Harry Connick Brings his Orchestra to Boston's Colonial Theatre for 5 Nights : December 17, 2010

In April 2011 Harry Connick, Jr., the Tony nominated and Grammy Award winning musician, will be playing five performances at Colonial Theatre in Boston. Connick, after t [...]

Harry Connick Jr Shines as Guest on American Idol : May 05, 2010

When Simon Cowell, the cranky Brit, leaves “American Idol” later this month to go to “The X Factor,” Fox needs to name Harry Connick Jr. as his replacement. Conn [...]

Harry Connick is Returning to Broadway : April 22, 2010

In 2006, Harry Connick Jr. excited Broadway audiences by appearing on the stage for the revival of “The Pajama Game.” Connick received a Tony nomination for ‘Best P [...]

Harry Connick Introduces Winter Tour for ‘Your Songs’ : December 24, 2009

Venerable jazz man Harry Connick Jr. will be spending his January on the west coast and his February on the east. He’s mapped out a 13-city tour starting in Indio, Cali [...]

Harry Connick Jr Receives Honorary Degree from Tulane : April 20, 2009

Harry Connick Jr., jazz singer and actor, Francoise Barre-Sinoussi, HIV co-discoverer, Jessie Gruman, health care advocate, and William McDonough, architect, will be rece [...]

Harry Connick Embarks on Holiday Celebration Tour : October 02, 2008

The first set of dates for Harry Connick, Jr.'s Holiday Celebration Tour 2008” have been set. The tour for the Grammy award winning jazz pianist and singer will kick [...]

Harry Connick Returns to Broadway : May 06, 2008

On Monday, producer Scott Landis announced that in Spring 2009 Harry Connick Jr. will be returning to Broadway, joining the cast of “Nice Work If You Can Get It,” a m [...]

Harry Connick Fuels Up the Bus for Another Leg of New Orleans Tour : March 30, 2007

Harry Connick Jr., after taking a short break, will be hitting the road once again on April 4 along with his big band. They will be playing an entire new North American [...]

Connick Jr, Rod Stewart, Norah Jones Part of New Orleans Jazz Fest Lineup : January 25, 2007

The 38th annual edition of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival being held this year will be presenting even more music than it ever has. Around 600 acts will be hos [...]

Harry Connick Jr Sets Dates for My New Orleans Tour : December 08, 2006

Next month, Harry Connick Jr. will release two new albums and then he, along with his big band, are going to go out on the road for a series of US dates starting in Boca [...]

harry connick jr Biography

Harry Connick, Jr., the American singer, pianist composer and actor, was born on September 11, 1967 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Connick has sold more than 25 million worldwide albums. The R.I.A.A. has Connick ranked in the top 60 top selling male artists for the U.S. with a total of 16 million certified records. He has had seven U.S. albums in the top 20, ten number one jazz albums in the U.S., and has had more number one albums in history on the jazz chart in the US.

Connick's top selling US album is “When My Heart Finds Christmas,” which was released in 1993. His 2004 “Only You” is Connick's highest charting album, which reached the No. 6 spot in Britain and No. 5 spot in the U.S. Connick has won one Emmy and three Grammys. From 2002-06, he played Dr. Leo Markus, Grace's husband on the television show “Will & Grace.”

Connick's acting career started in 1990 in the movie “Memphis Belle” where he played a World War II tail gunner. In 1995, he appeared in “Copycat” as a serial killer and in the 1996 film “Independence Day” played a jet fighter pilot. In 1998, he played the leading man opposite Sandra Bullock in “Hope Floats.” In 2007 Connick appeared in “Bug” playing a violent ex-husband. He has also appeared in two romantic comedies, “P.S. I Love You,” in 2007 and “New in Town” in 2009 opposite Renee Zellweger.