Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

August 2, 1926 (98 years old)

Place of Birth

Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Tony Bennett

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.

Known For

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

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

Tony Bennett - Wonderful World: Live In San Francisco

Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace

The Making Of A Swingin' Christmas & Live In Concert

Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel

Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances

Tony Bennett: An American Classic About the Songs

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek To Cheek (Live From PBS)

Andrea Bocelli: Concerto - One Night In Central Park

Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic

Father Guido Sarducci's Vatican Inquirer: The Pope's Tour

Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World

If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast

Legends of Jazz con Ramsey Lewis Volume 3

Tony Bennett: The Legendary Tony Bennett In Concert

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996

I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

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