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 | George Michael Freedom Uncut | Self | 2022-06-16 |
Movie | Rat Pack | Self (archive footage) | 2022-01-11 |
Movie | Reclaiming Amy | Himself (archive Footage) | 2021-07-23 |
Movie | Quincy | Self | 2018-09-21 |
Movie | Always at The Carlyle | Self (archive footage) | 2018-05-11 |
Movie | Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists | Self | 2018-11-15 |
Movie | CMA Country Christmas 2018 | Self | 2018-12-10 |
Movie | Gaga: Five Foot Two | Self | 2017-09-08 |
Movie | If You're Not In The Obit, Eat Breakfast | Self | 2017-06-05 |
Movie | Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World | Self | 2017-09-22 |
Movie | George Michael: Freedom | Self | 2017-10-16 |
Movie | Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 | Self | 2016-12-20 |
Movie | Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute | Self | 2015-02-26 |
Movie | Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert | Self | 2015-12-06 |
Movie | Amy | Self | 2015-07-03 |
Movie | Muppets Most Wanted | Tony Bennett | 2014-03-20 |
Movie | Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark | Self | 2014-05-13 |
Movie | The Outrageous Sophie Tucker | Himself | 2014-05-02 |
Movie | Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek - Live! | 2014-10-24 | |
Movie | Selma | self (archive footage) | 2014-12-25 |
Movie | Bing Crosby: Rediscovered | Self | 2014-12-02 |
Movie | Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances | Self | 2012-03-06 |
Movie | Bigfoot | Background person | 2012-10-28 |
Movie | A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand | Self | 2012-11-12 |
Movie | The Zen of Bennett | Himself | 2012-11-02 |
Movie | Billy Joel: Live at Shea Stadium | Self - Musical Guest | 2011-02-28 |
Movie | A Very Gaga Thanksgiving | Self | 2011-11-24 |
Movie | The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear | Self | 2010-10-30 |
Movie | Billy Joel - The Last Play at Shea | 2010-04-25 | |
Movie | Les Paul - Live in New York | Himself | 2010-08-24 |
Series | Blue Bloods | Himself | 2010-09-24 |
Movie | Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel | Self | 2009-01-01 |
Movie | Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me | Self / Performer | 2009-11-04 |
Series | Skavlan | Guest | 2009-01-16 |
Movie | Dreams with Sharp Teeth | Hymie Kelly in 'The Oscar' | 2008-06-04 |
Movie | Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven | Self | 2007-04-11 |
Movie | Manufacturing Dissent | Self | 2007-02-11 |
Movie | Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends | Himself | 2007-09-12 |
Movie | Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic | Self | 2007-05-01 |
Movie | Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us | Self | 2006-10-28 |
Movie | Tony Bennett: An American Classic | Self | 2006-11-22 |
Series | The Casino | Unknown | 2004-06-14 |
Series | The Celebrity Apprentice | Unknown | 2004-01-08 |
Movie | The World of Nat King Cole | Self | 2004-06-15 |
Series | Entourage | Unknown | 2004-07-18 |
Series | The X Factor | Unknown | 2004-09-04 |
Series | The Tony Danza Show | Unknown | 2004-09-13 |
Movie | Bruce Almighty | Tony Bennett | 2003-05-23 |
Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Unknown | 2003-09-08 |
Series | Canadian Idol | Unknown | 2003-06-09 |
Movie | Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace | Self - Performer | 2002-06-03 |
Series | American Idol | Unknown | 2002-06-11 |
Movie | Tony Bennett - Wonderful World: Live In San Francisco | 2002-12-10 | |
Movie | Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration | Self | 2000-05-26 |
Series | Rove | Unknown | 1999-09-22 |
Movie | Analyze This | Tony Bennett | 1999-03-05 |
Series | The Early Show | Unknown | 1999-11-01 |
Movie | Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1998-02-20 |
Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Series | Mundo VIP | Unknown | 1996-04-21 |
Series | The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
Series | Muppets Tonight | Unknown | 1996-03-08 |
Series | Cosby | Unknown | 1996-09-16 |
Series | Suddenly Susan | Unknown | 1996-09-19 |
Series | Cybill | Unknown | 1995-01-02 |
Series | Die Harald Schmidt Show | Unknown | 1995-12-05 |
Series | Space Ghost Coast to Coast | Unknown | 1994-04-15 |
Movie | The Scout | Himself | 1994-09-30 |
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 | Parabéns | Self | 1992-09-19 |
Series | Evening Shade | Unknown | 1990-09-21 |
Series | MTV Unplugged | Unknown | 1989-11-26 |
Movie | Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration | 1988-05-27 | |
Series | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Unknown | 1988-09-05 |
Series | Larry King Live | Unknown | 1985-06-03 |
Series | Doris Day's Best Friends | Unknown | 1985-07-16 |
Movie | Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982-03-08 |
Series | SCTV Network 90 | Unknown | 1981-05-16 |
Movie | Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years | Self | 1979-12-13 |
Series | King | Himself | 1978-02-12 |
Series | The Kennedy Center Honors | Unknown | 1978-12-28 |
Movie | Sinatra and Friends | Self - Singer | 1977-04-20 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
Movie | King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis | Self (archive footage) | 1970-03-24 |
Series | Playboy After Dark | Unknown | 1969-01-18 |
Series | The Barbara McNair Show | Unknown | 1969-09-13 |
Series | The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour | Unknown | 1969-01-22 |
Series | The Doris Day Show | Unknown | 1968-09-24 |
Movie | The Dean Martin Christmas Show | Self (uncredited) | 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 | The Dick Clark Show | Unknown | 1958-02-15 |
Series | 77 Sunset Strip | Unknown | 1958-10-10 |
Series | The Twentieth Century | Unknown | 1957-10-20 |
Series | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Unknown | 1956-10-05 |
Series | The Steve Allen Show | Unknown | 1956-06-24 |
Series | The Tony Bennett Show | 1956-08-11 | |
Series | Today | Unknown | 1952-01-14 |
Series | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Unknown | 1950-09-10 |
Series | The Ed Sullivan Show | Unknown | 1948-06-20 |