Tony Bennett
Known for: Acting
Born: August 3, 1926
Died: July 21, 2023
Place of birth: Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Filmography
91 movies · 79 TV shows, newest first
10.0
The Lady and The Legend
2026
NR
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024
10.0
Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not
2022
7.3
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
2022
9.0
Rat Pack
2022
7.0
Lady Gaga at the BBC
2021
7.0
One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
2021
7.3
Reclaiming Amy
2021
6.9
Billie
2020
7.3
Lady Gaga - Encore
2020
5.0
Amy Winehouse: The Price of Fame
2020
NR
Tony Bennett & Frank Sinatra
2019
9.0
CMA Country Christmas 2018
2018
7.1
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
2018
7.3
Quincy
2018
7.3
George Michael: Freedom
2017
7.4
Gaga: Five Foot Two
2017
7.6
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
2017
7.1
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
2017
8.0
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
2016
9.3
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
2015
6.7
Bill Evans Time Remembered
2015
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
7.6
Amy
2015
8.0
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute
2015
7.0
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014
8.5
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek Live
2014
9.0
Tony Bennett: iTunes Festival 2014
2014
7.0
Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark
2014
7.0
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
2014
6.3
Muppets Most Wanted
2014
6.8
The Zen of Bennett
2012
6.5
Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances
2012
7.9
A Very Gaga Thanksgiving
2011
6.2
Andrea Bocelli: Concerto - One Night In Central Park
2011
7.8
Billy Joel - Live at Shea Stadium
2011
5.6
A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
2011
5.9
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
2010
7.8
Blue Bloods
2010
8.0
Les Paul - Live in New York
2010
6.5
Billy Joel - The Last Play at Shea
2010
7.2
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
2009
6.0
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
2009
7.2
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009
5.0
Skavlan
2009
NR
Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas
2008
NR
The Making Of A Swingin' Christmas & Live In Concert
2008NR
Tony Bennett: BBC Sessions
2008
4.8
Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends
2007
NR
Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
2007
5.5
Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven
2007
NR
Tony Bennett: An American Classic About the Songs
20075.0
Legends of Jazz con Ramsey Lewis Volume 3
2006
7.7
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
2006
7.5
Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us
2006
7.5
30 Rock
2006
7.0
The Colbert Report
2005
NR
Judy Garland Duets
2005
NR
Tony Bennett The Sound of Velvet
20056.4
The Tony Danza Show
2004
5.2
The X Factor
2004
7.4
Entourage
2004
7.0
Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues
2004
8.3
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
NR
The World of Nat King Cole
2004
9.0
The Casino
2004
7.6
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2004
4.9
The Celebrity Apprentice
2004
5.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
6.0
Canadian Idol
2003
6.7
Bruce Almighty
2003
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
NR
Tony Bennet - Hits and More
2003
8.3
Tony Bennett - Wonderful World: Live In San Francisco
2002
7.3
Las Lunas del Auditorio
2002
5.0
American Idol
2002
6.4
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
2002
NR
Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett
2001
NR
Tony Bennett: The Legendary Tony Bennett In Concert
2001
NR
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001
NR
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2001
7.7
Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration
2000
7.5
Ella Fitzgerald: Something to Live For
2000
7.3
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
1999
8.0
Amy Grant - A Christmas to Remember
1999
6.2
The Early Show
1999
7.5
Rove
1999
6.5
Analyze This
1999
6.0
Intimate Portrait: Natalie Cole
1999
6.1
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998
NR
Parkinson
1998
4.3
The View
1997
8.0
Tony Bennett's New York
1996
6.0
Suddenly Susan
1996
6.1
Cosby
1996
6.4
The Daily Show
1996
8.0
The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996
1996
4.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
4.8
Mundo VIP
1996
7.4
Muppets Tonight
1996
7.1
TFI Friday
1996
NR
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995
7.3
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
5.9
Cybill
1995
5.2
The Scout
1994
7.0
Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged
1994
7.8
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
6.4
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
10.0
Parabéns
1992
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992NR
Bruce's Guest Night
1992
7.0
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
1992
5.8
Evening Shade
1990
8.0
The Simpsons
1989
7.1
MTV Unplugged
1989
5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
8.0
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988
NR
Le monde est à vous
1987
NR
Father Guido Sarducci's Vatican Inquirer: The Pope's Tour
19867.0
Wedden, dat..?
1986
NR
Let's Go Mets
1986NR
Doris Day's Best Friends
1985
5.2
Larry King Live
1985
7.1
Remington Steele
1982
5.8
Night of 100 Stars
1982
6.1
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
10.0
Count Basie At Carnegie Hall
1981
NR
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
1979
NR
Tony Bennett Sings...
1979
1.0
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
1979
6.6
NDR Talk Show
1979
6.8
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
7.4
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
6.6
King
1978
7.0
Sinatra and Friends
1977NR
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
7.0
Dinah!
1974
6.1
Great Performances
19718.0
The Pearl Bailey Show
1971
7.3
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
NR
The Barbara McNair Show
1969
6.8
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
4.0
Playboy After Dark
1969
7.6
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
6.2
The Doris Day Show
1968
6.5
60 Minutes
1968NR
Bob Hope Comedy Special
1967
5.1
The Oscar
1966
6.4
Shindig!
1964
5.0
The Hollywood Palace
1964
8.2
The Judy Garland Show
1963
7.0
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961NR
Treffpunkt New York
1961
8.6
The Grammys
1959
7.2
77 Sunset Strip
1958
6.7
The Dick Clark Show
1958
8.0
The Twentieth Century
19577.5
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
6.4
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956NR
The Tony Bennett Show
1956
6.2
The Steve Allen Show
1956
5.6
Today
1952
6.9
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
7.0
The Bob Hope Show
1950
7.0
What's My Line?
1950
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948