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With his extensive resume, Harry Connick Jr. could be considered an entertainment jack-of-all-trades. Possibly best known for his smooth jazz vocals and piano skills, he has also dabbled in
Broadway
, television, soundtracks and movies. He has sold over 28 million albums worldwide and holds a position among the RIAA's 60 Best-Selling Male Artists. He has had seven Top 20 albums and 10 No. 1 jazz albums - more than any jazz artist in US Jazz chart history. He had his own talk show called
Harry
, and his other television appearances include recurring roles on
Will & Grace
,
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
and as a judge for
American Idol
alongside
Keith Urban
and
Jennifer Lopez
.
''Harry was just three years-old when he began playing the keyboard. By age five, he was playing in public, and by age 10, he had joined a local jazz band and was recording with them. He moved to New York at the age of 18 to further study music where he met with a Columbia Records executive, Dr. George Butler, who convinced him to sign with Columbia.'
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When Harry Met Sally…
director, Rob Reiner, asked him to make the soundtrack for the movie in 1989. With classics performed by multiple artists over the decades like It Had To Be You and Let's Call The Whole Thing Off, the album went double platinum and lead to his first Grammy award. Harry Connick Jr. has also starred in multiple movies including Memphis Belle, Copycat, Hope Floats and Dolphin Tale. He has performed The Star-Spangled Banner at events including
Super Bowl XXVI
, the
Daytona 500
and the
Kentucky Derby.
He has also hosted multiple Christmas Specials on CBS, NBC and PBS over the years.
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He has won one Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction for Harry Connick Jr.: Only You in Concert, and was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program for Swinging Out With Harry in 1991. He has been nominated for eight Grammy awards and has taken home three wins including one for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for
Songs I Heard
and two for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male for
When Harry Met Sally…
and
We are in Love
.
''Despite all his success, Harry Connick Jr. remains one of the most down-to-earth gentlemen there are. Whether you're catching him hosting a variety show, musical special or in concert with his band, you are certain to feel as though you are in the presence of a friend. He is also funny.'
'The Harry Connick Jr. Big Band has been touring with him since it was formed in 1990. He, himself, plays piano and sings lead vocals, of course. The remaining 49 members of the Big Band, including subs, play a variety of instruments like the saxophone, clarinet, trombone, percussion, bass, drums and trumpet.'
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Catching a Harry Connick Jr. performance should be on everyone's bucket list. He has performed in places like
Hart Theatre at the Egg
in Albany, N.Y.,
Encore Theatre at the Wynn
in Las Vegas, Nev.,
Mann Hall
in Fort Myers, Fla. and at the
Stifel Theatre
in his hometown of New Orleans, La.
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