Harry Connick Jr.

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Harry Connick Jr.
Connick in April 2014
Born	Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr. (1967-09-11) September 11, 1967 (age 56) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Occupations	Singer composer actor television host
Years active	1977–present
Spouse	Jill Goodacre ​ (m. 1994)​
Children	3
Parent	Harry Connick Sr. (father)
Musical career
Genres	Traditional pop easy listening big band jazz-funk jazz show tunes swing blue-eyed soul
Instruments	Vocals piano
Labels	Adco Productions Columbia Records Verve Marsalis Music
Website	harryconnickjr.com
Musical artist

Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr.^[1] (born September 11, 1967)^[1] is an American singer, pianist, composer, actor, and former television host. As of 2019, he has sold over 30 million records worldwide.^[2] Connick is ranked among the top 60 best-selling male artists in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America, with 16 million in certified sales.^[3] He has had seven top 20 U.S. albums, and ten number-one U.S. jazz albums, earning more number-one albums than any other artist in U.S. jazz chart history as of 2009.^[4]

Connick's best-selling album in the United States is his Christmas album When My Heart Finds Christmas (1993). His highest-charting album is Only You (2004), which reached No. 5 in the U.S. and No. 6 in Britain. He has won three Grammy Awards and two Emmy Awards. He played Leo Markus, the husband of Grace Adler (played by Debra Messing) on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace from 2002 to 2006.

Connick began his acting career playing a tail gunner in the World War II film Memphis Belle (1990). He played a serial killer in Copycat (1995) before being cast as a fighter pilot in the blockbuster Independence Day (1996). Connick's first role as a leading man was in Hope Floats (1998) with Sandra Bullock. He also lent his voice to the animated cult classic The Iron Giant (1999). His first thriller film since Copycat was Basic (2003) with John Travolta. Additionally, he played a violent ex-husband in Bug, and was in two romantic comedies: P.S. I Love You (2007), and New in Town (2009) with Renée Zellweger. He was the leading man. In 2011, he appeared in the family film Dolphin Tale as Dr. Clay Haskett and in its 2014 sequel.