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Harry Connick Jr. exemplifies excellence across music, film, and television, offering brands a versatile talent with broad appeal.
Partnered with 13-year-old Kate Connick and her father, Harry Connick, Jr., to debut original song, 'A Lot Like Me.' Proceeds went towards the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music.
Harry Connick, Jr. joined Playground Sessions, sharing his piano skills as a video instructor for the piano instruction software company.
Signed with Columbia Records at age eighteen, releasing his first album primarily consisting of instrumental standards.
Starred in the family Christmas movie 'Angels Sing,' released in November 2013 by Lionsgate, alongside Willie Nelson. They wrote a special song exclusively for the movie.
After Hurricane Katrina, Connick was inspired to launch the collaboration that became the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music and Musicians' Village, providing housing and music education.
Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr. was born on September 11, 1967, in New Orleans, Louisiana. His mother, Anita Frances Livingston, was a lawyer and judge, and his father, Harry Connick Sr., served as the District Attorney of New Orleans for 30 years and also performed weekly gigs. Harry began playing piano at age three and publicly at age five, recording with a local jazz band by age ten. He performed Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra at age nine and later studied at Hunter College and the Manhattan School of Music in New York, where he signed with Columbia Records. His debut album, “Harry Connick Jr.,” was primarily instrumental jazz. The soundtrack for the 1989 film “When Harry Met Sally…” earned him his first Grammy Award for Best Jazz Male Vocal Performance and achieved double-platinum status.
Connick’s film career began in 1990 with “Memphis Belle,” followed by roles in “Little Man Tate” (1991), “Copycat” (1995), and “Independence Day” (1996). He released successful albums such as “We Are in Love” (1990), which also went double platinum and earned him a second Grammy, and the multi-platinum holiday album “When My Heart Finds Christmas” (1993). In the mid-1990s, he explored funk music with albums like “She” (1994) and “Star Turtle” (1996). His acting career continued with leading roles in films like “Hope Floats” (1998) alongside Sandra Bullock. Connick also composed the score for the Broadway musical “Thou Shalt Not” in 2000, earning a Tony Award nomination.
His television work includes a recurring role as Leo Markus on NBC’s “Will & Grace” from 2002 to 2006, a two-time Emmy-winning musical role in “Only You: In Concert” (2004), and serving as a judge on “American Idol” for seasons 13, 14, and 15, and “Australian Idol” in 2023. He hosted the national daytime talk show “Harry” from 2016 to 2018, earning multiple Daytime Emmy nominations. Connick has received three Grammy Awards and two Emmy Awards, and his work continues to span musical performances and acting, including recent roles in “Find Me Falling” (2024) and “Annie Live!” (2021).
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