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Harry Connick Jr.
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| Birth name | Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr. |
| Born | (1967-09-11) September 11, 1967 (age 57) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Genres | Swing, traditional pop, big band, jazz-funk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, pianist, composer/arranger, actor, televisionmusic competitionjudge |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, organ |
| Years active | 1977–present |
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| Website | www.harryconnickjr.com |
Harry Connick, Jr. (born September 11, 1967) is an Americansinger, piano player and actor. He plays jazzmusic mostly, but also pop music. In 2014, he became a judge on American Idol.
His father is former New Orleans district attorney Harry Connick Sr..
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Harry Connick Jr.
American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1967)
Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr.[1] (born September 11, 1967)[1] is an American singer, pianist, composer, actor, and former television host. As of 2019, he has sold over 30 million records worldwide.[2] Connick is ranked among the top 60 best-selling male artists in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America, with 16 million in certified sales.[3] He has had seven top 20 U.S. albums, and ten number-one U.S. jazz albums, earning more number-one albums than any other artist in U.S. jazz chart history as of 2009.[4]
Connick's best-selling album in the United States is his Christmas album When My Heart Finds Christmas (1993). His highest-charting album is Only You (2004), which reached No. 5 in the U.S. and No. 6 in Britain. He has won three Grammy Awards and two Emmy Awards. He played Leo Markus, the husband of Grace Adler (played by Debra Messing) on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace from 2002 to 2006.
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With the simultaneous releases of '30' and 'Songs I Heard', Harry Connick, Jr. has again found new ways to express himself artistically, while demonstrating the craftsmanship and work ethic of a virtuoso musician at the top of his game. The opening of 'Thou Shalt Not' this fall marks Connick's debut as a composer of lyrics and music, orchestrater, and arranger for a major Broadway production. These projects add to a rich and multi-faceted body of work earning Connick the well deserved reputation as one of the most accomplished young composers and performers of our time.
"It�s a fun record, but it�s definitely for adults, I take these songs seriously," says Connick of 'Songs I Heard,' an innovative take on works from classic movies and shows. The album is at times endearing, as when the familiar melody of the 'Mary Poppins' classic "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" is infused with the energy of a Mardi Gras street band, and at times poignant, as on the "Annie" ballad "Maybe." Connick breathes magic into the gem "Jitterbug," originally from the musical "Wizard of Oz" but
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