Tony Bennett
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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
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- 2022 · Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not as Self
- 2022 · George Michael: Freedom Uncut as Self
- 2022 · Rat Pack as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Lady Gaga at the BBC as Self
- 2021 · One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga as Self
- 2021 · Reclaiming Amy as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Billie as self
- 2020 · Lady Gaga: Encore as Himself
- 2018 · CMA Country Christmas 2018 as Self
- 2018 · Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists as Self
- 2018 · Quincy as Self
- 2018 · Always at The Carlyle as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · George Michael: Freedom as Self
- 2017 · Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World as Self
- 2017 · Gaga: Five Foot Two as Self
- 2017 · If You're Not In The Obit, Eat Breakfast as Self
- 2016 · Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 as Self
- 2015 · Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert as Self
- 2015 · Bill Evans Time Remembered as Himself
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Amy as Self
- 2015 · Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute as Self
- 2014 · Selma as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2014 · Bing Crosby: Rediscovered as Self
- 2014 · Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek - Live! as
- 2014 · Tony Bennett: iTunes Festival 2014 as vocals
- 2014 · Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark as Self
- 2014 · The Outrageous Sophie Tucker as Himself
- 2014 · Muppets Most Wanted as Tony Bennett
- 2012 · A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand as Self
- 2012 · The Zen of Bennett as Self
- 2012 · Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances as Self
- 2011 · A Very Gaga Thanksgiving as Self
- 2011 · Andrea Bocelli: Concerto - One Night In Central Park as self
- 2011 · Billy Joel: Live at Shea Stadium as Self - Musical Guest
- 2010 · The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear as Self
- 2010 · Blue Bloods as Himself
- 2010 · Les Paul - Live in New York as Himself
- 2010 · Billy Joel - The Last Play at Shea as
- 2009 · Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me as Self / Performer
- 2009 · Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel as Self
- 2009 · Skavlan as Self - Guest
- 2008 · The Making Of A Swingin' Christmas & Live In Concert as Self
- 2008 · Tony Bennett: BBC Sessions as self
- 2008 · Dreams with Sharp Teeth as Hymie Kelly in 'The Oscar'
- 2007 · Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends as Himself
- 2007 · Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic as Self
- 2007 · Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven as Self
- 2007 · Tony Bennett: An American Classic About the Songs as Self
- 2006 · Legends of Jazz con Ramsey Lewis Volume 3 as Cantante
- 2006 · Tony Bennett: An American Classic as Self
- 2006 · Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us as Self
- 2006 · 30 Rock as Tony Bennett
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- 2004 · The X Factor as Self - Special Guest
- 2004 · Entourage as
- 2004 · Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · The World of Nat King Cole as Self
- 2004 · The Casino as
- 2004 · The Celebrity Apprentice as
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Canadian Idol as Self - Mentor
- 2003 · Canadian Idol as Self - Guest
- 2003 · Bruce Almighty as Tony Bennett
- 2002 · Tony Bennett - Wonderful World: Live In San Francisco as
- 2002 · Las Lunas del Auditorio as Himself
- 2002 · American Idol as Self
- 2002 · American Idol as Self - Guest Star
- 2002 · Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace as Self - Performer
- 2001 · Tony Bennett: The Legendary Tony Bennett In Concert as Himself
- 2001 · The Best of Bob Hope: 50 years of Laughter Volume 2 as Self (archive footage)
- 2001 · The Best of Bob Hope: 50 years of Laughter Volume 1 as Self (archive footage)
- 2000 · Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration as Self
- 2000 · Ella Fitzgerald: Something to Live For as Narrator (voice)
- 1999 · Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales as Self
- 1999 · Amy Grant - A Christmas to Remember as
- 1999 · The Early Show as Self
- 1999 · Rove as Self
- 1999 · Analyze This as Tony Bennett
- 1999 · Intimate Portrait: Natalie Cole as
- 1998 · Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · Tony Bennett's New York as Self
- 1996 · Suddenly Susan as
- 1996 · Cosby as
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996 as
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- 1996 · Mundo VIP as
- 1996 · Muppets Tonight as Self
- 1995 · Sinatra: 80 Years My Way as Self - Performer
- 1995 · Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self - Guest
- 1995 · Cybill as
- 1994 · The Scout as Himself
- 1994 · Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged as Self
- 1994 · Space Ghost Coast to Coast as
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Musical Guest
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1992 · Parabéns as Self
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1992 · Bruce's Guest Night as
- 1990 · Evening Shade as
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Tony Bennett (voice)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Capital City Singer (voice)
- 1989 · MTV Unplugged as Self
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1988 · Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration as
- 1986 · Father Guido Sarducci's Vatican Inquirer: The Pope's Tour as Himself
- 1985 · Doris Day's Best Friends as
- 1985 · Larry King Live as Self
- 1982 · Remington Steele as Tony Bennett (voice) (uncredited)
- 1982 · Night of 100 Stars as Self
- 1981 · SCTV Network 90 as
- 1979 · Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years as Self
- 1979 · Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration as
- 1979 · NDR Talk Show as Self
- 1979 · CBS News Sunday Morning as Self (archive footage)
- 1978 · The Kennedy Center Honors as Self
- 1978 · King as Himself
- 1977 · Sinatra and Friends as Self - Singer
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
- 1974 · Dinah! as Self
- 1971 · Great Performances as Self
- 1971 · The Pearl Bailey Show as Self
- 1970 · King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis as Self (archive footage)
- 1969 · The Barbara McNair Show as Self
- 1969 · The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour as Self
- 1969 · Playboy After Dark as
- 1968 · The Dean Martin Christmas Show as Self (uncredited)
- 1968 · The Doris Day Show as Tony Bennett
- 1966 · The Oscar as Hymie Kelly
- 1964 · Shindig! as Self - Singer
- 1964 · The Hollywood Palace as Self - Singer
- 1963 · The Judy Garland Show as Himself
- 1963 · The Danny Kaye Show as Self
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
- 1961 · Treffpunkt New York as Self
- 1958 · 77 Sunset Strip as Maximillian
- 1958 · The Dick Clark Show as Self
- 1957 · The Twentieth Century as
- 1957 · Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
- 1956 · The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
- Future · Tony Bennett & Frank Sinatra as
- 1956 · The Tony Bennett Show as
- 1956 · The Steve Allen Show as Self
- 1952 · Today as Self
- 1950 · The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
- 1950 · The Bob Hope Show as Self
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self - Singer
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self - Audience Bow