Tony Bennett

Acting

Born: 1926-08-03

Died: 2023-07-21

From: Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Popularity: 0.6

Also Known As

Tony Bennet Anthony Dominick Benedetto Joe Bari

Biography

Anthony Dominick Benedetto (August 3, 1926 - July 21, 2023), known professionally as Tony Bennett, was 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.

Awards & Nominations34 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Love for Sale

2022

🏆 Won

Gershwin Prize

2017

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Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern

2016

🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Cheek to Cheek

2015

🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Body and Soul

2012

🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Duets II

2012

🏆 Won

New Jersey Hall of Fame

2011

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Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

Tony Bennett: An American Classic

2007

🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Duets: An American Classic

2007

🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special

Tony Bennett: An American Classic

2007

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Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

For Once in My Life

2007

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International Civil Rights Walk of Fame

2007

🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

The Art of Romance

2006

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NEA Jazz Masters

2006

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Kennedy Center Honors

2005

🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

A Wonderful World

2004

🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Playin' with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues

2003

🏆 Won

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

2001

🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool

2000

🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Tony Bennett on Holiday

1998

🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Here's to the Ladies

1997

🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

Live by Request

1996

🏆 Won

MusiCares Person of the Year

1995

🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Album of the Year

MTV Unplugged (Tony Bennett album)

1995

🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

MTV Unplugged (Tony Bennett album)

1995

🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Steppin' Out

1994

🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Perfectly Frank

1993

🏆 Won

Bronze Medallion

1969

🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

I Left My Heart in San Francisco

1963

🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Record of the Year

I Left My Heart in San Francisco

1963

🏆 Won

Library of Congress Living Legend

🏆 Won

Bronze Star Medal

🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

🏆 Won

Long Island Music Hall of Fame

Tony Bennett

Also Known As

Biography

Awards & Nominations34 won · 0 nominated

Acting153 titles

Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not

Count Basie At Carnegie Hall

The Lady and The Legend

Parabéns

Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert

Rat Pack

CMA Country Christmas 2018

Tony Bennett: iTunes Festival 2014

The Casino

The Grammys

Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek Live

Tony Bennett - Wonderful World: Live In San Francisco

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

The Judy Garland Show

Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute

Amy Grant - A Christmas to Remember

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

Les Paul - Live in New York

Tony Bennett Celebrates 90

The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996

The Twentieth Century

The Simpsons

A Very Gaga Thanksgiving

Billy Joel - Live at Shea Stadium

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Blue Bloods

Tony Bennett: An American Classic

Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration

Amy

Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us

Ella Fitzgerald: Something to Live For

Rove

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

30 Rock

Gaga: Five Foot Two

Entourage

Muppets Tonight

The Kennedy Center Honors

Lady Gaga - Encore

Quincy

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales

Reclaiming Amy

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Las Lunas del Auditorio

George Michael: Freedom

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

Die Harald Schmidt Show

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists

77 Sunset Strip

MTV Unplugged

Remington Steele

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga

Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged

Lady Gaga at the BBC

George Michael: Freedom Uncut

Sinatra and Friends

If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark

The Outrageous Sophie Tucker

Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues

Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

Dinah!

CBS News Sunday Morning

The Bob Hope Show

What's My Line?

The Danny Kaye Show

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Saturday Night Live

The Colbert Report

The Zen of Bennett