
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.
Movie | Quincy | Himself | 2018-09-21 |
Movie | Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists | Himself | 2018-11-15 |
Movie | Gaga: Five Foot Two | Himself | 2017-09-08 |
Movie | If You're Not In The Obit, Eat Breakfast | Himself | 2017-06-05 |
Movie | Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World | Himself | 2017-09-22 |
Movie | George Michael: Freedom | Himself | 2017-10-16 |
Movie | Christmas in Rockefeller Center | Artist | 2017-11-29 |
Movie | CMA Country Christmas | 2017-11-27 | |
Movie | Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 | 2016-12-20 | |
Movie | Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute | Himself | 2015-02-26 |
Movie | Amy | Himself | 2015-07-03 |
Movie | Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert | 2015-12-06 | |
Movie | Muppets Most Wanted | Himself | 2014-03-20 |
Movie | Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga: Cheek To Cheek Live! | 2014-10-24 | |
Movie | Bing Crosby: Rediscovered | Himself | 2014-12-02 |
Movie | Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances | 2012-03-06 | |
Movie | Bigfoot | 2012-06-30 | |
Movie | The Zen of Bennett | Himself | 2012-11-02 |
Movie | Billy Joel: Live at Shea Stadium | Himself | 2011-02-28 |
Movie | A Very Gaga Thanksgiving | Himself | 2011-11-24 |
Movie | The Last Play at Shea | 2010-04-25 | |
Movie | Les Paul: Live in New York | Himself | 2010-08-24 |
Movie | The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear | Himself | 2010-10-30 |
Series | Blue Bloods | Himself | 2010-09-24 |
Movie | Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel | Himself | 2009-01-01 |
Series | Skavlan | Guest | 2009-01-16 |
Movie | Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic | Himself | 2007-05-01 |
Movie | Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven | Himself | 2007-04-11 |
Movie | Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends | Himself | 2007-09-12 |
Movie | Tony Bennett: An American Classic | Himself | 2006-11-22 |
Movie | Legends of Jazz con Ramsey Lewis Volume 3 | Cantante | 2006-12-12 |
Series | The Casino | Unknown | 2004-06-14 |
Series | The Celebrity Apprentice | Unknown | 2004-01-08 |
Movie | The World Of Nat King Cole | Himself | 2004-06-15 |
Series | The Tony Danza Show | Unknown | 2004-09-13 |
Series | Entourage | Unknown | 2004-07-18 |
Series | The X Factor | Unknown | 2004-09-04 |
Movie | Bruce Almighty | Himself | 2003-05-23 |
Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Unknown | 2003-09-08 |
Series | Canadian Idol | Unknown | 2003-06-09 |
Series | American Idol | Unknown | 2002-06-11 |
Movie | Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace | Himself | 2002-06-03 |
Movie | Tony Bennett - Wonderful World: Live In San Francisco | 2002-12-10 | |
Series | Rove | Unknown | 1999-09-22 |
Series | The Early Show | Unknown | 1999-11-01 |
Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Series | Muppets Tonight | Unknown | 1996-03-08 |
Series | Mundo VIP | Unknown | 1996-04-21 |
Series | Suddenly Susan | Unknown | 1996-09-19 |
Series | Cosby | Unknown | 1996-09-16 |
Series | The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
Series | Cybill | Unknown | 1995-01-02 |
Series | The Harald Schmidt Show | Unknown | 1995-12-05 |
Series | Space Ghost Coast to Coast | Unknown | 1994-04-15 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
Series | Bruce's Guest Night | Unknown | 1992-04-10 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Series | Evening Shade | Unknown | 1990-09-21 |
Series | The Simpsons | Unknown | 1989-12-17 |
Series | MTV Unplugged | Unknown | 1989-11-26 |
Series | Larry King Live | Unknown | 1985-06-03 |
Series | Doris Day's Best Friends | Unknown | 1985-07-16 |
Series | Live with Regis and Kathie Lee | Unknown | 1983-04-04 |
Series | SCTV Network 90 | Unknown | 1981-05-16 |
Series | King | Himself | 1978-02-12 |
Series | The Kennedy Center Honors | Unknown | 1978-12-28 |
Movie | Sinatra and Friends | 1977-04-20 | |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
Series | Playboy After Dark | Unknown | 1969-01-18 |
Series | The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour | Unknown | 1969-01-22 |
Series | The Barbara McNair Show | Unknown | 1969-09-13 |
Series | The Doris Day Show | Unknown | 1968-09-24 |
Movie | The Dean Martin Christmas Show | Himself | 1968-12-19 |
Movie | The Oscar | Hymie Kelly | 1966-03-04 |
Series | The Hollywood Palace | Unknown | 1964-01-04 |
Series | Shindig! | Unknown | 1964-09-16 |
Series | 77 Sunset Strip | Unknown | 1958-10-10 |
Series | The Dick Clark Show | Unknown | 1958-02-15 |
Series | The Twentieth Century | Unknown | 1957-10-20 |
Series | The Steve Allen Show | Unknown | 1956-06-24 |
Series | The Tony Bennett Show | 1956-08-11 | |
Series | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Unknown | 1956-10-05 |
Series | Today | Unknown | 1952-01-14 |
Series | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Unknown | 1950-09-10 |
Series | The Ed Sullivan Show | Unknown | 1948-06-20 |