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Infobox musical artist| name = Harry Connick Jr.| image = Harry Connick Jr.jpg| caption = Connick at Tulane University May 16, 2009| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr.| birth_date = birth date and age|mf=yes|1967|09|11| origin = New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans , Louisiana, United States| genre = swing music|Swing , traditional pop , big band , jazz-funk | occupation = Singer, pianist, composer/arranger and actor| instrument = Vocals, piano| years_active = 1977–present| label =Adco Productions (1977–79) Columbia Records (1979–present) Marsalis Music (2003–present)| website = http://www.harryconnickjr.com/ HarryConnickJr.com Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr. (born September 11, 1967) is an American singer, big-band leader/conductor, pianist, actor, and composer. He has sold over 25 million albums worldwide. Connick is ranked among the top 60 List of best-selling music artists in the United States|best-selling male artists in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America , with 16 million in RIAA certification|certified sales.cite web|url= http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php? resultpage=2& table=tblTopArt& action= |title=Top Selling Artists |work=RIAA|accessdate=August 1, 2009 He has seven top-20 US albums, and ten number-one US jazz albums, earning more number-one albums than any other artist in the US jazz chart history. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/chart_beat/bonus.jsp? JSESSIONID=jzkMJpxpRycnhnGmRDzvs4HCQnRB3ScTlysfnkLYKQxnwRNJvGSx!572034887 Chart Beat, Billboard.com , April 9, 2009
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/Holiday albums in the United States|best selling Christmas albums in the United States . His highest charting album, is his 2004 release Only You (Harry Connick Jr. album)|Only You which reached #5 in the U.S. and #6 in Britain. He has won three Grammy awards and two Emmy Awards . He played Grace's husband, Leo Markus|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 (film)|Memphis Belle , in 1990. He played a serial killer in Copycat (film)|Copycat in 1995, before being cast as jet fighter pilot in the 1996 blockbuster Independence Day (film)|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 (2006 film)|Bug , before two romantic comedies, 2007's P.S. I Love You (film)|P.S. I Love You , and the leading man in New in Town with Renée Zellweger in 2009.
Early life
Harry Connick, Jr., was born and reared in New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans , Louisiana .cite web|url= http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp? id=47302|title=Internet Broadway Database: Harry Connick, Jr. Credits on Broadway|publisher= Internet Broadway Database |accessdate=July 2, 2007 His father, Harry Connick, Sr.|Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Sr. , was the district attorney of Orleans Parish from 1973–2003, and his mother, the former Anita Livingston (May 22, 1926 — July 1981), was a lawyer and judge in New Orleans and, later, a Louisiana Supreme Court justice.cite web|url= http://www.filmreference.com/film/60/Harry-Connick-Jr.html |title=Harry Connick, Jr. Film Reference bio |publisher=Filmreference.com |date= |accessdate=July 25, 2010cite web|url= http://www.law.tulane.edu/tlsNews/newsItem.aspx? id=1422 |title=Tulane Law School Establishes Scholarship Honoring Harry Connick and the late Anita Connick |publisher=Law.tulane.edu |date=January 6, 2004 |accessdate=July 25, 2010 His parents also owned a record store. Connick, Jr.'s father is Irish American, and his mother, who died from ovarian cancer , was Jewish.cite news|last=Feher|first=Heather|coauthors=|title=Connick Is Mr. Right for 'Grace'|pages=|publisher=Zap2it|date=September 26, 2002|url= http://www.silligirl.com/zap2it/bl11.php|accessdate=December 24, 2007Stephanie Mansfield, http://www.connick.com/hcjr/pages/articles/publications/vogue0498.shtml "Deconstructing Harry", Vogue (magazine)|Vogue , April 1998: pp. 211, 214, 216; online posting, connick.com . Retrieved July 17, 2007. Connick, Jr. has a sister, Suzanna; the siblings were raised in the Lakeview, New Orleans|Lakeview neighborhood of New Orleans. Connick is the first cousin of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana|Jefferson Parish District Attorney, Paul Connick , and Louisiana State Legislature|State Representative , Patrick Connick , of Harvey, Louisiana|Harvey , also of Jefferson Parish.cite web|url= http://thejeffersonreport.com/? p=1290|title=Jeremy Alford, "The Connick Connections," August 27, 2010|publisher=thejeffersonreport.com|accessdate=September 21, 2011
Connick's musical talents soon came to the fore when he started learning the keyboards at age three, playing publicly at age five, and recording with a local jazz band at ten.cite news|last=Beuttler|first=Bill|coauthors=|title=When Harry Met Stardom|work=Music|pages=|language=|publisher=American Way|date=August 1, 1990|url= http://billbeuttler.com/work41.htm| accessdate =October 2, 2007 When Connick, Jr., was nine years old, he performed the Piano Concerto No. 3 (Beethoven)|Piano Concerto No. 3 Opus 37 of Beethoven with the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra (now the Louisiana Philharmonic ), and later played a duet with Eubie Blake at the Royal Orleans Esplanade Lounge in New Orleans. The song was " I'm Just Wild About Harry ". This was recorded for a Japanese documentary called Jazz Around the World . http://www.mdhs.org/eubieblake/subs/detail.asp? cat=Other& id=419 MDHS& nbsp;– The Eubie Blake Collection, Maryland Historical Society The clip was also shown in a Bravo (US TV channel)|Bravo special, called Worlds of Harry Connick, Jr. in 1999. His musical talents were developed at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts and under the tutelage of Ellis Marsalis, Jr.|Ellis Marsalis and James Booker .
Connick attended Jesuit High School (New Orleans)|Jesuit High School , Isidore Newman School , Lakeview School, and the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts , all in New Orleans. Following an unsuccessful attempt to study jazz academically, and having given recitals in the classical and jazz piano programs at Loyola University New Orleans|Loyola University , Connick moved to the 92nd Street YMHA in New York City to study at Hunter College and the prestigious Manhattan School of Music , where a Columbia Records executive Sr. V.P. of A& R, Dr. George Butler, persuaded him to sign with that label. His first record for the label, Harry Connick Jr. (album)|Harry Connick Jr. , was a mainly instrumental album of standards. He soon acquired a reputation in jazz because of extended stays at high-profile New York venues. His next album, 20 (Harry Connick, Jr. album)|20 , featured his vocals and added to this reputation.
Career
When Harry Met Sally... , chart and movie success
With Connick's reputation growing, director Rob Reiner asked him to provide When Harry Met Sally... (soundtrack)|a soundtrack for his 1989 romantic comedy , When Harry Met Sally... , starring Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal . The soundtrack consisted of several standards, including " It Had to Be You (song)|It Had to Be You ", " Let's Call the Whole Thing Off " and " Don't Get Around Much Anymore ", and achieved Music recording sales certification|double-platinum status in the United States. He won his first Grammy for Best Jazz Male Vocal Performance for his work on the soundtrack.
Connick made his screen debut in Memphis Belle (film)|Memphis Belle (1990), about a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber crew in World War II. In that year he began a two-year world tour. In addition he released two albums in July 1990: the instrumental jazz trio album '' Lofty's Roach Souffle and a big-band album of mostly original songs titled We Are in Love , which also went double platinum. We Are in Love earned him his second consecutive Grammy for Best Jazz Male Vocal.
" Promise Me You'll Remember ", his contribution to the The Godfather Part III (soundtrack)| Godfather III soundtrack , was nominated for both an Academy Awards|Academy Award and a Golden Globe in 1991. In a year of recognition, he was also nominated for an Emmy for Best Performance in a Variety Special for his Public Broadcasting Service|PBS special '' Swingin' Out Live , which was also released as a video. In October 1991 he released his third consecutive multi-platinum album, Blue Light, Red Light , on which he wrote and arranged the songs. Also in October 1991 he starred in Little Man Tate , directed by Jodie Foster , playing the friend of a child prodigy who goes to college.
In November 1992 Connick released 25 (Harry Connick, Jr. album)|25 , a solo piano collection of standards that again went platinum. He also re-released the album 11 (Harry Connick Jr. album)|Eleven . Connick contributed "A Wink and a Smile" to the Sleepless in Seattle soundtrack, released in 1993. His multi-platinum album of holiday songs, When My Heart Finds Christmas , was the best-selling Christmas album in 1993.
Flirtation with funk in the mid-1990s
In 1994, Connick decided to branch out. He released She (Harry Connick, Jr. album)|She , an album of New Orleans funk that also went platinum. In addition, he released a song called "(I Could Only) Whisper Your Name" for the soundtrack of The Mask (film)|The Mask , starring Jim Carrey , which is his most successful single in the United States to date.Citation needed|date=May 2009 Connick took his funk music on a tour of the United Kingdom in 1994, an effort that did not please some of his fans, who were expecting a jazz crooner. Connick also took his funk music to the People's Republic of China in 1995, playing at the Shanghai Center Theatre . The performance was televised live in China for what became known as the Shanghai Gumbo special. In his third film Copycat (movie)|Copycat , Connick played a serial killer. Released in 1995, Copycat also starred Holly Hunter and Sigourney Weaver . The following year, he released his second funk album, Star Turtle , which did not sell as well as previous albums, although it did reach No. 38 on the charts. However, he appeared in the most successful movie of 1996,cite web|url= http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/? id=independenceday.htm |title=Independence Day (1996) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |date= |accessdate=May 26, 2010 Independence Day (film)|Independence Day , with Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum .
Back to basics: return to jazz and Hope Floats
For his 1997 release To See You , Connick recorded original love songs, touring the United States and Europe with a full symphony orchestra backing him and his piano in each city. As part of his tour, he played at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway, with his final concert of that tour in Paris being recorded for a Valentine's Day special on Public Broadcasting Service|PBS in 1998. He also continued his film career, starring in Excess Baggage opposite Alicia Silverstone and Benicio del Toro in 1997.
In May 1998, he had his first leading role in director Forest Whitaker 's Hope Floats , with Sandra Bullock as his female lead. He released Come By Me , his first album of big band music in eight years in 1999, and embarked on a world tour visiting the United States, Europe, Japan and Australia. In addition, he provided the voice of Dean McCoppin in the animated film The Iron Giant .
2000–02: Broadway debut, musicals, Will & Grace
Connick wrote the score for Susan Stroman 's Broadway Musical theater|musical Thou Shalt Not (musical)|Thou Shalt Not , based on Émile Zola 's novel Thérèse Raquin , in 2000; it premiered in 2001. His music and lyrics garnerned a Tony Award nomination. He was also the narrator of the film My Dog Skip (film)|My Dog Skip , released in that year.
In March 2001, Connick starred in a television production of South Pacific (2001 film)|South Pacific with Glenn Close , televised on the American Broadcasting Company|ABC network. He also starred in his twelfth movie, Mickey (2004 movie)|Mickey , featuring a screenplay by John Grisham that same year. In October 2001, he again released two albums: Songs I Heard , featuring big band re-workings of children's show themes, and 30 (album)|30 , featuring Connick on piano with guest appearances by several other musical artists. Songs I Heard won Connick another Grammy for best traditional pop album and he toured performing songs from the album, holding matinees at which each parent had to be accompanied by a child.
In 2002, he received a US patent|6348648 for a "system and method for coordinating music display among players in an orchestra."cite web|url= http://www.google.com/patents? vid=USPAT6348648|title=System and method for coordinating music display among players in an orchestra Connick appeared as Grace Adler 's boyfriend (and later husband) Leo Markus on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace from 2002 to 2006.
2003–05: Connick on Piano and Only You
In July 2003, Connick released his first instrumental album in fifteen years, Other Hours Connick on Piano Volume 1 . It was released on Branford Marsalis 's new label Marsalis Music and led to a short tour of nightclubs and small theaters. Connick appeared in the film Basic (film)|Basic . In October 2003, he released his second Christmas album, Harry for the Holidays , which went gold and reached No. 12 on the Billboard 200 album chart. He also had a television special on NBC featuring Whoopi Goldberg , Nathan Lane , Marc Anthony and Kim Burrell . Only You (Harry Connick, Jr. album)|Only You , his seventeenth album for Columbia Records, was released in February 2004. A collection of 1950s and 1960s ballads, Only You , went Top Ten on both sides of the Atlantic and was certified gold in the United States in March 2004. The Only You tour with big band went on in America, Australia and a short trip to Asia. Harry for the Holidays was certified platinum in November 2004. A music DVD Harry Connick Jr.& nbsp;— "Only You" in Concert was released in March 2004, after it had first aired as a Great Performances special on Public Broadcasting Service|PBS . The special won him an Emmy for Outstanding Music Direction. The DVD received a Gold & Platinum Music Video& nbsp;— Long Form awards from the RIAA in November 2005.
An animated holiday special, The Happy Elf , aired on NBC in December 2005, with Connick as the composer, the narrator, and one of the executive producers. Shortly after, it was released on DVD. The holiday special was based on his original song The Happy Elf , from his 2003 album Harry for the Holidays . Another album from Marsalis Music was recorded in 2005, Occasion : Connick on Piano, Volume 2 , a duo album with Harry Connick, Jr. on piano together with Branford Marsalis on saxophone. A music DVD, A Duo Occasion , was filmed at the Ottawa International Jazz Festival 2005 in Canada, and released in November 2005.
He appeared in another episode of NBC sitcom Will & Grace in November 2005, and appeared in an additional three episodes in 2006.
2006–08: The Pajama Game , Bug and P.S. I Love You
Bug (2006 movie)|Bug , a film directed by William Friedkin , is a psychological thriller filmed in 2005, starring Connick, Ashley Judd , and Michael Shannon. The film was released in 2007. He starred in the Broadway revival of The Pajama Game , produced by the Roundabout Theater Company , along with Michael McKean and Kelli O'Hara , at the American Airlines Theatre in 2006. It ran from February 23 to June 17, 2006, including five benefit concert|benefit performances running from June 13 to June 17. The Pajama Game cast recording was nominated for a Grammy, after being released as part of Connick's double disc album Harry on Broadway, Act I .
He hosted The Weather Channel 's mini series 100 Biggest Weather Moments which aired in 2007. He was part of the documentary Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037 , released in November 2007. He sat in on piano on Bob French 's 2007 album Marsalis Music Honors Series: Bob French . He appeared in the film P.S. I Love You (film)|P.S. I Love You , released in December 2007. A third album in the Connick on Piano series, Chanson du Vieux Carré was released in 2007, and Connick received two Grammy nominations for the track "Ash Wednesday", for the Grammy awards in 2008. Chanson du Vieux Carré was released simultaneously with the album Oh, My NOLA . Connick toured North America and Europe in 2007, and toured Asia and Australia in 2008, as part of his My New Orleans Tour . Connick did the arrangements for, wrote a couple of songs, and sang a duet on Kelli O'Hara 's album that was released in May 2008.cite web|last=Scott |first=Brian |url= http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/12186 |title=Kelli O'Hara gets ready to ring in the holidays and prepares for a busy new year; Neal Huff engages in some Trumpery; and Jenn Gambatese enlivens Is He Dead? Feature on |publisher=Theatermania.com |date=November 30, 2007 |accessdate=July 25, 2010 He was also the featured singer at the Concert of Hope immediately preceding Pope Benedict XVI 's Mass at Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium in April 2008. He had the starring role of Dr. Dennis Slamon in the 2008 Lifetime TV film Living Proof (film)|Living Proof . His third Christmas album, What a Night& #33; A Christmas Album|What a Night! , was released in November 2008.
2009–present: New in Town , Your Songs
The film New in Town starring Connick and Renée Zellweger , began filming in January 2008, and was released in January 2009. Connick's album Your Songs was released on CD, September 22, 2009. In contrast to Connick's previous albums, this album is a collaboration with a record producer|record company producer , the multiple Grammy Award winning music executive Clive Davis . http://www.vintageguitar.com/newswire/detail.asp? newsID=2005 Harry Connick Jr. Announces New Album Produced by Clive Davis, vintageguitar.com, July 30, 2009
Connick is starring in the Broadway revival of On a Clear Day You Can See Forever , which opened at the St. James Theatre in November 2011 in previews.Jones, Kenneth. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/152282-On-a-Clear-Day-Will-Rise-at-Broadways-St-James-Theatre-Nov-12-Harry-Connick-Jr-Stars "On a Clear Day Will Rise at Broadway's St. James Theatre Nov. 12; Harry Connick Jr. Stars" playbill.com, June 29, 2011
American Idol
Connick appeared on the May 4, 2010, episode of American Idol where he acted as a mentor for the top 5 finalists. He appeared again on the May 5 episode of the talent show where he performed "And I Love Her".
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
On January 6, 2012, NBC president Robert Greenblatt announced at the Television Critics Association winter press tour that Harry Connick, Jr. had been cast in a four-episode arc of NBC's long-running legal drama, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as new Executive ADA, David Haden , a dedicated, straight-shooting prosecutor who is assigned a case with Olivia Benson|Detective Benson ( Mariska Hargitay ). Although Benson is at first wary of Haden, they are both surprised to find they work well together. As the case develops, so does their relationship. Connick's first episode was " Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 13)#ep12|Offical Story ", which aired January 18, 2012 on NBC. "This is a home run on so many levels," said Mariska. "The show is very fortunate to have Harry's extraordinary talent, and I'm lucky because I get to work with my friend. I think Olivia couldn't have asked for a better companion to take her through a new stage in her life and career."cite news|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|title=Harry Connick Jr. Joins SVU as Love Interest for Mariska Hargitay, and Other Updates From NBC|url= http://www.tvline.com/2012/01/breaking-harry-connick-jr-joins-law-order-svu-as-love-interest-for-mariska-hargitay/|accessdate=January 6, 2012|newspaper= TVLine |date=January 6, 2012cite news|title=Emmy and Grammy Award-Winning Harry Connick Jr. to Guest-Star in NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"|url= http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2012/01/06/emmy-and-grammy-award-winning-harry-connick-jr-to-guest-star-in-nbcs-law-and-order-special-victims-unit-307213/20120106nbc02/|accessdate=January 6, 2012|newspaper=The Futon Critic/NBC|date=January 6, 2012
"What I do like about him is he seems to be a guy who's interested in the truth," Connick Jr. says of Haden. "He seems to be a good guy who's genuinely interested in upholding the law ... and a guy who's looking to do the right thing."cite news|last=Stanhope|first=Kate|title=Exclusive Video: Harry Connick Jr. Reveals Details About Law & Order: SVU Arc|url= http://www.tvguide.com/News/SVU-Harry-ConnickJr-1041995.aspx|accessdate=February 7, 2012|newspaper= TV Guide |date=January 17, 2012 quote box|width = 33em |border = 1px |align= left |bgcolor=#c6dbf7 |fontsize = 85% |quote = "My favorite part was definitely Connick Jr. as David Haden. I've been a fan of his adorable screen presence since he was on Will & Grace , and he didn't disappoint as a new love interest for Olivia." |align = left |source =—Teresa L., of TV Fanatic .cite web |url= http://www.tvfanatic.com/2012/01/law-and-order-svu-review-hello-haden/|title=Law & Order SVU Review: Hello Haden!|work= TV Fanatic |last=L. |first=Teresa |date=January 19, 2012 |accessdate=February 7, 2012 Reviews for Connick and his first SVU episode were fairly positive, TV Guide "cheered" Harry Connick Jr. for "getting in tune" with Law & Order: SVU . ''TV Guide's'' Bruce Fretts had to say, "The crooner's Broadway show On a Clear Day may be closing soon, but he's making beautiful music with Mariska Hargitay as the new executive ADA. Connick Jr. brought a light, quirky tone to the often-dark drama as his character, David Haden, helped Det. Olivia Benson investigate a brutal assault covered up by a private defense contractor."cite news|last=Fretts|first=Bruce|title=Cheers & Jeers: Harry's Law (& Order)|url= http://www.tvguide.com/News/Cheers-Jeers-Harrys-1042031.aspx|accessdate=February 7, 2012|newspaper= TV Guide |date=January 19, 2012 Teresa L. of TV Fanatic notes, "Haden was confident, self-deprecatingly funny, and (so far) sincere in his desire to do the right thing. Benson was initially suspicious of him (like with all new people!), but she quickly warmed up to him when she saw him stand up to the U.S. Attorney's office for failing to bring charges against Cori's rapists." She also says, "I thought the two had a lot of chemistry. Benson obviously thought the same since she invited him over for a " nightcap ."" Users on IMDb ranked the episode an 8.9/10 cite web|title=IMDb - "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" Official Story (TV episode 2012)|url=www.imdb.com/title/tt2164129/ -|publisher= Internet Movie Database |accessdate=February 8, 2012 and users on TV.com ranked the episode an 8.5/10, which are fairly good.cite web|title=Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Official Story - Season 13, Episode 12|url= http://www.tv.com/shows/law-order-special-victims-unit/official-story-1741936/ -|publisher= TV.com |accessdate=February 8, 2012
Touring Big Band members
The following musicians have toured as the Harry Connick, Jr., Big Band since its inception in 1990:Interview with Roger Ingram 12/2008
Piano and vocals& nbsp;– Harry Connick, Jr.
Drums& nbsp;– Shannon Powell , Duffy Jackson, Arthur Latin II, ( Winard Harper , Jeff "Tain" Watts & nbsp;– subs)
Bass& nbsp;– Ben Wolfe , Neal Caine
Lead trumpet& nbsp;– Roger Ingram , (Dave Stahl, Walter White, Walt Johnson& nbsp;– subs)
2nd trumpet& nbsp;– Dan Miller, Derek Gardner, Bijon Watson, Sal Cracchiolo (Earl Gardner, Greg Gisbert , Darryl Shaw& nbsp;– subs)
3rd trumpet& nbsp;– Jeremy Davenport , Joe Magnarelli, Mark Braud
4th trumpet& nbsp;– Leroy Jones , Mark Braud
Lead alto saxophone& nbsp;– Brad Leali, Mike Smith (jazz saxophonist)|Mike Smith , Jon Gordon, Ned Goold, Geoff Burke
2nd alto saxophone& nbsp;– Mark Sterbank, Will Campbell, Ned Goold
Connick, a New Orleans native, is a founder of the Krewe of Orpheus , a music-based New Orleans krewe , taking its name from Orpheus of classical mythology. The Krewe of Orpheus parades on St. Charles Avenue and Canal Street in New Orleans on Lundi Gras (Fat Monday)& nbsp;— the day before Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday).
On September 2, 2005, Harry Connick, Jr., helped to organize, and appeared in, the NBC -sponsored live telethon concert, A Concert for Hurricane Relief , for relief in the wake of Hurricane Katrina . He spent several days touring the city to draw attention to the plight of citizens stranded at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and other places. At the concert he paired with host Matt Lauer , and entertainers including Tim McGraw , Faith Hill , Kanye West , Mike Myers (actor)|Mike Myers , and John Goodman .
On September 6, 2005, Connick was made honorary chair of Habitat for Humanity 's Habitat for Humanity#Operation Home Delivery|Operation Home Delivery , a long-term rebuilding plan for families victimized by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast of the United States|Gulf Coast .
Connick's album Oh, My NOLA , and Chanson du Vieux Carré : Connick on Piano, Volume 3|Chanson du Vieux Carré were released in 2007, with a following tour called the My New Orleans Tour .
Musicians' Village
Main|Musicians' VillageConnick and Branford Marsalis devised an initiative to help restore New Orleans 's musical Cultural heritage|heritage . Habitat for Humanity and New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity, working with Connick and Branford Marsalis announced December 6, 2005, plans for a Musicians' Village in New Orleans. The Musicians' Village includes Habitat-constructed homes, with an Ellis Marsalis Center for Music , as the area's centerpiece. The Habitat-built homes provide musicians, and anyone else who qualifies, the opportunity to buy decent, affordable housing.
Personal life
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, Texas|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 Tatom (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.cite web|url= http://www.harryconnickjr.com/news-press/detail.asp? type=news& id=53 |title=Harry Connick Jr. to perform during Papal visit |work=|accessdate=August 24, 2009Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBotcite web|url= http://new.us.music.yahoo.com/harry-connick-jr/news/harry-connick-on-holiday-tour--12174891 |title=Harry Connick on Holiday Tour |work=|accessdate=August 24, 2009cite web|url= http://www.christianitytoday.com/movies/interviews/2009/harryconnickjr.html |title=5 Minutes with Harry Connick Jr.| work=Christianity Today |accessdate=August 24, 2009
Arrest
In December of 1992 he was charged with bringing a gun to the security checkpoint in an airport. http://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/28/nyregion/harry-connick-arrested.html? scp=1& sq=Harry+Connick%2C+Jr.+arrest+gun& st=nyt Connick was arrested by the Port Authority Police in 1992 and charged with having a 9mm pistol in his possession at JFK International Airport . After spending a day in jail, he agreed to make a public-service television commercial warning against breaking gun laws. The court agreed to drop all charges if Connick stayed out of trouble for six months.
Discography
main|Harry Connick, Jr. discography
Dixieland Plus (1977)
11 (Harry Connick Jr. album)|Eleven (1978)
Harry Connick Jr. (album)|Harry Connick Jr. (1987)
20 (Harry Connick, Jr. album)|20 (1988)
When Harry Met Sally... (soundtrack)|When Harry Met Sally (1989)
We Are In Love (1990)
'' Lofty's Roach Souffle (1990)
Blue Light, Red Light (1991)
25 (Harry Connick, Jr. album)|25 (1992)
When My Heart Finds Christmas (1993)
She (Harry Connick, Jr. album)|She (1994)
Star Turtle (1995)
To See You (1997)
Come by Me (1999)
30 (album)|30 (2001)
Songs I Heard (2001)
Thou Shalt Not (album)|Thou Shalt Not (2002)
Other Hours : Connick on Piano, Volume 1 (2003)
Harry for the Holidays (2003)
Only You (Harry Connick Jr)|Only You (2004)
Occasion : Connick on Piano, Volume 2 (2005)
Harry on Broadway, Act I (2006)
Oh, My NOLA (2007)
Chanson du Vieux Carre : Connick On Piano, Volume 3 (2007)
What a Night& #33; A Christmas Album (2008)
Your Songs (2009)
Your Songs#Broadway|In Concert on Broadway (2011)
Filmography
Movies
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1990
Memphis Belle
Sgt. Clay Busby
1991
Little Man Tate
Eddie
1995
Copycat
Daryll Lee Cullum
1996
Independence Day
Captain Jimmy Wilder
1997
Excess Baggage
Greg Kistler
1998
Hope Floats
Justin Matisse
1999
The Iron Giant
Dean McCoppin
1999
Wayward Son
Jesse Banks Rhodes
2000
My Dog Skip
Narrator
2001
South Pacific
Lt. Joseph Cable
2001
The Simian Line
Rick
2001
Life Without Dick
Daniel Gallagher
2003
Basic
Pete Vilmer
2004
Mickey
Glen Ryan (Tripp Spence)
2005
The Happy Elf
Lil' Farley (narrator)
2007
Bug
Jerry Goss
2007
P.S. I Love You
Daniel Connelly
2008
Living Proof
Dr. Dennis Slamon
2009
New in Town
Ted Mitchell
2011
Dolphin Tale
Clay Haskett
2011
When Angels Sing
Michael Walker
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1992
Super Bowl XXVI
Himself
performed " The Star Spangled Banner "
1992
Cheers
Russell Boyd
episode "Diminished Rebecca with a Suspended Clif"
1997
Action League Now!
Big Baby (voice)
episode "Rock-A-Big-Baby"
2001
Evening at Pops
Himself
2002
Will & Grace
Leo Markus
2002–2006
2008
This Old House
Himself
episode: New Orleans Project: Part 1
2009
''Hey Hey It's Saturday, The Reunion
Himself - guest judge
2009
Australian Idol
Himself - guest judge
2010
American Idol
Himself - guest judge
2012
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Executive Assistant District Attorney David Haden
Season 13; episodes 12-15
Various
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1990
Carly in Concert: My Romance
Guest artist
1993
The Harry Connick Jr. Christmas Special
Himself
CBS Special
1998
Harry Connick Jr.: Romance in Paris
Himself
PBS special
1999
The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.
Himself
2003
Harry for the Holidays
Himself
NBC special
2004
Only You: In Concert
Himself
PBS special
2007
100 Biggest Weather Moments
Host
2007
Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037
Himself
2010
Daytona 500
Himself
performed " The Star-Spangled Banner "
Broadway
1990 An Evening with Harry Connick Jr. and His Orchestra (special, concert)
2001 Thou Shalt Not (musical)|Thou Shalt Not (Broadway Musical)& nbsp;— composer
2006 The Pajama Game (Broadway Musical)
– Nice Work If You Can Get It (musical)|Nice Work If You Can Get It (Broadway Musical) (postponed)Jones, Kenneth. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/119833.html "Connick Vehicle Nice Work If You Can Get It Postponed", playbill.com, July 25, 2008. Retrieved 7-26-2008.
2010 Harry Connick, Jr.: In Concert on Broadway (special, concert) http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Tix_On_Sale_Today_For_HARRY_CONNICK_JR_IN_CONCERT_ON_BROADWAY_20100504 Tix On Sale Today For Harry Connick, Jr. in Concert on Broadway, broadwayworld.com, May 4, 2010
2011 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (Broadway Musical)
References
Reflist
Further reading
http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/478/harry_connick_jr_connick_timing/ Harry Connick, Jr. interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' November 2009
cite news| last =Eggar| first =Robin| coauthors =| title =When Harry met Katrina| work =Music| pages =| language =| publisher =The Times| date =September 30, 2007| url = http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2541258.ece| accessdate =October 2, 2007 | location=London
" http://www.abc.net.au/rn/musicshow/stories/2005/1414966.htm Harry Connick Jnr discusses playing, singing and arranging." radio transcript. 2005. The Music Show . Presented by Andrew Ford.
http://www.icebergradio.com/harryconnickjr Audio interview recorded April 2007 in Toronto, Canada
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser? Sect1=PTO1& Sect2=HITOFF& d=PALL& p=1& u=/netahtml/PTO/srchnum.htm& r=1& f=G& l=50& s1=6348648.PN.& OS=PN/6348648& RS=PN/6348648/ Article on Connick's United States patent 6,348,648 for a "system and method for coordinating music display among players in an orchestra."
External links
Portal|Biographywikiquoteparcommons
http://www.harryconnickjr.com Harry Connick Jr. official website
http://www.connick.com Harry Connick Jr. original fansite
http://www.marsalismusic.com/harry-connick-jr Harry Connick Jr. webpage on Marsalis Music
http://www.hconnickjr.com/ Harry Connick Jr. website on Sony Music
IMDb name|1065
IBDB name|47302
myspace|harryconnickjr|Harry Connick Jr.
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