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Tony Bennett is a Actor American born on 3 august 1926 at New York City (USA)

Tony Bennett

Tony Bennett
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Birth name Anthony Dominick Benedetto
Nationality USA
Birth 3 august 1926 at New York City (USA)
Death 21 july 2023 (at 96 years)
Awards Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Primetime Emmy Award

Tony Bennett, de son vrai nom Anthony Dominick Benedetto (né le 3 août 1926 dans le Queens à New York) est un chanteur américain de pop et de jazz.

Biography

Tony Bennett a grandi en écoutant des chanteurs tels que Al Jolson, Eddie Cantor, Judy Garland, Bing Crosby, ainsi que des chanteurs de jazz comme Louis Armstrong, Jack Teagarden et Joe Venuti. L'un de ses oncles était un danseur de claquettes dans des vaudevilles. Tous ces facteurs ont très tôt donné au jeune Tony des ouvertures sur le monde du show business. Ainsi, dès l'âge de 10 ans, le jeune Tony commence à chanter, et rentre finalement dans la High School of Industrial Art à New York, où il étudie à la fois la musique et la peinture.

Après avoir connu un succès artistique et commercial dans les années 1950 et 1960, sa carrière a subi un long passage à vide durant la période de succès du rock. Cependant, Tony Bennett a réussi un remarquable come-back dans les années 1980 et 1990, en conquérant un public plus jeune tout en gardant son style musical intact. Il reste un chanteur populaire et très apprécié dans les années 2000.
En 1996, il interprète " There'll be some changes made " avec le Phil Collins Big Band à Montreux ( Suisse ) accompagné du pianiste Ralph Sharom et du bassiste Douglas Richeson.

En 1999, il fait une apparition à la fin du film Mafia Blues, dans lequel il interprète son propre rôle, mais tout en étant présenté comme un bon ami du mafioso Paul Vitti !

En 2003, on le voit aussi apparaître brièvement dans le film Bruce le Tout-Puissant où il chante dans un restaurant. On le présente comme un bon ami apparent de Jim Carrey qui incarne Bruce dans ce film.

Tony Bennett est également peintre.

En 2006, il sort un album de duos avec plusieurs chanteurs populaires, tels que Barbra Streisand, Elton John, Céline Dion, Sting, Michael Bublé, George Michael et il enregistre un duo en live avec Christina Aguilera courant 2007.

En 2010, il fait partie de la reprise We are the World : We Are the World 25 for Haiti.

Le 20 septembre 2011, il sort un second album de duos prénommé Duets II, comprenant une collaboration avec Amy Winehouse : Body And Soul (reprise d'une chanson écrite en 1930) qui sortira peu après le décès de la chanteuse et The Lady Is A Tramp [1], en compagnie de Lady Gaga, qui sort en octobre 2011.

L'enregistrement étant un succès international, il sera édité quelques temps plus tard en pressage vidéographique (DVD), contenant les sessions d'enregistrement de l'opus en formes de vidéo-clips. Sortit le 26 mars 2012, il y contient tous les titres sauf When Do The Bells Ring For Me en duo avec Mariah Carey.

Il a vendu à ce jour plus de 50 millions d'albums.


Album Jazz avec Lady Gaga
Bennett enregistrera un album de Jazz avec Lady Gaga en juin 2013. Cet album jazz sortira en Janvier 2014.

Usually with

Andrew Rossi
Andrew Rossi
(1 films)
Harlan Ellison
Harlan Ellison
(2 films)
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte
(3 films)
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis Jr.
(2 films)
Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Tony Bennett (14 films)

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Actor

Amy
Amy (2015)
, 2h8
Directed by Asif Kapadia
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Biography, Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Amy Winehouse, Mos Def, Tony Bennett, Russell Brand, Jay Leno, Frankie Boyle
Roles Self
Rating77% 3.897663.897663.897663.897663.89766
Dotée d’un talent unique au sein de sa génération, Amy Winehouse a immédiatement capté l’attention du monde entier. Authentique artiste jazz, elle se servait de ses dons pour l’écriture et l’interprétation afin d’analyser ses propres failles. Cette combinaison de sincérité à l’état brut et de talent ont donné vie à certaines des chansons les plus populaires de notre époque. Mais l’attention permanente des médias et une vie personnelle compliquée associées à un succès planétaire et un mode de vie instable ont fait de la vie d’Amy Winehouse un château de cartes à l’équilibre précaire.Le grand public a célébré son immense succès tout en jugeant à la hâte ses faiblesses. Ce talent si salvateur pour elle a fini par être la cause même de sa chute. Avec les propres mots d’Amy Winehouse et des images inédites, Asif Kapadia nous raconte l’histoire de cette incroyable artiste, récompensée par six Grammy Awards.
Muppets Most Wanted
Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
, 1h52
Directed by James Bobin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Adventure, Musical, Crime
Themes Films about films, Films about music and musicians, Prison films, Transport films, Rail transport films, Musical films, Heist films, Children's films
Actors Ray Liotta, Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey, Ty Burrell, Sean Combs, Bridgit Mendler
Roles Tony Bennett
Rating63% 3.19893.19893.19893.19893.1989
Following the events of the previous film, The Muppets find themselves at a loss as to what to do until Dominic Badguy (Ricky Gervais) suggests that the Muppets go on a European tour with him as their tour manager. As the Muppets begin their tour, the criminal mastermind Constantine, a near-exact double for Kermit the Frog in appearance, escapes from a Siberian Gulag and joins his subordinate Dominic to begin a plot to steal the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom.
Selma
Selma (2014)
, 2h8
Directed by Ava DuVernay
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Films about racism, Political films
Actors David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Common, Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth, Lorraine Toussaint
Roles Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rating74% 3.748773.748773.748773.748773.74877
In 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) accepts his Nobel Peace Prize. Four African-American girls are shown walking down the stairs of the 16th Street Baptist Church until an explosion explosion set by the Ku Klux Klan kills them. In Selma, Alabama, Annie Lee Cooper attempts to register to vote but is prevented by the white registrar. King meets with President Lyndon B. Johnson and asks for federal legislation to allow black citizens to register to vote unencumbered. Johnson says he has more important projects.
Billy Joel - The Last Play at Shea
Billy Joel - The Last Play at Shea (2010)
, 1h30
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Actors Alec Baldwin, Tony Bennett, Paul McCartney, Roger Daltrey
Rating78% 3.9165453.9165453.9165453.9165453.916545
The 90-minute film uses historical footage and animation. It uses the concerts to tell a broader story of Shea Stadium's history and how that related to changes that occurred in American suburban life and how they affected Long Island and Billy Joel. The film reveals several previously unknown facts.
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (2009)
, 2h4
Origin Canada
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about pornography, Documentary films about business, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Jenny McCarthy, Pat Boone, Dick Cavett, Tony Curtis, Robert Culp, Tony Bennett
Roles Self
Rating69% 3.4872553.4872553.4872553.4872553.487255
En 1953, Hugh Hefner lançait le magazine pour homme Playboy, devenant ainsi le porte-étendard de la révolution sexuelle. Le succès du premier numéro est alors instantané. Aujourd'hui, le fondateur de l'empire Playboy est âgé de 84 ans, et fait réagir partout où il passe avec les plantureuses jeunes femmes qui l'accompagnent. Toutefois, peu de gens savent que par ses actions et par les textes qu'il a accepté de publier dans les pages de son magazine, cet hédoniste rebelle a été un défenseur des droits civils, des droits humains et du premier amendement, laissant à sa façon sa trace dans le grand livre de l'histoire de l'Amérique.
Bruce Almighty
Bruce Almighty (2003)
, 1h41
Directed by Tom Shadyac
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Films about religion, Films about television
Actors Morgan Freeman, Jim Carrey, Jennifer Aniston, Philip Baker Hall, Lisa Ann Walter, Catherine Bell
Roles Tony Bennett
Rating67% 3.3988153.3988153.3988153.3988153.398815
Bruce Nolan (Jim Carrey) is a television field reporter for Eyewitness News at WKBW-TV in Buffalo, New York, but desires to be the news anchorman. He is in a healthy relationship with his girlfriend Grace Connelly (Jennifer Aniston), but also has a mild crush on his co-worker, Susan Ortega (Catherine Bell), who barely seems to notice him. Bruce however continues to suffer unfortunate events and it reaches his breaking point when he is passed over for promotion by his rival, Evan Baxter (Steve Carell), who then steals dialogue from Bruce's segment in accepting the promotion on-air. Bruce becomes furious and aggressively and profanely criticizes the station during his first live report, leading to his dismissal from the station. Following a series of other misfortunes, Bruce complains that God (Morgan Freeman) is "the one that should be fired." Bruce later receives a message on his pager, directing him to an empty warehouse where he meets God, who offers to give Bruce His powers to prove that He is doing the job correctly. God tells Bruce that there are rules to the job he must follow, albeit only two: firstly, Bruce cannot tell anyone else that he has God's powers; and secondly, Bruce cannot use the powers to alter or interfere with free will. Bruce ignores God and is initially jubilant with the powers, using them for personal gain, such as training his dog to use the toilet, chasing away thugs by spewing out a swarm of hornets, and sexually impressing Grace. Bruce also finds ways of using the powers to cause miraculous events to occur at otherwise mundane events that he covers, such as discovering Jimmy Hoffa's body or causing a meteor to harmlessly land near a cook-off, earning him his job back. Bruce then uses his powers to cause Evan to make a fool out of himself on-air, causing Evan to be fired in favor of Bruce as the new anchor. After taking Grace to a fancy dinner and telling her he made anchor (angering her, as she thought he was going to propose), Bruce begins to hear voices in his head. He re-encounters God, who confronts Bruce on using his powers for personal gain and not helping people. He also explains that the voices are prayers to God that Bruce must deal with. Bruce creates a computerized email-like system to receive the prayers and respond, but finds that the influx is far too great for him to handle-- even though God had stated that Bruce is only receiving prayers from the Buffalo area-- and sets the program to automatically answer Yes to every prayer. Bruce attends a party celebrating his promotion. When Grace arrives, she finds Bruce being seduced and kissed by Susan and storms out. Bruce follows Grace, but she is heartbroken and will not listen to him. He tries to use his powers to convince Grace to stay but cannot influence her free will. As Bruce looks around, he realizes that the city has fallen into chaos due to his actions. Bruce returns to God, who explains that despite how chaotic things seem, there is always a way to make things right, and that Bruce must figure out a way to solve it himself. Bruce then begins to solve his problems in life practically, such as helping a man whose car broke down across the street, training his dog normally and allowing Evan to have his job back. Bruce returns to his computer system and goes about answering prayers as best he can. As he reads through them, he finds a prayer from Grace, wishing for Bruce's success and well-being. As he reads it, another prayer from Grace arrives, this one wishing not to be in love with Bruce anymore. Bruce is stunned and walks alone on a highway, asking God to take back His powers and letting his fate be in His hands. Bruce is suddenly struck by a truck and regains consciousness in a white void. God appears and asks Bruce what he really wants; Bruce admits that he only wants to make sure Grace finds a man that would make her happy. God agrees and Bruce finds himself in the hospital, shortly after being revived-- near miraculously-- by the doctors. Grace arrives and the two rekindle their relationship, with Bruce and Grace later becoming engaged. After his recovery, Bruce returns to his field reporting but takes more pleasure in the simple stories. Bruce and Grace announce their engagement on live TV. The film ends with the beggar Bruce previously ran into on various occasions finally revealing himself to be God.
Analyze This
Analyze This (1999)
, 1h43
Directed by Harold Ramis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about psychiatry, Psychanalyse, Gangster films
Actors Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow, Chazz Palminteri, Joe Viterelli, Molly Shannon
Roles Tony Bennett
Rating66% 3.348793.348793.348793.348793.34879
Mob boss Paul Vitti narrates a brief history of the Mafia: in the wake of Albert Anastasia's death, the dispute over who among Vito Genovese, Carlo Gambino and Joe Bananas will ascend to mob supremacy results in the Apalachin Meeting in upstate New York. The meeting is raided by the FBI, and the Mafia does not call a summit again until the present day.
The Scout
The Scout (1994)
, 1h41
Directed by Michael Ritchie
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Sports films, Baseball films
Actors Albert Brooks, Brendan Fraser, Dianne Wiest, Anne Twomey, Lane Smith, Michael Rapaport
Roles Himself
Rating53% 2.699612.699612.699612.699612.69961
Al Percolo (Albert Brooks) is a Major League Baseball scout with the New York Yankees who attends a game at a small college to see pitching phenom Tommy Lacy (Michael Rapaport). Al happens to be a fan of the film King Kong and he remarks to his fellow scouts sitting in the crowd that he is looking for the next King Kong.
The Oscar
The Oscar (1966)
, 1h59
Directed by Russell Rouse
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about television
Actors Stephen Boyd, Elke Sommer, Jill St John, Milton Berle, Eleanor Parker, Joseph Cotten
Roles Hymie Kelly
Rating52% 2.6044252.6044252.6044252.6044252.604425
As movie star Frankie Fane (Boyd) is about to hear if he won a best acting Oscar, his friend Hymie Kelly (Bennett) reminisces about Fane's struggle to the top, beginning as a spieler for his stripper girlfriend Laurel (St. John). After moving to New York, Frankie dumps Laurel for a budding fashion designer, Kay Bergdahl (Sommer), which leads to a chance meeting with talent scout Sophie Cantaro (Parker). Sophie arranges for him to be signed with agent "Kappy" Kapstetter (Berle) and brings Frankie to Hollywood, where he quickly becomes a rising star.