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Tony Bennett

Tony Bennett

Birthday: 1926-08-03 | Place of Birth: Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
Reclaiming Amy

as    Self (archive footage)

2020
Billie

as    self

2017
Gaga: Five Foot Two

as    Self

2015
Amy

as    Self

2012
The Zen of Bennett

as    Himself

2011
A Very Gaga Thanksgiving

as    Self

2011
Billy Joel: Live at Shea Stadium

as    Self - Musical Guest

2010
Les Paul - Live in New York

as    Himself

2007
2007
2006
2004
Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues

as    Self (archive footage)

1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

as    Self (archive footage)