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Tony Bennett
Actor
Born August 3, 1926 (96 years)
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Tony Bennett (born Anthony Dominick Benedetto; August 3, 1926) is 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
| 2022 | Freedom Uncut · as Self |
| 2022 | The 64th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Presenter & Winner |
| 2022 | George Michael Freedom Uncut · as Self |
| 2021 | Jagged · as Self |
| 2021 | Reclaiming Amy · as Himself (Archival Footage) |
| 2021 | |
| 2020 | Find Your Groove · as Self |
| 2020 | Class Action Park · as Self |
| 2020 | Lady Gaga: Encore · as Self |
| 2020 | Amy Winehouse: The Price of Fame · as Self |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Billie · as self |
| 2019 | Milk · as Self |
| 2019 | Frank Sinatra: One More for the Road · as Self |
| 2018 | Always at The Carlyle · as Self |
| 2018 | Quincy · as Self |
| 2018 | Mister Rogers: It's You I Like · as Self |
| 2018 | Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists · as Self |
| 2018 | The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling · as Self |
| 2018 | The 60th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World · as Himself |
| 2017 | If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast · as Himself |
| 2017 | Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives · as Self |
| 2017 | George Michael: Freedom · as Himself |
| 2015 | Amy · as Himself |
| 2015 | Bill Evans: Time Remembered · as Himself |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Sinatra: All or Nothing at All (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The 57th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2014 | Muppets Most Wanted · as Himself |
| 2014 | Soul Boys of the Western World · as Self |
| 2014 | Selma · as self (archive footage) |
| 2014 | The Outrageous Sophie Tucker · as Himself |
| 2014 | Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark · as Self |
| 2014 | Bing Crosby: Rediscovered · as Himself |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2013 | Sound City · as Self |
| 2012 | The Zen of Bennett · as Himself |
| 2012 | MusiCares Tribute to Barbra Streisand · as Self - Singer |
| 2012 | Katie (2012) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Billy Joel: Live at Shea Stadium · as Himself |
| 2011 | Sing Your Song · as Self |
| 2011 | Dish Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Bee Gees: In Our Own Time · as Self |
| 2010 | America: the Story of Us (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2009 | Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel · as Self |
| 2009 | Streisand: Live in Concert · as Self - Audience |
| 2009 | Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me · as Self / Performer |
| 2009 | Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days · as Self |
| 2009 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | C à Vous (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | Spectacle: Elvis Costello With... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven · as Himself |
| 2006 | Tony Bennett: An American Classic · as Himself |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | America's Got Talent (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Rachael Ray (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | Howard TV (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | Entertainment Tonight Canada (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The X Factor (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest |
| 2004 | Strictly Come Dancing (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2004 | The 58th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2004 | Andy Williams: My Favorite Duets · as Self |
| 2003 | Bruce Almighty · as Himself |
| 2003 | Canadian Idol (TV Series) · as Self - Mentor |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2002 | American Idol (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | The 44th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 2002 | Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion · as Self |
| 2001 | Princess Diana: The Uncrowned Queen · as Self |
| 2001 | Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales · as Self |
| 1998 | Elmopalooza! · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Muppets Tonight (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 1996 | Tony Bennett Live by Request: A Valentine's Special · as Self - Performer |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Die Harald Schmidt Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1994 | The Howard Stern Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | Good Morning Australia (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1992 | Later... with Jools Holland (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1990 | Christmas In Rockefeller Center (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | Intimate Portrait (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | The Howard Stern Channel 9 Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1989 | MTV Unplugged (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | This Morning (TV Series) · as Self - Amanda's Interview |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1984 | Jeopardy! (TV Series) · as Self - Clue Giver |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Count Basie at Carnegie Hall · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | The First 40 Years · as Self |
| 1977 | The Hollywood Greats (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1976 | Live from Lincoln Center (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest (uncredited) |
| 1975 | The Val Doonican Music Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | Liza with a Z · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as self |
| 1971 | Parkinson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1969 | |
| 1969 | The Music Scene (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1966 | The Jackie Gleason Show (1966) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1963 | The Judy Garland Show (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 1963 | The Danny Kaye Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | Jackie Gleason and his American Scene Magazine (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Vocalist |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self - Co-Host |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | The Jackie Gleason Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Vocalist |
| 1952 | American Bandstand (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Vocalist |
| 1950 | What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1948 | The Milton Berle Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
MTV Unplugged Presents: Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga (TV Series) · as Self |