Tony Bennett
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.
166 acting credits
Acting · 166
The Simpsons
1989
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Daily Show
1996
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Blue Bloods
2010
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Colbert Report
2005
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
30 Rock
2006
The View
1997
Entourage
2004
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
American Idol
2002
Great Performances
1971
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
NDR Talk Show
1979
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
60 Minutes
1968
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
What's My Line?
1950
Remington Steele
1982
77 Sunset Strip
1958
The Tony Danza Show
2004
Cybill
1995
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
Le monde est à vous
1987
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
Dinah!
1974
The X Factor
2004
The Steve Allen Show
1956
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
The Bob Hope Show
1950
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
MTV Unplugged
1989
The Celebrity Apprentice
2004
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
Parkinson
1998
Skavlan
2009
The Doris Day Show
1968
Suddenly Susan
1996
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009
Evening Shade
1990
Cosby
1996
Rove
1999
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
The Hollywood Palace
1964
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
Bruce Almighty
2003
Muppets Tonight
1996
Today
1952
The Dick Clark Show
1958
Shindig!
1964
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Canadian Idol
2003
Wedden, dat..?
1986
The Twentieth Century
1957
Mundo VIP
1996
The Judy Garland Show
1963
Larry King Live
1985
Analyze This
1999
Las Lunas del Auditorio
2002
The Early Show
1999
The Barbara McNair Show
1969
King
1978
Muppets Most Wanted
2014
Parabéns
1992
Night of 100 Stars
1982
Playboy After Dark
1969
Quincy
2018
Amy
2015
The Pearl Bailey Show
1971
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
The Scout
1994
Treffpunkt New York
1961
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
2006
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2001
Gaga: Five Foot Two
2017
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
2016
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
2015
The Oscar
1966
The Grammys
1959
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
2010
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014
The Casino
2004
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
2022
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
2002
Doris Day's Best Friends
1985
Rat Pack
2022
Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us
2006
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
1999
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute
2015
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
2018
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024
Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends
2007
Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration
2000
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
2017
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
2009
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
1979
Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
2007
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
2017
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
2009
Billie
2020
A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
2011
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988
Bruce's Guest Night
1992
A Very Gaga Thanksgiving
2011
George Michael: Freedom
2017
Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven
2007
The Zen of Bennett
2012
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
2014
Andrea Bocelli: Concerto - One Night In Central Park
2011
Reclaiming Amy
2021
Judy Garland Duets
2005
The World of Nat King Cole
2004
Billy Joel - The Last Play at Shea
2010
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
1979
Intimate Portrait: Natalie Cole
1999
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
1992
Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances
2012
One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
2021
Lady Gaga - Encore
2020
Billy Joel - Live at Shea Stadium
2011
Les Paul - Live in New York
2010
Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark
2014
Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas
2008
Ella Fitzgerald: Something to Live For
2000
Bob Hope Comedy Special
1967
Bill Evans Time Remembered
2015
Sinatra and Friends
1977
The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996
1996
Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not
2022
Amy Grant - A Christmas to Remember
1999
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek Live
2014
The Tony Bennett Show
1956
Lady Gaga at the BBC
2021
Tony Bennett's New York
1996
Tony Bennett: iTunes Festival 2014
2014
The Lady and The Legend
2026
CMA Country Christmas 2018
2018
Legends of Jazz con Ramsey Lewis Volume 3
2006
Amy Winehouse: The Price of Fame
2020
Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged
1994
Let's Go Mets
1986
Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues
2004
Tony Bennett The Sound of Velvet
2005
Tony Bennett: An American Classic About the Songs
2007
Father Guido Sarducci's Vatican Inquirer: The Pope's Tour
1986
Tony Bennett: The Legendary Tony Bennett In Concert
2001
Tony Bennett & Frank Sinatra
2019
Count Basie At Carnegie Hall
1981
Tony Bennet - Hits and More
2003
Tony Bennett - Wonderful World: Live In San Francisco
2002
The Making Of A Swingin' Christmas & Live In Concert
2008
Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett
2001
Tony Bennett: BBC Sessions
2008