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Tony Bennett
Actor, Producer
Died July 21, 2023 (96 years)
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Anthony Dominick Benedetto (August 3, 1926 - July 21, 2023), known professionally as Tony Bennett, was an American singer of popular music, standards, show tunes, and jazz.
Raised in New York City, Bennett began singing at an early age. He fought in the final stages of World War II as an infantryman with the U.S. Army in the European Theatre. Afterwards, he developed his singing technique, signed with Columbia Records, and had his first number one popular song with "Because of You" in 1951. Several top hits such as "Rags to Riches" followed in the early 1950s. Bennett then further refined his approach to encompass jazz singing. He reached an artistic peak in the late 1950s with albums such as The Beat of My Heart and Basie Swings, Bennett Sings. In 1962, Bennett recorded his signature song, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco". His career and his personal life then suffered an extended downturn during the height of the rock music era.
Bennett staged a remarkable comeback in the late 1980s and 1990s, putting out gold record albums again and expanding his audience to the MTV Generation while keeping his musical style intact. He remains a popular and critically praised recording artist and concert performer in the 2000s. Bennett has won fifteen Grammy Awards, two Emmy Awards, been named an NEA Jazz Master and a Kennedy Center Honoree. He has sold over 50 million records worldwide. Bennett is also a serious and accomplished painter, creating works under the name Benedetto that are on permanent public display in several institutions. He is also the founder of Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria, Queens.
Anthony Dominick Benedetto (August 3, 1926 - July 21, 2023), known professionally as Tony Bennett, was an American singer of popular music, standards, show tunes, and jazz.
Raised in New York City, Bennett began singing at an early age. He fought in the final stages of World War II as an infantryman with the U.S. Army in the European Theatre. Afterwards, he developed his singing technique, signed with Columbia Records, and had his first number one popular song with "Because of You" in 1951. Several top hits such as "Rags to Riches" followed in the early 1950s. Bennett then further refined his approach to encompass jazz singing. He reached an artistic peak in the late 1950s with albums such as The Beat of My Heart and Basie Swings, Bennett Sings. In 1962, Bennett recorded his signature song, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco". His career and his personal life then suffered an extended downturn during the height of the rock music era.
Bennett staged a remarkable comeback in the late 1980s and 1990s, putting out gold record albums again and expanding his audience to the MTV Generation while keeping his musical style intact. He remains a popular and critically praised recording artist and concert performer in the 2000s. Bennett has won fifteen Grammy Awards, two Emmy Awards, been named an NEA Jazz Master and a Kennedy Center Honoree. He has sold over 50 million records worldwide. Bennett is also a serious and accomplished painter, creating works under the name Benedetto that are on permanent public display in several institutions. He is also the founder of Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria, Queens.
Filmography
| 2024 | |
| 2024 | Back to Black · as Self |
| 2023 | Remembering Tony Bennett · as Self |
| 2022 | If These Walls Could Sing · as Self |
| 2022 | Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not · as Self |
| 2022 | Freedom Uncut · as Self |
| 2022 | The 64th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Presenter & Winner |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | Jagged · as Self |
| 2021 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Reclaiming Amy · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | Class Action Park · as Self |
| 2020 | Lady Gaga: Encore · as Self |
| 2020 | Amy Winehouse: The Price of Fame · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | Find Your Groove · as Self |
| 2019 | Billie · as Self |
| 2019 | Frank Sinatra: One More for the Road · as Self |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Milk · as Self |
| 2018 | Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists · as Self |
| 2018 | Quincy · as Self |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | Always at The Carlyle · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling · as Self |
| 2018 | Mister Rogers: It's You I Like · as Self |
| 2018 | The 60th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | George Michael: Freedom · as Self |
| 2017 | Gaga: Five Foot Two · as Self |
| 2017 | Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me · as Self |
| 2017 | Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World · as Self |
| 2017 | If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast · as Self |
| 2017 | Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives · as Self |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert · as Self |
| 2015 | Bill Evans: Time Remembered · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Amy · as Self |
| 2015 | Sinatra: All or Nothing at All (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | The 57th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2015 | International Jazz Day · as Self |
| 2014 | Selma · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | Bing Crosby: Rediscovered · as Self |
| 2014 | Soul Boys of the Western World · as Self |
| 2014 | Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark · as Self |
| 2014 | The Outrageous Sophie Tucker · as Self |
| 2014 | John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly · as Self |
| 2014 | Muppets Most Wanted · as Tony Bennett |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2013 | Sound City · as Self |
| 2012 | How Playboy Changed the World · as Self |
| 2012 | MusiCares Tribute to Barbra Streisand · as Self |
| 2012 | The Zen of Bennett · as Self |
| 2012 | Katie (2012) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | Tony Bennett: Duets II · as Self |
| 2012 | The 54th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2012 | |
| 2011 | Sing Your Song · as Self |
| 2011 | Great Performances: Andrea Bocelli Live in Central Park · as Self - Vocal |
| 2011 | A Very Gaga Thanksgiving · as Self |
| 2011 | 2011 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2011 | Dish Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Big Morning Buzz Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Billy Joel: Live at Shea Stadium · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2011 | Piers Morgan Tonight (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | Bee Gees: In Our Own Time · as Self |
| 2010 | The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear · as Self |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods (TV Series) · as Tony Bennett |
| 2010 | The Last Play at Shea · as Self |
| 2010 | America: the Story of Us (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days · as Self |
| 2009 | Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me · as Self - Performer |
| 2009 | Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel · as Self |
| 2009 | C à Vous (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2009 | Streisand: Live in Concert · as Self - Audience |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Skavlan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2008 | Spectacle: Elvis Costello With... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade · as Self |
| 2008 | The 50th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 2007 | Movies Rock · as Self |
| 2007 | Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends · as Self |
| 2007 | The Alan Titchmarsh Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven · as Self |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | The 49th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 2007 | The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Performer & Winner |
| 2006 | Legends of Jazz con Ramsey Lewis Volume 3 · as Self - Cantante |
| 2006 | The 2006 Billboard Music Awards · as Self |
| 2006 | Tony Bennett: An American Classic · as Self |
| 2006 | Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us · as Self |
| 2006 | 30 Rock (TV Series) · as Tony Bennett |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | Rachael Ray (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | America's Got Talent (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts · as Self - Honoree |
| 2005 | Howard Stern on Demand (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | Entertainment Tonight Canada (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Judy Garland Duets · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2004 | George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2004 | The Xtra Factor (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The X Factor (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest |
| 2004 | Entourage (TV Series) · as Tony Bennett |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | The 58th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2004 | Strictly Come Dancing (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2004 | The 46th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2004 | The Apprentice (US) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2004 | Andy Williams: My Favorite Duets · as Self |
| 2004 | |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Canadian Idol (TV Series) · as Self - Mentor |
| 2003 | Bruce Almighty · as Tony Bennett |
| 2003 | The 45th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2002 | Wonderful World: Live in San Francisco · as Self |
| 2002 | American Idol (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace · as Self - Performer |
| 2002 | V Graham Norton (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2002 | The 44th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 2002 | Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion · as Self |
| 2001 | Richard & Judy (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | The 43rd Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 2000 | BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2000 | Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration · as Self |
| 2000 | Playboy 2000: The Party Continues · as Self |
| 1999 | Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales · as Self |
| 1999 | The Early Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | Rove Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll · as Self |
| 1999 | Analyze This · as Tony Bennett |
| 1998 | Elmopalooza! · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The 39th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1996 | Suddenly Susan (TV Series) · as Tony Bennett |
| 1996 | Cosby (TV Series) · as Tony Bennett |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | VIP World (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Muppets Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Tony Bennett Live by Request: A Valentine's Special · as Self - Performer |
| 1996 | TFI Friday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Sinatra: 80 Years My Way · as Self - Performer |
| 1995 | Harald Schmidt Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1995 | Golden Anniversary · as Self |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Super Bowl XXIX · as Self |
| 1994 | Elvis: The Tribute · as Self - Performer |
| 1994 | The Scout · as Tony Bennett |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | The Howard Stern Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1994 | Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged · as Self |
| 1993 | Space Ghost Coast to Coast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | |
| 1993 | 1993 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | Good Morning Australia (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | Later... with Jools Holland (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Big Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | The 33rd Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1990 | Christmas In Rockefeller Center (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come · as Self |
| 1990 | The Howard Stern Channel 9 Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1990 | Intimate Portrait (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | MTV Unplugged (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | The Arsenio Hall Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | This Morning (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1987 | The 59th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1986 | Our World (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | Larry King Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1984 | Jeopardy! (TV Series) · as Self - Clue Giver |
| 1984 | Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1983 | Computer Chronicles (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1983 | |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars · as Self |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | SCTV Network 90 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Count Basie at Carnegie Hall · as Self |
| 1980 | A Capitol Fourth (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | The First 40 Years · as Self |
| 1979 | NDR Talk Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center Honors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | |
| 1978 | King (1978) (TV Series) · as Tony Bennett |
| 1977 | The Hollywood Greats (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1977 | Sinatra and Friends · as Self - Singer |
| 1976 | Live from Lincoln Center (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 1975 | The Val Doonican Music Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1975 | Arena (1975) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1974 | Roberto Carlos Especial (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | Liza with a Z · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1971 | Parkinson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | The Music Scene (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | This is Tom Jones (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | Playboy After Dark (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | The Doris Day Show (TV Series) · as Tony Bennett |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1968 | Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | Kraft Music Hall (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1966 | The Jackie Gleason Show (1966) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1966 | The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1964 | Shindig (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1963 | The Judy Garland Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1963 | The Danny Kaye Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1962 | Jackie Gleason and his American Scene Magazine (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Vocalist |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self - Co-Host |
| 1961 | The Marriage-Go-Round · as Self - Vocalist - Title Song |
| 1959 | Juke Box Jury (TV Series) · as Self - Panellist |
| 1958 | Garry Moore Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1958 | The Dick Clark Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1957 | The Twentieth Century (1957) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1957 | The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | The Nat King Cole Show (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1955 | Tonight at the London Palladium (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | American Bandstand (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | The Jackie Gleason Show (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1951 | The Name's the Same (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Vocalist |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1949 | Cavalcade of Stars (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1948 | The Perry Como Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1948 | The Milton Berle Show (TV Series) · as Self |