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Harry Connick is a Actor, Executive producer and Sound American born on 11 september 1967 at New Orleans (USA)
Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr. (born September 11, 1967) is an American singer, musician, and actor. He has sold over 28 million albums worldwide. 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. He has had seven top 20 US albums, and ten number-one US jazz albums, earning more number-one albums than any other artist in US jazz chart history.
Connick's best-selling album in the United States is his 1993 Christmas album When My Heart Finds Christmas, which is also one of the best selling Christmas albums in the United States. His highest-charting album is his 2004 release Only You, 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 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 a 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 2003 in the film Basic with John Travolta. Additionally, 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. In 2011, he appeared in the family film Dolphin Tale as Dr. Clay Haskett and in the 2014 sequel, Dolphin Tale 2.
Connick Jr. is a supporter of hometown NFL franchise New Orleans Saints. He was caught on camera at the Super Bowl XLIV, which the Saints won, in Miami by the TV crew of The Ellen DeGeneres Show during the post-game celebrations. Ellen's mother Betty was on the sidelines watching the festivities when she spotted Connick Jr. in the stands sporting a Drew Brees jersey.
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Birth name Joseph Harry Fowler Connick
Nationality USA
Birth 11 september 1967 (56 years) at New Orleans (USA)
Awards Primetime Emmy Award
Nationality USA
Birth 11 september 1967 (56 years) at New Orleans (USA)
Awards Primetime Emmy Award
Connick's best-selling album in the United States is his 1993 Christmas album When My Heart Finds Christmas, which is also one of the best selling Christmas albums in the United States. His highest-charting album is his 2004 release Only You, 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 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 a 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 2003 in the film Basic with John Travolta. Additionally, 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. In 2011, he appeared in the family film Dolphin Tale as Dr. Clay Haskett and in the 2014 sequel, Dolphin Tale 2.
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On April 16, 1994, Connick Jr. married former Victoria's Secret model Jill Goodacre, originally from Texas, at the St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans. Jill is the daughter of sculptor Glenna Goodacre, originally from Lubbock and now Santa Fe, New Mexico. The song "Jill", on the album Blue Light, Red Light (1991) is about her. They have three daughters: Georgia Tatum (born April 17, 1996), Sarah Kate (September 12, 1997), and Charlotte (born June 26, 2002). The family currently resides in New Canaan, Connecticut and New York City. Connick is a practicing Roman Catholic.Connick Jr. is a supporter of hometown NFL franchise New Orleans Saints. He was caught on camera at the Super Bowl XLIV, which the Saints won, in Miami by the TV crew of The Ellen DeGeneres Show during the post-game celebrations. Ellen's mother Betty was on the sidelines watching the festivities when she spotted Connick Jr. in the stands sporting a Drew Brees jersey.
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(1989)(Sound)
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Filmography of Harry Connick (23 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Dolphin Tale 2 | Actor | Dr. Clay Haskett |
| 2013 | Angels Sing | Actor | Michael Walker |
| 2011 | Dolphin Tale | Actor | Dr. Clay Haskett |
| 2009 | New in Town | Actor | Ted Mitchell |
| 2008 | Living Proof | Actor | Dr. Dennis Slamon |
| 2007 | P.S. I Love You | Actor | Daniel |
| 2007 | Bug | Actor | Jerry Goss |
| 2005 | The Happy Elf | Actor, Executive producer, Sound | Lil' Farley |
| 2004 | Mickey | Actor | Glen |
| 2003 | Basic | Actor | Dr. Peter Vilmer |
| 2002 | Life Without Dick | Actor | Daniel Gallagher |
| 2001 | The Simian Line | Actor | Rick |
| 2001 | South Pacific | Actor | Lt. Joseph Cable |
| 2000 | My Dog Skip | Actor | Narrator |
| 1999 | The Iron Giant | Actor | Dean McCoppin (voice) |
| 1999 | Wayward Son | Actor | Jesse Banks Rhodes |
| 1998 | Hope Floats | Actor | Justin Matisse |
| 1997 | Excess Baggage | Actor | Greg |
| 1996 | Independence Day | Actor | Capt. Jimmy Wilder |
| 1995 | Copycat | Actor | Daryll Lee Cullum |
| 1991 | Little Man Tate | Actor | Eddie |
| 1990 | Memphis Belle | Actor | Clay Busby |
| 1989 | When Harry Met Sally... | Sound |