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Joseph Connick, Jr. Biography (1967-)

Full name, Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr.; born September 11, 1967, in NewOrleans, LA; son of Joseph Harry Fowler (a district attorney and an owner ofrecord stores) and Anita (a lawyer, judge, and an owner of record stores) Connick; married Jill Goodacre (a model), April 16, 1994; children: Georgia Tatom, Sara Kate. Career: Musician, actor, composer, and songwriter. Performed with professional musicians on Bourbon Street, New Orleans, LA, 1973; Dr. Delf and the Killer Groove (jazz band), New Orleans, LA, keyboard player, 1981-84; performed at the Empire Diner, New York City, 1986; Our Lady of Victory church, New York City, organist and music director, 1986; entered into recording contract with Columbia Records, 1986; performer of a royal command performance at Windsor Castle in honor of Prince Philip's seventieth birthday, July, 1991; performer of numerous concert engagements; Harry Connick's Big Band, leader. Awards, Honors: Rolling Stone Music Award, critics'pick for best keyboard player, 1989; Grammy Awards, best male jazz vocal performance, 1989, for When Harry Met Sally., and 1990, for We Are in Love; named one of the twelve "promising new actors of 1990," John Willis' Screen World; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding performance in a musical program, 1991, for Great Performances; winner of piano competitions; platinum record for the motion picture soundtrack recording When HarryMet Sally.; other platinum and gold records. Addresses: Office: c/o Anita Nanko, Columbia Records, 51/12, P.O. Box 4450, New York, NY 10101-4450.; Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

American

Occupation

Musician, actor, composer, songwriter

Birth Details

September 11, 1967

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Work
• Musical director (with Marc Shaiman), When Harry Met Sally., Columbia, 1989
• Film Appearances
• Clay Busby, Memphis Belle, Warner Bros., 1990
• Eddie, Little Man Tate, Orion, 1992
• Daryl Lee Cullum, Copycat (also known as Copykill), WarnerBros., 1995
• Captain Jimmy Wilder, Independence Day (also known as ID4),Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
• Greg Kistler, Excess Baggage, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997
• Voice characterization, Action League Now (short film), Paramount,1997
• Justin Matisse, Hope Floats, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
• Voice of Dean McCoppen, The Iron Giant (animated), Warner Bros., 1999
• Television Appearances
• Specials
• Guest performer, Great Performances, PBS, 1991
• Host, The Harry Connick, Jr. Christmas Special, 1993
• Let the Good Times Roll, 1993
• Host, Grammy's Greatest Moments, CBS, 1994
• Fox All-Star Challenge, Fox, 1995
• The Sci-Fi Channel's Invasion of Independence Day, The Sci-Fi Channel, 1996
• Independence Day Concert, ABC, 1996
• Happy Birthday, Elizabeth-A Celebration of Life, ABC, 1997
• Christmas in Rockefeller Center, syndicated, 1997
• Wild on Mardi Gras, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
• To Life! America Celebrates Israel's 50th (also known as America Celebrates Israel's 50th), CBS, 1998
• "Harry Connick, Jr.: Romance in Paris," In the Spotlight, PBS, 1998
• Other specials include The New York Big Band Concert, SwingingOut Live, and Swinging Out with Harry.
• Awards Presentations
• Presenter, The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards, 1993
• The Second Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, 1996
• Presenter, The VH1 Fashion Awards, VH1, 1996
• Host, The VH1 Fashion Awards, VH1, 1997
• Episodic
• Russell Boyd, "A Diminished Rebecca with a Suspended Cliff," Cheers, NBC, 1992
• "The Nova Quiz," Nova, PBS, 1993
• Also appeared in other programs, including The Arsenio Hall Show,syndicated; The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS; and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC.
• Stage Appearances
• An Evening with Harry Connick, Jr., Broadway production, 1990
• RECORDINGS
• Albums
• Harry Connick, Jr., Columbia, 1987
• 20, Columbia, 1987
• When Harry Met Sally. . (motion picture soundtrack), Columbia, 1989
• We Are in Love, Columbia, 1990
• Lofty's Roach Souffle, Columbia, 1990
• Blue Light, Red Light, Columbia, 1992
• Eleven (recording of 1978 performance), Columbia, 1992
• 25, Columbia, 1992
• She, Columbia, 1994
• Star Turtle, Columbia, 1996
• When My Heart Finds Christmas, Columbia, 1997
• To See You, Columbia, 1998
• WRITINGS
• Composer for Films
• (With Marc Shaiman) When Harry Met Sally., Columbia, 1989

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

• Contemporary Musicians, Volume 4, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1991, pp. 60-62.

Periodicals:

• Chicago Tribune, November 10, 1988, January 14, 1990.
• Gentleman's Quarterly, September 10, 1989, .
• Life, February 10, 1998, p. 28.
• Newsday, August 19, 1990, .
• Newsweek, February 20, 1989, .
• New York, January 2, 1989, .
• People Weekly, March 28, 1988, .
• Premiere, September 28, 1990, p. 52.
• Rolling Stone, March 23, 1989, .
• Time, January 15, 1990, p. 74.
• USA Today, June 13, 1990, .*