Tony Bennett profile
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Tony Bennett

3rd August 1926 Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA Acting

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.

87 Movies 76 TV Shows 176 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Rat Pack poster
Rat Pack 11th January 2022 as Self (archive footage)
Billie poster
Billie 30th September 2020 as self
Quincy poster
Quincy 9th September 2018 as Self
Amy poster
Amy 2nd July 2015 as Self
Skavlan poster
Skavlan 16th January 2009 as Self - Guest
30 Rock poster
30 Rock 11th October 2006 as Tony Bennett
Rove poster
Rove 22nd September 1999 as Self
Cosby poster
Cosby 16th September 1996 as Tony Bennett
Cybill poster
Cybill 2nd January 1995 as Tony Bennett (uncredited)
King poster
King 12th February 1978 as Tony Bennett
Shindig! poster
Shindig! 16th September 1964 as Self - Singer
Today poster
Today 14th January 1952 as Self