Harry Connick Jr.

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

96

Gender

Male

Birthday

1967-09-11 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Harry Connick Jr.

Biography

Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr. (born September 11, 1967) is an American singer, actor, composer and pianist. Connick has sold over 25 million albums worldwide. He is ranked among the top 60 best-selling male artists in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America, with 16 million certified albums. He has seven top-20 U.S. albums, and ten number-one U.S. jazz albums, earning more number-one albums than any other artist in the US jazz chart history. Connick's best selling album in the United States is his 1993 Christmas album When My Heart Finds Christmas, which also is one of the best selling Christmas albums in the United States. His highest charting album, is his 2004 release Only You which reached #5 in the U.S. and #6 in Britain. He has won three Grammy awards and one Emmy Award. He played Grace's husband Dr. Leo Markus on the TV sitcom Will & Grace from 2002 to 2006. Connick began his acting career as a tail gunner in the World War II film Memphis Belle in 1990. He played a serial killer in Copycat in 1995, before being cast as jet fighter pilot in the 1996 blockbuster Independence Day. Connick's first role as a leading man was in 1998's Hope Floats with Sandra Bullock. His first thriller film since Copycat came in 2007, when he played the violent ex-husband in Bug, before two romantic comedies, 2007's P.S. I Love You, and the leading man in New in Town with Renée Zellweger in 2009. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry Connick Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The View

    The View

  • American Idol

    American Idol

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Strictly Come Dancing

    Strictly Come Dancing

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Vivement dimanche

    Vivement dimanche

  • Sacrée Soirée

    Sacrée Soirée

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • This Old House

    This Old House

  • Finding Your Roots

    Finding Your Roots

  • Le monde est à vous

    Le monde est à vous

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • Independence Day

    Independence Day

  • En direct de l'univers

    En direct de l'univers

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • The Iron Giant

    The Iron Giant

  • The Making of 'Independence Day'

    The Making of 'Independence Day'

  • Dolphin Tale

    Dolphin Tale

  • Australian Idol

    Australian Idol

  • Piaf, Hymnes à la Môme au Beacon Theatre, New York

    Piaf, Hymnes à la Môme au Beacon Theatre, New York

  • Copycat

    Copycat

  • Mickey

    Mickey

  • Angels Sing

    Angels Sing

  • Annie Live!

    Annie Live!

  • Memphis Belle

    Memphis Belle

  • Kevin Can Wait

    Kevin Can Wait

  • Hope Floats

    Hope Floats

  • P.S. I Love You

    P.S. I Love You

  • Bug

    Bug

  • Remembering Gene Wilder

    Remembering Gene Wilder

  • Today

    Today

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Excess Baggage

    Excess Baggage

  • South Pacific

    South Pacific

  • The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic

    The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic

  • Little Man Tate

    Little Man Tate

  • Wayward Son

    Wayward Son

  • Pistol Pete: The Life and Times of Pete Maravich

    Pistol Pete: The Life and Times of Pete Maravich

  • New in Town

    New in Town

  • Dolphin Tale 2

    Dolphin Tale 2

  • Fear of Rain

    Fear of Rain

  • Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

    Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

  • My Dog Skip

    My Dog Skip

  • The Happy Elf

    The Happy Elf

  • The Making of 'The Iron Giant'

    The Making of 'The Iron Giant'

  • Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion

    Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion

  • Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

    Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

  • Basic

    Basic

  • Find Me Falling

    Find Me Falling

  • The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant

    The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant

  • MADtv

    MADtv

  • Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

    Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

  • George Jones & Friends 50th Anniversary Tribute Concert

    George Jones & Friends 50th Anniversary Tribute Concert

  • Rock-A-Big Baby

    Rock-A-Big Baby

  • The Simian Line

    The Simian Line

  • Life Without Dick

    Life Without Dick

  • Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker

    Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker

  • The World of Nat King Cole

    The World of Nat King Cole

  • Living Proof

    Living Proof

  • Harry

    Harry

  • Live from Studio Five

    Live from Studio Five

  • The Project

    The Project

  • The Piano

    The Piano

  • Harry Connick Jr.: In Concert on Broadway

    Harry Connick Jr.: In Concert on Broadway

  • The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.

    The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.

  • The Original Image of Divine Mercy

    The Original Image of Divine Mercy

  • Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert

    Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert

  • Impractical Jokers: The Staten Island Holiday Spectacular

    Impractical Jokers: The Staten Island Holiday Spectacular

  • Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz

    Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz

  • Harry Connick, Jr.: The New York Big Band Concert

    Harry Connick, Jr.: The New York Big Band Concert

  • Harry Connick Jr.: Only You In Concert

    Harry Connick Jr.: Only You In Concert

  • Harry Connick, Jr and Branford Marsalis : A Duo Occasion

    Harry Connick, Jr and Branford Marsalis : A Duo Occasion

  • Royal Variety Performance 2019

    Royal Variety Performance 2019

  • Harry Connick, Jr.: Harry For The Holidays

    Harry Connick, Jr.: Harry For The Holidays

  • The Harry Connick, Jr. Christmas Special

    The Harry Connick, Jr. Christmas Special

  • Disney's Night of Magic

    Disney's Night of Magic

  • Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem

    Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem

  • Simply Mad About the Mouse

    Simply Mad About the Mouse

  • The Marsalis Family: A Jazz Celebration

    The Marsalis Family: A Jazz Celebration

  • Harry Connick, Jr.: Singin' & Swingin'

    Harry Connick, Jr.: Singin' & Swingin'

  • Harry Connick, Jr.: Swinging Out Live

    Harry Connick, Jr.: Swinging Out Live