
, some of it very much in the style of the crooner

Crooner

Crooner is an epithet given to a male singer of a certain style of popular songs, dubbed pop standards. A crooner is a singer of popular ballads and thus a "balladeer"....
s of the 1940s and early 1950s, funk

Funk

Blues

Blues is a music genre based on the use of the blues chord progressions and the blue notes. Though several blues musical form s exist, the 12-bar blues chord progressions are the most frequently encountered....
.

y Connick, Jr. was born Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr. in New Orleans, Louisiana

Louisiana

The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....
, the son of Harry Connick, Sr.

Harry Connick, Sr.

Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Sr. is a New Orleans Lawyer who is best known for serving as the district attorney of the Parish of Orleans, which contains the City of New Orleans, from 1973 to 2003....
, who was the district attorney

District attorney

In many jurisdictions in the United States, a district attorney is the local public official who represents the government in the Prosecutor of alleged criminals....
of Orleans Parish from 1977-2003, and Anita, a judge, lawyer, and former Louisiana Supreme Court

Louisiana Supreme Court

The laws of Louisiana and the Supreme Court of Louisiana both have a rich history based in the colonial governments of France and Spain during the early eighteenth century....
justice.

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Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr. (born September 11, 1967) is an American singer, pianist

Pianist

Composer

Actor

Jazz

Crooner

Funk

Blues

Biography

Early life

Harry Connick, Jr. was born Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr. in New Orleans, Louisiana

Louisiana

Harry Connick, Sr.

District attorney

Louisiana Supreme Court

The laws of Louisiana and the Supreme Court of Louisiana both have a rich history based in the colonial governments of France and Spain during the early eighteenth century....
justice. His parents also owned a record store. Connick, Jr's father is Irish Catholic

Irish Catholic

Irish Catholics is a term used to describe people of Catholic or Roman Catholic background who are Irish people or of Irish descent.The term is of note due to Irish immigration to many countries of the English speaking world, particularly as a result of the Irish Famine in the 1840s - 1850s, following which the population declined by over...
and his mother, a native of New York City, is Jew

Jew

A Jew is a member of the Jewish people, an ethnoreligious group that traces its ancestry to the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East....
ish. Connick, Jr. has a sister, Suzanna. He was raised in the Lakeview

Lakeview, New Orleans

Lakeview is a New Orleans neighborhoods of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. A subdistrict of the Lakeview District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Robert E....
neighborhood of New Orleans. Connick's musical talents soon came to the fore when he learned the keyboards at the age of three, played publicly at age six and recorded with a local jazz band at ten. At age nine he performed the Piano Concerto No. 3 Opus 37

Piano Concerto No. 3 (Beethoven)

The Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, opus number 37, was composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1800 and was first performed on 5 April 1803, with the composer as soloist....
of Beethoven with the then New Orleans Symphony Orchestra (now the Louisiana Philharmonic). His musical talents were developed at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts

New Orleans Center for Creative Arts

New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, or NOCCA, is a professional arts training center for Secondary education-age children. NOCCA is located in New Orleans, Louisiana....
and under the tutelage of Ellis Marsalis

Ellis Marsalis, Jr.

Ellis Marsalis is an United States musician. He is considered one of the premier pianists in modern jazz. He can usually be seen performing on Fridays at Snug Harbor in New Orleans....
and James Booker

James Booker

James Carroll Booker III was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, son and grandson of Baptist ministers, both of whom played the piano....
.

Connick attended Jesuit High School and Isidore Newman School

Isidore Newman School

Isidore Newman School is a private, nondenominational, co-educational college University-preparatory school located on an campus in the Uptown New Orleans section of New Orleans, Louisiana....
in New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans metropolitan area metropolitan area, the largest metro area in the state....
. After an unsuccessful attempt to study jazz academically, and having given recitals in the classical and jazz piano programs at Loyola University

Loyola University New Orleans

Loyola University New Orleans is a Private university, co-educational and Jesuit university located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Originally established as Loyola College in 1904, the institution was later chartered as a university in 1912....
, Connick moved to New York City to study at Hunter College

Hunter College

Hunter College of the City University of New York is a senior college of the City University of New York , located on Manhattan's Upper East Side....
and the prestigious Manhattan School of Music

Manhattan School of Music

The Manhattan School of Music is a world-renowned music conservatory located on the Upper West Side of New York City. The school offers Academic degrees on the Bachelors degree, Masters degree, and doctoral levels in the areas of european classical music and jazz performance and composition....
, where a Columbia Records

Columbia Records

Columbia Records is an American record label founded in 1888.Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in pre-recorded sound, being the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders....
executive persuaded him to sign with that label. His first record for the label, Harry Connick Jr.
Harry Connick Jr. (album)

Harry Connick Jr. is a self-titled instrumental album released in 1987, and it is Harry Connick, Jr.'s first album from Columbia records. Like most of his other albums, it is dedicated to Harry's mother, Anita Connick, who died of ovarian cancer when he was 13....
, was a mainly instrumental album of standards. He soon acquired a reputation in jazz because of extended stays at high-profile New York venues. His next album, 20
20 (album)

20 is an album Harry Connick, Jr. recorded in his 20th year. It is his second album from Columbia records, but his first album with vocal , from the label....
, featured his vocals and added to this reputation.

When Harry Met Sally... — chart and movie success

With Connick's growing reputation, director

Film director

A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a film. A film director visualizes the Screenplay, controlling a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of his or her vision....
Rob Reiner

Rob Reiner

Robert "Rob" Reiner is an United States actor, Film director, Film producer, writer, and political activist. As an actor, Reiner first came to national prominence as Archie and Edith Bunker's son-in-law, Michael Stivic, on All in the Family....
asked him to provide a soundtrack

When Harry Met Sally... (soundtrack)

Bobby Colomby, the drummer for Blood, Sweat & Tears and a friend of director Rob Reiner, recommended Harry Connick, Jr., as the musician to work with on the soundtrack....
for his 1989 romantic comedy

Romantic comedy

Romantic comedy is a hybrid genre in which a story about romantic love is presented in a comedic style. Works in this genre are generally considered light-hearted, and are sometimes associated with the vaguely derogatory terms "chick lit" or "chick flick", meaning "primarily aimed at a woman audience"....
When Harry Met Sally...
When Harry Met Sally...

When Harry Met Sally... is a 1989 romantic comedy film written by Nora Ephron and directed by Rob Reiner. It stars Billy Crystal as Harry and Meg Ryan as Sally....
, starring Meg Ryan

Meg Ryan

Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra , professionally known as Meg Ryan, is a Golden Globe Awards American film actor whose lead roles in five 1990s Romantic comedy film - When Harry Met Sally..., Sleepless in Seattle, French Kiss , City of Angels and You've Got Mail - grossed over $870 million worldwide....
and Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal

'William Edward' "'Billy'" 'Crystal' is an United States actor, writer, film producer, comedian, and film director. He gained prominence in the 1970s for playing Jodie Dallas on the American Broadcasting Company sitcom Soap and became a Hollywood film star during the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing in the box office successes Wh...
. The soundtrack consisted of several standards, including "It Had to Be You

It Had to Be You (song)

"It Had to Be You" is a popular music song written by Isham Jones with lyrics by Gus Kahn, and was first published in 1924 in music.The song was performed by Priscilla Lane in the 1939 film The Roaring Twenties and by Danny Thomas in the 1951 film I'll See You in My Dreams ....
", "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off

Let's Call the Whole Thing Off

"Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" is a song written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin for the 1937 in film film Shall We Dance where it was introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as part of a celebrated dance duet on roller skates....
" and "Don't Get Around Much Anymore

Don't Get Around Much Anymore

"Don't Get Around Much Anymore" is a jazz standard with music by Duke Ellington and lyrics by Bob Russell . The tune was originally titled "Never No Lament" and was first recorded by Ellington in 1940 as a big band instrumental....
", and achieved double-platinum

Music recording sales certification

Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music Sound recording has shipped a certain number of copies.Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories, which are named after the precious materials gold, platinum and diamond ....
status in the United States. He won his first Grammy for Best Jazz Male Vocal Performance for his work on the soundtrack.

Connick made his screen debut in Memphis Belle
Memphis Belle (film)

Memphis Belle is a 1990 in film film directed by Michael Caton-Jones and written by Monte Merrick, starring Matthew Modine and Eric Stoltz and introducing Harry Connick Jr....
(1990), about a B-17 Flying Fortress

B-17 Flying Fortress

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engine heavy bomber aircraft developed for the United States Army Air Corps . Competing against Douglas Aircraft Company and Glenn L....
bomber crew in World War II. In that year, he began a two-year world tour. In addition, he released two albums in July 1990: the instrumental jazz trio album Lofty's Roach Souffle
Lofty's Roach Souffle

Lofty's Roach Souffl? is an instrumental album by United States artist Harry Connick Jr., released in 1990.Presented as the Harry Connick, Jr....
and a big-band album of mostly original songs titled We Are in Love
We Are in Love

We Are in Love is an album by United States artist Harry Connick, Jr., released in 1990. The multi-platinum album features Connick on piano & vocal, Russell Malone on guitar, Shannon Powell on Drum kit, Benjamin Jonah Wolfe on Double bass, and Branford Marsalis on saxophone....
, which also went double platinum. We Are in Love earned him his second consecutive Grammy for Best Jazz Male Vocal.

"Promise Me You'll Remember", his contribution to the Godfather III soundtrack

The Godfather Part III (soundtrack)

The Godfather Part III is the soundtrack from the The Godfather Part III, released in 1990 by Columbia records, United States....
, was nominated for both an Academy Award

Academy Awards

The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers....
and a Golden Globe in 1991. In a year of recognition, he was also nominated for an Emmy for Best Performance in a Variety Special for his PBS special Swingin' Out Live, which was also released as a video. In October 1991, he released his third consecutive multi-platinum album, Blue Light, Red Light
Blue Light, Red Light

Blue Light, Red Light, a big band album by United States artist Harry Connick Jr., released in 1991. The multi-platinum album features Connick's Singing and piano, accompanied by his 14-piece big band....
, on which he wrote and arranged the songs. In October 1991, he starred in Little Man Tate
Little Man Tate

Little Man Tate is a 1991 motion picture which tells the story of Fred Tate, a 7-year-old child prodigy who struggles to self-actualization in a social and psychological construct that largely fails to accommodate his intelligence....
, directed by Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster

Alicia Christian Foster, better known as Jodie Foster , is a two-time Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe-award winning and Emmy-nominated United States actor, Film director and film producer....
, playing the friend of a child prodigy

Child prodigy

A child prodigy is someone who at an early age masters one or more skills at an adult level. One heuristic for classifying prodigies is: a prodigy is a child, typically younger than 13 years old, who is performing at the level of a highly trained adult in a very demanding field of endeavor....
who goes to college.

Connick was arrested in 1992 and charged with having a 9mm pistol in his possession at JFK International Airport. After spending a day in jail, he agreed to make a public-service television commercial warning against breaking gun laws. The court agreed to drop all charges if Connick stayed out of trouble for six months.

In November 1992, Connick released 25
25 (album)

25 is an album by Harry Connick, Jr., released on November 24, 1992 . A collection of Jazz standard and pop standards performed on solo piano....
, a solo piano collection of standards that again went platinum. He also re-released the album Eleven
11 (Harry Connick Jr. album)

Eleven is an album of traditional New Orleans classics, from an Musical ensemble of New Orleans jazz masters, including a young Harry Connick Jr at the age of eleven....
. Connick contributed "A Wink and a Smile" to the Sleepless in Seattle
Sleepless in Seattle

Sleepless in Seattle is a 1993 in film Cinema of the United States romantic comedy film written and directed by Nora Ephron. Based on a story by Jeff Arch, it stars Tom Hanks as Sam Baldwin and Meg Ryan as Annie Reed....
soundtrack, released in 1993. His multi-platinum album of holiday songs, When My Heart Finds Christmas
When My Heart Finds Christmas

When My Heart Finds Christmas is United States artist Harry Connick, Jr.'s first Christmas album, released in 1993 and is among the most popular holiday collections of the past and current decade in the USA....
, was the best-selling Christmas album in 1993.

Flirtation with funk in the mid-1990s

In 1994, Connick decided to branch out. He released She
She (album)

She is a funk album by Harry Connick Jr. recorded in 1994, accompanied by his newly-formed funk band. Every song lies within the framework of the rootsy New Orleans style....
, an album of New Orleans funk

Funk

Funk is an United States Music genre that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, soul jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music....
that also went platinum. In addition, he released a song called "(I Could Only) Whisper Your Name" for the soundtrack of The Mask
The Mask

The Mask is a Dark Horse Comics comic book series created by writer John Arcudi and artist Doug Mahnke, and based on a concept by publisher Mike Richardson ....
, starring Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey

James Eugene Carrey , best known as Jim Carrey, is a two-time Golden Globe Award-winning Canadian-American actor and stand-up comedian. He is probably best known for his manic and slapstick performances in comedy films such as Dumb and Dumber, The Mask , Liar Liar, and Bruce Almighty....
, which is his most successful single

Single (music)

In the record industry, a single is a song usually used from a current or upcoming album to promote the album. Singles are distributed through a number of ways; originally, they were packaged as "single" records with one or two other songs and sold before the release of the album....
in the United States to date.

Connick took his funk music on a tour of the United Kingdom in 1994, an effort that did not please some of his fans, who were expecting a jazz crooner. Connick also took his funk music to the People's Republic of China in 1995, playing at the Shanghai Center Theatre. The performance was televised live in China for what became known as the Shanghai Gumbo

Gumbo

Gumbo is a stew or soup originating in Louisiana, and found across the Gulf Coast of the United States and into the Southern United States. It consists primarily of a strong Stock , meat and/or shellfish, a thickener, and the vegetable "Holy trinity " of celery, bell peppers and onion....
special. In his third film Copycat, Connick played a serial killer. Released in 1995, Copycat also starred Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter

Holly P. Hunter is an Academy Award-winning American actress. She is best known for films such as Raising Arizona, Broadcast News , Always and The Piano....
and Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver is an Academy Award-nominated American actor, best known for her roles as Lt. Ellen Ripley in the Alien film series and as Dana Barrett in the Ghostbusters movies....
. The following year, he released his second funk album, Star Turtle
Star Turtle

Star Turtle is a funk music album by Harry Connick Jr, released in 1996. Received a Gold Album Certification July 8 2004. A funk album which actually has more genres than funk alone....
, which did not sell as well as previous albums, although it did reach No. 38 on the charts. However, he appeared in the most successful movie of 1996, Independence Day
Independence Day (film)

Independence Day is a 1996 in film science fiction film about a hostile alien invasion of Earth, focusing on a disparate group of individuals and families as they coincidentally converge in the Nevada desert and, along with the rest of the human population, participate in a last-chance retaliation effort on July 4....
, with Will Smith

Will Smith

Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. is an United Statesn actor, film producer and rapping. He has enjoyed success in music, television and film....
and Jeff Goldblum

Jeff Goldblum

Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum is an Academy Award-nominated United Statesn actor. He often portrays quirky, intense or eccentric characters. He is also known for his distinctive appearance and staccato delivery of lines....
.

Back to basics: return to jazz, 1999–current

For his 1997 release To See You
To See You

To See You is United States artist Harry Connick, Jr.'s album of love songs, recorded with a symphony orchestra, released in 1997."The inspiration for this was a flight attendant, really," Connick says....
, Connick recorded original love songs, touring the United States and Europe with a full symphony

Symphony

A symphony is a musical composition, often extended and usually for orchestra. "Symphony" does not imply a specific form. Many symphonies are tonality works in four movement with the first in sonata form, and this is often described by music theorists as the structure of a "Classical period " symphony, although even some symphonies by the ac...
orchestra backing him and his piano in each city. As part of his tour, he played at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert

Nobel Peace Prize Concert

Each year on the date of death of Alfred Nobel, December 10th, the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony takes place in The City Hall of Oslo, Norway. The Nobel Peace Prize Concert is held the day after the award ceremony, in the Oslo Spektrum Arena, with the winner and prominent guests attending....
in Oslo

Oslo

is the Capital and largest List of cities in Norway in Norway.Metropolitan Oslo or the Greater Oslo Region makes up the third largest urban area in Scandinavia after Metropolitan Stockholm and Metropolitan Copenhagen....
, Norway, with his final concert of that tour in Paris being recorded for a St. Valentine's Day special on PBS in 1998. He also continued his film career, starring in Excess Baggage
Excess Baggage

Excess Baggage is an United States comedy film from 1997 in film, directed by Marco Brambilla....
opposite Alicia Silverstone

Alicia Silverstone

Alicia Silverstone is an United States film and theater actor and former model . She first came to widespread attention in music videos for Aerosmith, and is best known for her roles in Hollywood films such as Clueless and her portrayal of Batgirl#Adaptations in other media in Batman & Robin ....
and Benicio del Toro

Benicio del Toro

Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro S?nchez , better known as Benicio del Toro, is a Puerto Rican people actor and film producer. His awards include the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and British Academy of Film and Television Arts....
in 1997.

In May 1998, he had his first leading role in director Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Forest Steven Whitaker is an United States actor, film producer, and film director. Whitaker won an Academy Award for his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the 2006 film The Last King of Scotland ....
's Hope Floats
Hope Floats

Hope Floats is an 1998 in film Cinema of the United States romance film drama film directed by Forest Whitaker, and starring Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick, Jr....
, with Sandra Bullock

Sandra Bullock

Sandra Annette Bullock, IPA: is a Screen Actors Guild Award-winning and two-time Golden Globe Award-nominated American-German actor. She came to fame in the 1990s, after roles in successful films such as Speed and While You Were Sleeping....
as his female lead. He released Come By Me
Come by Me

Come By Me is a big band album by United States artist Harry Connick Jr., released in 1999, eight years after his previous big band recording, Blue Light, Red Light....
, his first album of big band

Big band

A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the swing from the early 1930s until the late 1940s....
music in eight years in 1999, and embarked on a world tour visiting the United States, Europe, Japan and Australia. In addition, he provided the voice of Dean McCoppin in the animated film The Iron Giant
The Iron Giant

The Iron Giant is a 1999 in film animated science fiction film produced by Warner Bros. Animation, based on the 1968 novel The Iron Man by Ted Hughes....
. Connick wrote the score for Susan Stroman

Susan Stroman

Susan Stroman is an American theatre director, choreographer, film director, and performer....
's Broadway

Broadway theatre

Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District, New York in Manhattan, New York City....
musical Thou Shalt Not
Thou Shalt Not (musical)

Thou Shalt Not is a musical theatre based on ?mile Zola's novel Th?r?se Raquin with music and lyrics by Harry Connick, Jr. and an adapted book by David Thompson ....
, based on Émile Zola

Émile Zola

?mile Fran?ois Zola was an influential France writer, the most important exemplar of the literary school of Naturalism , an important contributor to the development of Naturalism , and a major figure in the political liberalization of France and in the exoneration of the falsely accused and convicted army officer Alfred Dreyfus....
's novel Thérèse Raquin
Thérèse Raquin

Th?r?se Raquin is the title of a novel and a Play by the French writer ?mile Zola. The novel was originally published in Serial format in the journal L'Artiste and in book format in December of the same year....
, in 2000; it premiered in 2001. His music and lyrics garnerned a Tony Award

Tony Award

The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live United States theatre and are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City....
nomination. He was also the narrator of the film My Dog Skip
My Dog Skip (film)

My Dog Skip is a 2000 in film Film, film director by Jay Russell. It is based on the book My Dog Skip by Willie Morris. The movie was released January 14, 2000....
, released in that year.

In March 2001, Connick starred in a television production of South Pacific
South Pacific (2001 film)

Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific, is a television production, directed by Richard Pearce in 2001 in film. An American Broadcasting Company production starring Glenn Close, Harry Connick, Jr....
with Glenn Close

Glenn Close

Glenn Close is an United States actress and singer of theatre and film, perhaps best known for her role as deranged stalker Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction ....
, televised on the ABC network. He also starred in his twelfth movie, Mickey, featuring a screenplay by John Grisham

John Grisham

John Ray Grisham is an United States ex-politician, lawyer and novelist is best known for his works of modern legal drama. As of 2008, his books have sold over 250 million copies worldwide....
that same year. In October 2001, he again released two albums: Songs I Heard
Songs I Heard

Songs I Heard is an album by Harry Connick, Jr , with his take on songs from movies he remembers watching as a child. The album features tunes from Annie , The Sound of Music , Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Mary Poppins , and The Wizard of Oz ....
, featuring big band re-workings of children's show themes, and 30
30 (album)

30 is an album by United States artist Harry Connick, Jr.. The album was recorded in 1998, when Connick was 30 years old, but it was not released until 4 years later, on the same date as his album Songs I Heard....
, featuring Connick on piano with guest appearances by several other musical artists. Songs I Heard won Connick another Grammy for best traditional pop album and he toured performing songs from the album, holding matinees at which each parent had to be accompanied by a child.

In 2002, he received US Patent #6,348,648 for a "system and method for coordinating music display among players in an orchestra." Connick appeared as Grace Adler

Grace Adler

Grace Elizabeth Adler is a fictional character on the popular American sitcom Will & Grace, portrayed by Debra Messing. She is a Jewish interior designer , living in New York City with her gay best friend Will Truman ....
's boyfriend (and later husband) Leo Markus

Leo Markus

Dr. Marvin "Leo" Markus is a fictional character on the United States sitcom Will & Grace, portrayed by actor and singer Harry Connick, Jr. Leo is a Jewish doctor living in Brooklyn, New York City....
on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace
Will & Grace

Will & Grace is a popular Emmy Award-winning United States television situation comedy that was originally broadcast on NBC from 1998 to 2006....
from 2002 to 2006. In July 2003, Connick released his first instrumental album in fifteen years, Other Hours Connick on Piano Volume 1. It was released on Branford Marsalis

Branford Marsalis

Marsalis Music

John Travolta

John Joseph Travolta is a two-time Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Screen Actors Guild Award-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning United States actor, dancer and singer, best known for his leading roles in films such as Saturday Night Fever, Grease and Pulp Fiction ....
and Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel Leroy Jackson is an United States film and television actor. Jackson came to fame in the early 1990s, after a series of well-reviewed performances, and has since become a major film star and cultural icon, having appeared in a large number of high-grossing films....
. In October 2003, he released his second Christmas album, Harry for the Holidays
Harry for the Holidays

Harry for the Holidays is United States artist Harry Connick, Jr.'s second Christmas album, released in 2003. The album features Connick and his 16 piece Big Band and a full String instrument....
, which went gold and reached No. 12 on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling Albums and extended play in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine....
album chart. He also had a television special on NBC featuring Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg is an United Statesn actress, comedian, singer-songwriter and media personality.She is one of only a handful of List of persons who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards....
, Nathan Lane

Nathan Lane

Nathan Lane is a two-time Tony and Emmy Award-winning United States actor of theatre and film. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Albert in The Birdcage, Max Bialystock in the musical The Producers , Ernie Smuntz in Mousehunt, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and his voice work...
, Marc Anthony

Marc Anthony

Marc Anthony is an American Grammy award-winning, Latin Grammy award-winning, and Premio Lo Nuestro award winning singer/songwriter/actor. He is best known for his salsa music and ballads and for his wide-ranging tenor vocals....
and Kim Burrell

Kim Burrell

Kimberly Burrell Wiley is an United States Gospel music singer from Houston, TX. She calls her musical style jazz gospel. Though she is comparatively new to the gospel music industry, having only debuted in 1995, she has quickly become one of the most influential voices in the genre, often named as "this generation's Ella Fitzgerald."...
. Only You
Only You (Harry Connick Jr)

Only You is Harry Connick Jr.'s 17th album from Columbia Records, released in February 2004 consisting of versions of songs from the 1920s to the 1960s....
, his seventeenth album for Columbia Records, was released in February 2004. A collection of 1950s and 1960s ballads, Only You, went Top Ten on both sides of the Atlantic and was certified gold in the United States in March 2004. The Only You tour with big band went on in America, Australia and a short trip to Asia. Harry for the Holidays was certified platinum in November 2004. A music DVD Harry Connick Jr. — "Only You" in Concert was released in March 2004, after it had first aired as a Great Performances special on PBS. The special won him an Emmy for Outstanding Music Direction. The DVD received a Gold & Platinum Music Video — Long Form awards from the RIAA in November 2005.

An animated holiday special, The Happy Elf
The Happy Elf

The Happy Elf is a 3D-animated family holiday special, which first aired December 2, 2005 on the NBC television network in the USA. Based on Grammy-winner Harry Connick, Jr.?s original song, The Happy Elf ....
, aired on NBC in December 2005, with Connick as the composer, the narrator, and one of the executive producers. Shortly after, it was released on DVD. The holiday special was based on his original song The Happy Elf, from his 2003 album Harry for the Holidays
Harry for the Holidays

Harry for the Holidays is United States artist Harry Connick, Jr.'s second Christmas album, released in 2003. The album features Connick and his 16 piece Big Band and a full String instrument....
. Another album from Marsalis Music

Marsalis Music

Marsalis Music is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based record label founded in 2002 by saxophonist Branford Marsalis, one of the most celebrated jazz musicians of the past 30 years....
was recorded in 2005, Occasion : Connick on Piano, Volume 2
Occasion : Connick on Piano, Volume 2

Occasion : Connick on Piano, Volume 2 is an instrumental album recorded in 2005, presenting Harry Connick Jr on piano and Branford Marsalis on saxophone, playing their own jazz compositions....
, a duo album with Harry Connick, Jr. on piano together with Branford Marsalis

Branford Marsalis

Branford Marsalis is an United States saxophonist, composer and bandleader. While primarily known for his work in jazz as the leader of the Branford Marsalis Quartet, he also performs frequently as a soloist with classical ensembles and has led the group Buckshot LeFonque....
on saxophone. A music DVD, A Duo Occasion
A Duo Occasion

A Duo Occasion is live performance DVD with Harry Connick, Jr. on piano and Branford Marsalis on saxophone. Recorded at the Library and Archives Canada as part of the 25th Anniversary of the Ottawa Jazz Festival on June 24, 2005....
, was filmed at the Ottawa International Jazz Festival

Ottawa International Jazz Festival

The Ottawa International Jazz Festival is a multi-week festival of jazz music, featuring performers from all around the world. It is held in the summer in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and takes place at various locations throughout the city....
2005 in Canada, and released in November 2005.

He appeared in another episode of NBC sitcom Will & Grace
Will & Grace

Will & Grace is a popular Emmy Award-winning United States television situation comedy that was originally broadcast on NBC from 1998 to 2006....
in November 2005, and appeared in additional three episodes in 2006. Bug, a film directed by William Friedkin

William Friedkin

William Friedkin is an Academy Award-winning American movie and television film director, film producer and screenwriter best known for directing The Exorcist and The French Connection in the early 1970s....
, is a psychological thriller filmed in 2005, starring Connick, Ashley Judd

Ashley Judd

Ashley Judd is a Golden Globe-nominated United Statesn actress, well known for playing a number of strong women characters in films such as Kiss the Girls , Double Jeopardy and High Crimes....
, and Michael Shannon. The film was released in 2007. He starred in the Broadway revival of The Pajama Game
The Pajama Game

The Pajama Game is a musical based on the novel 7-1/2 Cents by Richard Pike Bissell. It features a score by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross ....
, produced by the Roundabout Theater Company, along with Michael McKean

Michael McKean

Michael John McKean is an United States actor, comedian, composer and musician, perhaps best known for his portrayal of Squiggy's friend, Leonard 'Lenny' Kosnowski, on the sitcom Laverne and Shirley; as David St....
and Kelli O'Hara

Kelli O'Hara

Kelli O'Hara is an United States Actor, singing, and songwriter.O'Hara has been nominated for three Tony Awards, one for her performance as Clara Johnson in The Light in the Piazza , one for her performance as Babe Williams in the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of The Pajama Game, where she starred alongside Harry Connick, Jr...
, at the American Airlines Theatre
American Airlines Theatre

The American Airlines Theatre is a Broadway theatre, located at 227 42nd Street , New York City.Originally named the Selwyn Theatre, it was constructed by the Selwyn brothers in 1918....
in 2006. It ran from February 23 to June 17, 2006, including five benefit

Benefit concert

A benefit concert is a concert, show or gala featuring musicians, comedians, or other performers that is held for a charitable organization purpose, often directed at a specific and immediate humanitarian crisis....
performances running from June 13 to June 17. The Pajama Game cast recording was nominated for a Grammy, after being released as part of Connick's double disc album Harry on Broadway, Act I

Harry on Broadway, Act I

Harry on Broadway, Act I, is a two-disc set, recorded in 2006. The first disc contains the cast recording from The Pajama Game , and disc two is a selection of new recordings from Thou Shalt Not , now with Harry Connick Jr featuring Kelli O'Hara....
.

He hosted the Weather Channel

The Weather Channel

The Weather Channel is a commercially-sponsored U.S. cable television and satellite television television network that broadcasts weather forecasts and weather-related news 24 hours a day....
's mini series 100 Biggest Weather Moments
100 Biggest Weather Moments

100 Biggest Weather Moments is a 2007 in television five-part miniseries on The Weather Channel , that premiered on April 15th and aired nightly through Thursday, April 19, and is the biggest documentary film effort in The Weather Channel?s 25-year history....
which aired in 2007. He was part of the documentary Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037

Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037

Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037 is an independent documentary film, that follows the construction of a Steinway & Sons piano over a year, from the search for wood in Alaska to a display at Manhattan's Steinway Hall....
, released in November 2007. He sat in on piano on Bob French

Bob French

Bob French is an United States jazz drummer and a radio show host at WWOZ from New Orleans, Louisiana.He has led The Tuxedo Jazz Band since 1977....
's 2007 album Marsalis Music Honors Series: Bob French. He appeared in the film P.S. I Love You

P.S. I Love You (film)

P.S. I Love You is a 2006 in film United States drama film directed by Richard LaGravenese. The screenplay by LaGravenese and Steven Rogers is based on the 2004 PS, I Love You by Cecelia Ahern....
, with Hilary Swank

Hilary Swank

Hilary Ann Swank is an United States actress. Her Hollywood film career began with a small part in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and then a major part in The Next Karate Kid , where she played Julie Pierce, the first female prot?g? of the sensei Mr....
and Gerard Butler

Gerard Butler

'Gerard James Butler' is a Scotland actor known for his portrayal of Leonidas I in 300 , Erik in the The Phantom of the Opera of The Phantom of the Opera, Gerry Kennedy in P.S....
, released in December 2007. A third album in the Connick on Piano series, Chanson du Vieux Carré was released in 2007, and Connick has received two Grammy nominations for the track "Ash Wednesday", for the upcoming Grammy awards in 2008. Chanson du Vieux Carré was released simultaneously with the album Oh, My NOLA
Oh, My NOLA

Oh, My NOLA is an album from Harry Connick, Jr., with his big band. The album was released in 2007, and contains well-known songs associated with New Orleans, as well as 4 new songs composed by Connick, who sings and plays the piano, conducts, arranges and orchestrates the album....
. Connick toured North America and Europe in 2007, and will be touring Asia and Australia in 2008, as part of his My New Orleans Tour

My New Orleans Tour

The My New Orleans Tour was a 2007 concert tour by American singer, pianist, and actor Harry Connick, Jr. backed by his big band. The tour promoted his albums Oh, My NOLA and Chanson du Vieux Carr?....
. The film New in Town starring Connick and Renée Zellweger

Renée Zellweger

Ren?e Kathleen Zellweger is an Academy Awards-, BAFTA Award-, SAG Award-, and Golden Globe-winning United States actress and producer, who has established herself as one of the highest-paid Hollywood actresses in recent years....
, began filming in January 2008, and was released in January 2009. Connick did the arrangements for, wrote a couple of songs, and sings a duet on Kelli O'Hara

Kelli O'Hara

Kelli O'Hara is an United States Actor, singing, and songwriter.O'Hara has been nominated for three Tony Awards, one for her performance as Clara Johnson in The Light in the Piazza , one for her performance as Babe Williams in the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of The Pajama Game, where she starred alongside Harry Connick, Jr...
's album that was released in May 2008. He was also the featured singer at the Concert of Hope immediately preceding Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI is the List of popes and reigning Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the head of the Roman Catholic Church and, as such, monarch of the Vatican City....
's Mass at Yankee Stadium

Yankee Stadium

The original Yankee Stadium is a stadium located in The Bronx in New York City, New York. It served as the home baseball park of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees from 1923 in baseball to 1973 in baseball and after extensive renovations, from 1976 in baseball to 2008 in baseball....
in April of 2008. He had the starring role of Dr. Dennis Slamon in the 2008 Lifetime TV film Living Proof
Living Proof (film)

Living Proof is a 2008 in film television movie, directed by Dan Ireland, starring Harry Connick, Jr.The film is based on the true life story of Dr....
. His third Christmas album, What a Night!
What a Night! A Christmas Album

What a Night! A Christmas Album, by United States singer, pianist and bandleader Harry Connick, Jr., is scheduled for release in Winter 2008....
, was released in November 2008.

Touring Big Band members

These are the musicians who have toured as the Harry Connick, Jr., Big Band since its inception in 1990.

Piano and vocals - Harry Connick, Jr.
Drums - Shannon Powell, Duffy Jackson, Arthur Latin II, (Winard Harper
Winard Harper

Winard Harper is an American jazz drummer.Harper played in the 1980s with Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, and Betty Carter, the last for four years....
, Jeff "Tain" Watts - subs)
Bass - Ben Wolfe
Ben Wolfe

Ben Wolfe is an American jazz double-bassist born in Baltimore, Maryland.Wolfe was raised in Portland, Oregon, and worked in his career with Harry Connick Jr....
, Neal Caine
Lead Trumpet - Roger Ingram
Roger Ingram

Roger Ingram is a world renowned jazz and popular music lead trumpet player, educator, and author. He is best known for being the lead trumpet player on the Harry Connick, Jr., Maynard Ferguson, Ray Charles, and Woody Herman big bands, and his 2008 trumpet textbook, Clinical Notes on Trumpet Playing....
, (Dave Stahl, Walter White, Walt Johnson - subs)
2nd Trumpet - Dan Miller, Derek Gardner, Bijon Watson, Sal Cracchiolo (Earl Gardner, Greg Gisbert
Greg Gisbert

Gregory Lyle Gisbert is an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist.Gisbert played drums with his father as a child. He moved with his family to Denver in 1979 and attended the Berklee College of Music in 1984-85....
, Darryl Shaw - subs)
3rd Trumpet - Jeremy Davenport
Jeremy Davenport

Jeremy Davenport is a jazz trumpetist and singer from St. Louis, Missouri. His parents were both musicians, his father a trombonist in the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra....
, Joe Magnarelli, Mark Braud
4th Trumpet - Leroy Jones
Leroy Jones

Leroy Jones is a jazz trumpeter from New Orleans, Louisiana. Born February 20, 1958, Jones began playing trumpet at the age of ten, and by the time he was 13 was leading the Fairview Baptist Church Marching Band, a group of young musicians organized by guitar- and banjo-player Danny Barker....
, Mark Braud
Lead Alto Saxophone - Brad Leali, Jon Gordon, Ned Goold, (Jeff Burke - sub)
2nd Alto Saxophone - Mark Sturbank, Will Campbell, Ned Goold
1st Tenor Saxophone - Jerry Weldon, (Jeff Burke - sub)
2nd Tenor Saxophone - Jimmy Greene, Ned Goold
Baritone Saxophone - Dave Schumacher (Howard Johnson
Howard Johnson

Howard Johnson may refer to:*Howard Deering Johnson , founder of Howard Johnson's restaurants*Howard Johnson , American song-writer*Howard Johnson , American baseball player...
- sub)
Clarinet - Louis Ford
Lead Trombone - Mark Mullins, John Allred
John Allred (musician)

John Allred is an American jazz trombonist. He is the son of another jazz trombonist, Bill Allred .Immediately after graduating high school, John Allred moved to southern California and started his professional music career with the Jazz Minors, a six-piece Dixieland group at Disneyland in Anaheim, California....
, Jeff Bush
2nd Trombone - Craig Klein, John Allred
3rd Trombone - Lucien Barbarin, Craig Klein
Bass Trombone - Joe Barati
Vocals, Trombone, Percussion - Lucien Barbarin
Lucien Barbarin

Lucien Barbarin is an United States trombone player, born July 17, 1956, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Barbarin tours internationally with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and with Harry Connick, Jr....

Involvement for Hurricane Katrina victims

On September 2, 2005, Harry Connick, Jr. helped to organize, and appeared in, the NBC-sponsored live telethon concert, A Concert for Hurricane Relief
A Concert for Hurricane Relief

A Concert for Hurricane Relief was an hour-long, celebrity-driven benefit concert broadcast live. Sponsored by the NBC Universal Television Group, its purpose was to raise money, relief, and awareness in response to the loss of life and human suffering that resulted from Hurricane Katrina in five southeastern States in the United States...
, for relief in the wake of Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest Atlantic hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest, in the history of the United States....
. As a native son of New Orleans, he spent several days touring the city, to draw attention to the plight of citizens stranded at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

The New Orleans Morial Convention Center is convention center in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The lower end of building one is located upriver from Canal Street, New Orleans on the banks of the Mississippi River....
and other places. At the concert he paired with host Matt Lauer

Matt Lauer

Matthew Todd Lauer . is an United States television journalist best known as the host of National Broadcasting Company's Today since 1994....
(Today Show), and entertainers including Tim McGraw

Tim McGraw

Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an United States country music singer and actor. With many of his albums and singles topping the country music charts, Tim has achieved total album sales in excess of 40 million units....
, Faith Hill

Faith Hill

Faith Hill is an United States country music singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw....
, Kanye West

Kanye West

Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, record producer and singer. He released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, and his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008....
, Mike Myers

Mike Myers (actor)

Michael John "'Mike" 'Myers is a Canada actor, comedian, screenwriter and film producer. He was a long-time cast member on the NBC sketch show Saturday Night Live in the late 1980s and the early 1990s and starred as the title characters in the films Wayne's World , Austin Powers , and Shrek...
, and John Goodman
John Goodman

John Stephen Goodman is a Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning United States actor. He is known for his deep, booming voice, and his large and robust size....
.

On September 6, 2005, Connick was made honorary chair of Habitat for Humanity’s “Operation Home Delivery,” a long-term rebuilding plan for families victimized by Hurricane Katrina in the Big Easy and along the Gulf Coast of new orleans.

Connick and Branford Marsalis
Branford Marsalis

Branford Marsalis is an United States saxophonist, composer and bandleader. While primarily known for his work in jazz as the leader of the Branford Marsalis Quartet, he also performs frequently as a soloist with classical ensembles and has led the group Buckshot LeFonque....
devised an initiative to help restore New Orleans's musical Cultural heritage|heritage]]. Habitat for Humanity and New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity, working with Connick and Branford Marsalis announced December 6, 2005, plans for a Musicians' Village
Musicians' Village

Musicians' Village is a new neighborhood built around a music center where musicians can teach and perform. Musicians Harry Connick Jr. and Branford Marsalis teamed up with Habitat for Humanity International and New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity to create the village for New Orleans musicians who lost their homes to Hurricane Katrina....
in New Orleans. The Musicians' Village will include Habitat-constructed homes, with an Ellis Marsalis Center for Music, as the area's centerpiece. The Habitat-built homes will provide musicians and anyone else who qualifies the opportunity to buy decent, affordable housing.

Personal life
On April 16, 1994, Connick, Jr. married model Jill Goodacre
Jill Goodacre

Jill Goodacre Connick is an United States actress and former Model . She was one of Victoria's Secret main models in the 1980s and early 1990s....
, originally from Texas
Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
, at the St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans
St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans

Saint Louis Cathedral , also known as the Basilica of St. Louis, King of France, has the distinction of being the oldest continuously operating cathedral in the United States....
, Louisiana
Louisiana

The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....
. They have three daughters: Georgia Tatom (born April 17, 1996), Sarah Kate (September 12, 1997), and Charlotte (born June 26, 2002). The family currently resides in New Canaan, Connecticut
New Canaan, Connecticut

New Canaan is a New England town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States, 8 miles northeast of Stamford, Connecticut, on the Five Mile River....
.

He is a founder of the Krewe of Orpheus
Krewe of Orpheus

The Krewe of Orpheus is a relatively recent New Orleans Mardi Gras super krewe which puts on one of the largest parades in the famous Carnival celebrations of New Orleans, Louisiana....
, a music-based New Orleans krewe
Krewe

File:SpanishKreweTLH.jpgA Krewe is an organization that puts on a parade and or a ball for the Carnival season. The term is best known for its association with New Orleans Mardi Gras, but is also used in other Carnival celebrations around the Gulf of Mexico Coast, such as the Gasparilla Pirate Festival in Tampa, Florida, and Springtime Tal...
, taking its name from Orpheus
Orpheus

Orpheus was a legendary figure, probably from Thracian origin, venerated by the Greeks and Thracians of the Classical age as a chief among poets and musicians, and the perfector of the lyre invented by Hermes....
of classical mythology. The Krewe of Orpheus parades on St. Charles Avenue and Canal Street in New Orleans on Lundi Gras (Fat Monday) — the day before Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras

The terms "Mardi Gras" and "Mardi Gras season", in English language, refer to events of the Carnival celebrations, ending on the day before Ash Wednesday....
(Fat Tuesday).

Discography

Filmography

Year Film information Role
2009 New in Town
Release Date: January 30, 2009
Genre: comedy
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures

This is a partial listing of films produced and/or distributed by Universal Pictures, the main film production company/distribution company arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of NBC Universal.List of films...
Ted Mitchell
2008 Living Proof
Living Proof (film)

Living Proof is a 2008 in film television movie, directed by Dan Ireland, starring Harry Connick, Jr.The film is based on the true life story of Dr....
Release Date: October 2008
Genre: documentary film
Distributed by: Lifetime
Dr. Dennis Slamon
Dennis Slamon

Dennis Joseph Slamon, His life and research was the template for the plot of the film Living Proof , starring Harry Connick, Jr.....
2007 P.S. I Love You
Release Date: December 21, 2007
Genre: drama, comedy
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures, Summit Entertainment
Daniel Connelly
2007 Bug
Release Date: May 25, 2007
Genre: drama, psychological thriller
Psychological thriller

Psychological thriller is a specific sub-genre of the wide-ranging Thriller genre. However, this genre often incorporates elements from the Mystery fiction in addition to the typical traits of the thriller genre....
Distributed by: Lionsgate
Jerry Goss
2005 The Happy Elf
The Happy Elf

The Happy Elf is a 3D-animated family holiday special, which first aired December 2, 2005 on the NBC television network in the USA. Based on Grammy-winner Harry Connick, Jr.?s original song, The Happy Elf ....
Release Date: December 2, 2005
Genre: Christmas TV special, animation
Distributed by: IDT Entertainment, NBC
Lil' Farley (narrator)
2004 Mickey
Release Date: April 30, 2004
Genre: Baseball movie
Distributed by: Mickey Productions, Slugger Pictures, Anchor Bay Entertainment
Anchor Bay Entertainment

Anchor Bay Entertainment is a home entertainment company and a division of Starz Media, which is a Strategic business unit of Starz, LLC. It was previously owned by IDT Entertainment until 2006 when IDT was purchased by Starz Media....
Glen Ryan (Tripp Spence)
2003 Basic
Release Date: March 28, 2003
Genre: action/mystery
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures

Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an United States film production company and distribution company. It was one of the so-called studio system among the eight major film studios of Hollywood Cinema of the United States#Golden Age of Hollywood....
Pete Vilmer
2001 Life Without Dick
Life Without Dick

Life Without Dick is a direct-to-video 2002 in film Cinema of the United States black comedy film written and directed by Bix Skahill. The screenplay focuses on the relationship that develops between an incompetent hitman and a woman who accidentally kills her boyfriend when she discovers he's leaving her for another woman....
Release Date: 2001
Genre: dark comedy
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures

Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an United States film production company and distribution company. It was one of the so-called studio system among the eight major film studios of Hollywood Cinema of the United States#Golden Age of Hollywood....
Daniel Gallagher
2001 The Simian Line
The Simian Line

The Simian Line is an USA improvisational film, released in New York City/Los Angeles in 2001. It was filmed over an eleven day period. The ensemble cast includes Harry Connick Jr., Cindy Crawford, Tyne Daly, William Hurt, Monica Keena, Samantha Mathis, Lynn Redgrave, Jamey Sheridan and Eric Stoltz....
Release Date: November 16, 2001
Genre: drama
Distributed by: Gabriel Film Group
Rick
2001 South Pacific
South Pacific (2001 film)

Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific, is a television production, directed by Richard Pearce in 2001 in film. An American Broadcasting Company production starring Glenn Close, Harry Connick, Jr....
Release Date: August 28, 2001 (DVD)
Genre: drama
Distributed by: Buena Vista
Buena Vista (Walt Disney Company)

Buena Vista was a brand name frequently used for divisions of The Walt Disney Company, whose primary studios and offices are located on Buena Vista Street in Burbank, California....
, ABC
Lt. Joseph Cable
2000 My Dog Skip
My Dog Skip (film)

My Dog Skip is a 2000 in film Film, film director by Jay Russell. It is based on the book My Dog Skip by Willie Morris. The movie was released January 14, 2000....
Release Date: 2000
Genre: drama
Distributed by: Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. is one of the world's largest film producer of film and television.It is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank, California and New York City....
Narrator
1999 Wayward Son
Wayward Son

Wayward Son is an United Statesn film drama about justice and redemption in rural Georgia during the Great Depression, starring Harry Connick, Jr....
Release Date:
Genre: drama
Distributed by:
Jesse Banks Rhodes
1999 The Iron Giant
The Iron Giant

The Iron Giant is a 1999 in film animated science fiction film produced by Warner Bros. Animation, based on the 1968 novel The Iron Man by Ted Hughes....
Release Date: 1999
Genre: animated science fiction
Distributed by: Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. is one of the world's largest film producer of film and television.It is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank, California and New York City....
Dean McCoppin
1998 Hope Floats
Hope Floats

Hope Floats is an 1998 in film Cinema of the United States romance film drama film directed by Forest Whitaker, and starring Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick, Jr....
Release Date: May 1998
Genre: romantic drama
Distributed by: 20th century Fox
20th Century Fox

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation , also known as 20th Century Fox, Fox 2000 Pictures, or simply Fox, is one of the six Worldwide major film studios....
Justin Matisse
1997 Excess Baggage
Excess Baggage

Excess Baggage is an United States comedy film from 1997 in film, directed by Marco Brambilla....
Release Date: August 29, 1997
Genre: drama, comedy
Distributed by: Columbia TriStar
Greg Kistler
1996 Independence Day
Independence Day (film)

Independence Day is a 1996 in film science fiction film about a hostile alien invasion of Earth, focusing on a disparate group of individuals and families as they coincidentally converge in the Nevada desert and, along with the rest of the human population, participate in a last-chance retaliation effort on July 4....
Release Date: July 3, 1996
Genre: science fiction
Distributed by: 20th century Fox
20th Century Fox

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation , also known as 20th Century Fox, Fox 2000 Pictures, or simply Fox, is one of the six Worldwide major film studios....
Captain Jimmy Wilder
1995 Copycat
Release Date: October 13, 1995
Genre: suspense thriller
Distributed by: Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. is one of the world's largest film producer of film and television.It is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank, California and New York City....
Daryll Lee Cullum
1991 Little Man Tate
Little Man Tate

Little Man Tate is a 1991 motion picture which tells the story of Fred Tate, a 7-year-old child prodigy who struggles to self-actualization in a social and psychological construct that largely fails to accommodate his intelligence....
Release Date: October 18, 1991
Genre: drama
Distributed by: Orion Pictures Corporation
Eddie
1990 Memphis Belle
Memphis Belle (film)

Memphis Belle is a 1990 in film film directed by Michael Caton-Jones and written by Monte Merrick, starring Matthew Modine and Eric Stoltz and introducing Harry Connick Jr....
Release Date: October 12, 1990
Genre: War film
Distributed by: Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. is one of the world's largest film producer of film and television.It is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank, California and New York City....
Sgt. Clay Busby

Various

1990 Carly in Concert: My Romance
My Romance (album)

My Romance is an album by the U.S. singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released in 1990 in music. It is her 14th studio album, and her 16th album overall, as well as being her second album devoted to pop standards....
Carly Simon
Carly Simon

Carly Elisabeth Simon is an United States singer-songwriter, actress, writer of children's books and musician. Simon has risen to fame with Hit single that have nominated or won many Grammy Awards for her over a period of several decades....
- guest artist (VHS)
1991 Cheers
Cheers

Cheers is an American situation comedy television series that ran for eleven seasons from 1982 to 1993. It was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions in association with Paramount Television for NBC, having been created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles....
— TV show guest appearance
1992 Super Bowl XXVI
Super Bowl XXVI

Super Bowl XXVI was an American football game played on January 26, 1992 at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota to decide the National Football League champion following the 1991 NFL season....
— performed U.S. National Anthem
1993 The Harry Connick Jr. Christmas Special
When My Heart Finds Christmas

When My Heart Finds Christmas is United States artist Harry Connick, Jr.'s first Christmas album, released in 1993 and is among the most popular holiday collections of the past and current decade in the USA....
(CBS
CBS

CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American radio network and television network. The name is derived from the initials of Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name....
)
1997 Action League Now!
Action League Now!

Action League Now! is a stop motion children's television series that was originally part of All That and KaBlam! on Nickelodeon , and was later spun off into its own short-lived show....
, Rock-A-Big-Baby (TV)(short film) (voice, as "Big Baby")
1998 Harry Connick Jr.: Romance in Paris (PBS Special)
1999 The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr. (Bravo
Bravo (television network)

Bravo is a cable television network owned by NBC Universal. It is currently seen in more than 80 million homes and was the first service dedicated to film, drama, and the performing arts when it launched by Cablevision as an advertisement-free network in December 1980....
)
2001 Evening at Pops
Evening at Pops

Evening at Pops was one of the longest running programs on PBS. The program was a public television version of a variety show, hosted by a world-renowned orchestra, the Boston Pops Orchestra....
(PBS)
2002 Will & Grace
Will & Grace

Will & Grace is a popular Emmy Award-winning United States television situation comedy that was originally broadcast on NBC from 1998 to 2006....
(NBC 2002-2006)
2003 Harry for the Holidays
Harry for the Holidays

Harry for the Holidays is United States artist Harry Connick, Jr.'s second Christmas album, released in 2003. The album features Connick and his 16 piece Big Band and a full String instrument....
(NBC)
2004 Only You: In Concert (PBS)
2007 100 Biggest Weather Moments
100 Biggest Weather Moments

100 Biggest Weather Moments is a 2007 in television five-part miniseries on The Weather Channel , that premiered on April 15th and aired nightly through Thursday, April 19, and is the biggest documentary film effort in The Weather Channel?s 25-year history....
(The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel

The Weather Channel is a commercially-sponsored U.S. cable television and satellite television television network that broadcasts weather forecasts and weather-related news 24 hours a day....
) — host
2007 Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037
Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037

Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037 is an independent documentary film, that follows the construction of a Steinway & Sons piano over a year, from the search for wood in Alaska to a display at Manhattan's Steinway Hall....

Videography

1990 Singin' and Swingin' (Sony Music)
1990 Swingin' Out Live (Sony Music)
1993 The New York Big Band Concert
The New York Big Band Concert

The New York Big Band Concert is a live performance DVD with Harry Connick, Jr. and his big band....
(Sony Music)
1994 The Harry Connick Jr. Christmas Special
When My Heart Finds Christmas

When My Heart Finds Christmas is United States artist Harry Connick, Jr.'s first Christmas album, released in 1993 and is among the most popular holiday collections of the past and current decade in the USA....
2003 Harry for the Holidays
Harry for the Holidays

Harry for the Holidays is United States artist Harry Connick, Jr.'s second Christmas album, released in 2003. The album features Connick and his 16 piece Big Band and a full String instrument....
(Columbia
Columbia Records

Columbia Records is an American record label founded in 1888.Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in pre-recorded sound, being the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders....
)
2004 Only You: In Concert (Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment

Sony Music Entertainment is a major global record label controlled by the Sony Corporation of America, being one of the World music market. According to Variety, on October 2, 2008, Sony had completed the acquisition of Bertelsmann's 50% stake in the Sony BMG joint venture, and Sony BMG was renamed Sony Music Entertainment....
)
2005 A Duo Occasion
A Duo Occasion

A Duo Occasion is live performance DVD with Harry Connick, Jr. on piano and Branford Marsalis on saxophone. Recorded at the Library and Archives Canada as part of the 25th Anniversary of the Ottawa Jazz Festival on June 24, 2005....

Broadway

2001 Thou Shalt Not
Thou Shalt Not (musical)

Thou Shalt Not is a musical theatre based on ?mile Zola's novel Th?r?se Raquin with music and lyrics by Harry Connick, Jr. and an adapted book by David Thompson ....
(Broadway Musical) — composer
2006 The Pajama Game
The Pajama Game

The Pajama Game is a musical based on the novel 7-1/2 Cents by Richard Pike Bissell. It features a score by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross ....
(Broadway
Broadway theatre

Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District, New York in Manhattan, New York City....
Musical)
2008 Nice Work If You Can Get It
Nice Work If You Can Get It (musical)

Nice Work If You Can Get It is an upcoming Musical theatre, with music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin and a book by Joe DiPietro....
(Broadway
Broadway theatre

Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District, New York in Manhattan, New York City....
Musical) (postponed)

Further reading

"" [radio transcript]. 2005. The Music Show. Presented by Andrew Ford.

External links

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for a "system and method for coordinating music display among players in an orchestra."
recorded April 2007 in Toronto, Canada