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Harry's parents were both lawyers (his father Harry became New Orleans District Attorney, his mother Anita, a judge, died of ovarian cancer when Harry Jr. was 13). They owned a record store and encouraged their son's interest in music - piano at age three, with a New Orleans jazz band aged ten. He won... See full bio »

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Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr.
in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Hide HideActor (26 titles)
2012 When Angels Sing (post-production)
Michael Walker
 
2012 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Executive A.D.A. David Haden
– Father's Shadow (2012) … Executive A.D.A. David Haden
– Official Story (2012) … Executive A.D.A. David Haden
 
2011 Dolphin Tale
Dr. Clay Haskett
 
2009 New in Town
Ted Mitchell
 
2008 Living Proof (TV movie)
Denny Slamon
 
2007 P.S. I Love You
Daniel
 
2006 Bug
Jerry Goss
 
2002-2006 Will & Grace (TV series)
Leo Markus
– The Finale (2006) … Leo Markus
– Grace Expectations (2006) … Leo Markus
– Love Is in the Airplane (2005) … Leo Markus
– Saving Grace, Again: Part 1 (2004) … Leo Markus (voice)
– FYI: I Hurt, Too (2004) … Leo Markus
See all 23 episodes »
 
2005 The Happy Elf (video)
Lil Farley (voice)
 
2004 Mickey
Trip
 
2003 Basic
Vilmer
 
2003 Freedom: A History of Us (TV series documentary)
Jeff Thompson / Joseph Pulitzer
– Wake Up America (2003) … Jeff Thompson
– Yearning to Breathe Free (2003) … Joseph Pulitzer
 
2002 Life Without Dick
Daniel Gallagher
 
2001 South Pacific (TV movie)
Lt. Joseph Cable
 
2000 The Simian Line
Rick
 
2000 My Dog Skip
Narrator (voice)
 
1999 Wayward Son
Jesse Banks Rhodes
 
1999 The Iron Giant
Dean McCoppin (voice)
 
1998 Hope Floats
Justin Matisse
 
1997 Excess Baggage
Greg
 
1997 Action League Now!!: Rock-A-Big-Baby (short) (voice)
 
1996 Independence Day
Captain Jimmy Wilder
 
1995 Copycat
Daryll Lee Cullum
 
1992 Cheers (TV series)
Russell Boyd
– A Diminished Rebecca with a Suspended Cliff (1992) … Russell Boyd
 
1991 Little Man Tate
Eddie
 
1990 Memphis Belle
Sgt. Clay Busby
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (16 titles)
2009 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
– Episode #6.45 (2009) (performer: "All the Way" - uncredited)
 
2009 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
– Episode #17.17 (2009) (performer: "The Way You Look Tonight" - uncredited)
 
2009 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
– Round Two (2009) ("Recipe for Love" - uncredited)
– Round One: Part 2 (2009) ("We Are In Love" - uncredited)
 
2007 Holiday Festival on Ice 2007 (TV movie) ("The Happy Elf")
 
2006 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
– World's Best Love Songs (2006) (performer: "It Had To Be You")
 
2006 The 60th Annual Tony Awards (TV special) (performer: "There Once Was a Man/Hernando's Hideaway", "Tonight/Give My Regards to Broadway/There's No Business Like Show Business")
 
2005 Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost & Found (TV documentary) (performer: "It Had to Be You")
 
2002 Will & Grace (TV series)
– All About Christmas Eve (2002) (performer: "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" - uncredited)
 
2002 The 56th Annual Tony Awards (TV special) (performer: "A Tribute to Richard Rodgers")
 
1996 One Fine Day (performer: "This Guy's in Love with You")
 
1994 The Mask (writer: "I Could Only Whisper Your Name" / performer: "I Could Only Whisper Your Name")
 
1993 Sleepless in Seattle (performer: "A Wink And A Smile" / producer: "A Wink And A Smile")
 
1991 The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (performer: "Promise Me You'll Remember")
 
1990 The Godfather: Part III (performer: "PROMISE ME YOU'LL REMEMBER" / producer: "PROMISE ME YOU'LL REMEMBER")
 
1989 Grammy Living Legends (TV movie) (performer: "How Long Has This Been Going On?")
 
1989 When Harry Met Sally... (performer: "Our Love Is Here To Stay", "But Not For Me" / "I Could Write A Book", "Don't Get Around Much Anymore")
 
Show ShowMusic Department (4 titles)
2010 American Idol (TV series) (musician - 1 episode)
– Top Five Results (2010) (musician)
 
2004 Great Performances (TV series) (music arranger - 1 episode, 2004) (orchestrator - 1 episode, 2004)
– Harry Connick, Jr.: Only You (2004) (music arranger, orchestrator)
 
1997 Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life (TV special) (song performer)
 
1989 When Harry Met Sally... (special musical performances and arrangements)
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
2005 The Happy Elf (video) (executive producer)
 
2004 Great Performances (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– Harry Connick, Jr.: Only You (2004) (executive producer)
 
2003 Harry for the Holidays (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowComposer (1 title)
2005 The Happy Elf (video)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2004 Get Out (TV series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode)
– New Orleans, Mardi Gras Orpheus Parade (2004) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (104 titles)
2012 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 7 February 2012 (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
1993-2011 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest / Himself - Musical Guest
– Episode #19.62 (2011) … Himself - Guest
– Harry Connick Jr./Jaden Smith/Peter Wolf/Stephen Strasburg (2010) … Himself
– Episode #17.17 (2009) … Himself
– Episode #16.50 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 6 February 2007 (2007) … Himself - Musical Guest
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2011 Piers Morgan Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 December 2011 (2011) … Himself
– Episode dated 25 October 2011 (2011) … Himself
– Episode dated 24 October 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Loose Women (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #16.20 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Daybreak (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 September 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #7.1 (2011) … Himself
 
2009-2011 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Musical Guest
– Episode #8.16 (2011) … Himself
– Episode #6.70 (2009) … Himself - Musical Guest
– Episode #6.45 (2009) … Himself
 
2011 1st Look (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Dolphin Tale (2011) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2011 The 65th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter: Best Featured Actress in a Musical
 
2008-2011 Rachael Ray (TV series)
Himself
– Mardi Gras Episode (2011) … Himself
– Episode dated 1 January 2010 (2010) … Himself
– Episode #4.47 (2009) … Himself
– Episode #3.140 (2009) … Himself
– Episode #3.100 (2009) … Himself
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2011 The Marilyn Denis Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.40 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 The Colbert Report (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Harry Connick, Jr. (2011) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 Harry Connick Jr: In Concert on Broadway (video)
Himself
 
2010 Larry King Live (TV series)
Himself
– Harry Connick Jr. (2010) … Himself
 
2010 American Idol (TV series)
Himself - Mentor / Himself - Performer
– Top Five Results (2010) … Himself - Performer
– Top Five Performance (2010) … Himself - Mentor
 
2010 The 7PM Project (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.168 (2010) … Himself
 
2007-2010 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 January 2010 (2010) … Himself
– Episode dated 29 January 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 23 December 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 17 October 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 13 August 2008 (2008) … Himself
See all 8 episodes »
 
2005-2010 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 January 2010 (2010) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 October 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 17 May 2007 (2007) … Himself
– Episode dated 2 December 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2009 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 November 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Australian Idol (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest Judge
– Grand Final (2009) … Himself
– Top 7: Big Band (2009) … Himself - Guest Judge
 
2009 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 November 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Live from Studio Five (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.39 (2009) … Himself
– Episode #1.33 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 The Graham Norton Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.5 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Strictly Come Dancing (TV series)
Himself - Musical Guest
– Round 6 (2009) … Himself - Musical Guest
 
2009 Hey Hey it's Saturday: The Reunion (TV movie)
Himself
 
2003-2009 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 September 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 6 November 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2009 Pudding's Delicious Role in 'New in Town' (video short)
Himself
 
2009 Making 'New in Town' in Winnipeg, Canada (video short)
Himself
 
2007-2009 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 January 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 18 December 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2006-2009 LIVE! with Kelly (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 January 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 14 February 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2009 Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 For Life: The Journey of Dr. Dennis Slamon (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007-2008 The View (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 December 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 30 January 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2008 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 Rosie Live (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 Today (TV series)
Himself
– The Muppets Take Over Today (2008) … Himself
 
2002-2008 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 October 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 5 February 2004 (2004) … Himself
– Episode dated 7 November 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2008 The 62nd Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
2008 Concert of Hope (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 It Takes Two (TV series)
Himself - Guest Artist
– Episode #3.6 (2008) … Himself - Guest Artist
 
2008 This Old House (TV series documentary)
Himself
– New Orleans Project: Part 1 (2008) … Himself
 
2007 CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
2007 Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037 (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 The Paul O'Grady Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #7.11 (2007) … Himself
 
2004-2007 Parkinson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 September 2007 (2007) … Himself
– Episode dated 6 March 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2007 The 61st Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2006 The 2nd Annual Quill Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 The 60th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer & Nominee: Best Actor in a Musical
 
2006 CMT: The Greatest - Sexiest Southern Men (TV special)
Himself
 
2006 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The World of Nat King Cole (2006) … Himself
 
2006 This Week (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 April 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Broadway Beat (TV series)
Himself
– John Lloyd Young from Jersey Boys/The Pajama Game (2006) … Himself
– Pajama Game Meet & Greet/Phantom of the Opera Becomes the Longest Running Broadway Show in History (2006) … Himself
 
2006 CW 11 Morning News (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 February 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2005 Christmas in Rockefeller Center (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 79th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (TV special)
Himself - Performer
 
2005 Corazón de... (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 September 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself / Justin Matisse
– Sandra Bullock: In the Driver's Seat (2005) … Himself / Justin Matisse
 
2004 Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Today with Des and Mel (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 March 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 T4 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 March 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 GMTV (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 March 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2003 Christmas in Rockefeller Center (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
2003 Harry for the Holidays (TV movie)
Himself/Host
 
2003 Basic: A Director's Design (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself
– 30th Anniversary: A Celebration in Song (2003) … Himself
 
2003 The Marsalis Family: A Jazz Celebration (TV movie)
Himself
 
2002 The 56th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer
 
2001 Pistol Pete: The Life and Times of Pete Maravich (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1996-2001 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 March 2001 (2001) … Himself
– Episode dated 1 June 1999 (1999) … Himself
– Episode dated 20 May 1998 (1998) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 November 1997 (1997) … Himself
– Episode dated 15 July 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
2000 The Howard Stern Radio Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 October 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
2000 The Making of 'The Iron Giant' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 The Panel (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.5 (2000) … Himself
 
2000 Film-Fest DVD: Issue 3 - Toronto (video documentary)
Himself
 
1999 ABC 2000: The Millennium (TV documentary)
 
1999 Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade (TV special)
 
1999 ...And So This Is Christmas (TV movie)
Himself
 
1999 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 June 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
1999 Ripley's Believe It or Not! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.4 … Himself
 
1996-1998 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Hope Floats (1998) … Himself
– The Making of 'Independence Day' (1996) … Himself
 
1998 To Life! America Celebrates Israel's 50th (TV special)
Himself
 
1997 Nobel Peace Prize Concert (TV movie)
Himself
 
1997 1997 VH1 Fashion Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1997 Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life (TV special)
Himself
 
1996 MADtv (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode #2.9 (1996) … Himself - Host
 
1992-1996 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 November 1996 (1996) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 February 1995 (1995) … Himself
– Episode dated 4 August 1994 (1994) … Himself
– Episode dated 1 April 1994 (1994) … Himself
– Episode dated 23 November 1993 (1993) … Himself
See all 8 episodes »
 
1996 Die Harald Schmidt Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 September 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
1996 Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion (TV documentary)
Himself/Jimmy Wilder (footage from 'Independence Day')
 
1996 2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
 
1996 The Making of 'Independence Day' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1994 Ghostwriter (TV series)
Himself
– What's Up with Alex?: Part 1 (1994) … Himself
 
1993 Michael Ball (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.5 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 Aspel & Company (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #10.4 (1993) … Himself (as Harry Connick Jnr)
 
1993 The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1993 Harry Connick Jr.: The New York Big Band Concert (video)
Himself
 
1992 Super Bowl XXVI (TV movie)
Himself - National Anthem Performer
 
1991 The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1991 The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer
 
1991 The 33rd Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1991 Simply Mad About the Mouse
Himself
 
1990 Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1990 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself - Musical Guest
– Ed O'Neill/Harry Connick Jr. (1990) … Himself - Musical Guest
 
1990 Carly in Concert: My Romance (video)
Himself
 
1989 Grammy Living Legends (TV movie)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2010 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)
 
2009 The Graham Norton Show (TV series)
 
2006 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
 
2005 Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost & Found (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Corazón de... (TV series)
 

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Alternate Names:

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Height:

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[on researching his role for 'Dolphin Tale'] I was just blown away by the humanity of these people. I did some research and found out about what these marine biologists go through, and it's deep, man. One veterinarian I talked to said to me, 'Yeah, if that dolphin were brought here to me, I would have euthanized it 'cause there's a million out there... See more »

Trivia:

Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1990" in John Willis's Screen World, Vol. 42. [1990] See more »

Trademark:

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Star Sign:

Virgo