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.
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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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296729
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Filmography (Movies)
The Lady and The Legend
Character:Self
Release Date:17/01/2026
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Character:Self
Release Date:12/09/2024
Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not
Character:Self
Release Date:22/06/2022
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
Character:Self
Release Date:16/06/2022
Rat Pack
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:11/01/2022
Lady Gaga at the BBC
Character:Self
Release Date:21/12/2021
One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
Character:Self
Release Date:28/11/2021
Reclaiming Amy
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:23/07/2021
Billie
Character:self
Release Date:30/09/2020
Lady Gaga - Encore
Character:Self
Release Date:12/05/2020
Amy Winehouse: The Price of Fame
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:07/04/2020
Tony Bennett & Frank Sinatra
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/01/2019
CMA Country Christmas 2018
Character:Self
Release Date:10/12/2018
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
Character:Self
Release Date:15/11/2018
Quincy
Character:Self
Release Date:09/09/2018
George Michael: Freedom
Character:Self
Release Date:16/10/2017
Gaga: Five Foot Two
Character:Self
Release Date:21/09/2017
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Character:Self
Release Date:26/07/2017
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
Character:Self
Release Date:19/05/2017
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
Character:Self
Release Date:20/12/2016
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
Character:Self
Release Date:06/12/2015
Bill Evans Time Remembered
Character:Self
Release Date:01/11/2015
Amy
Character:Self
Release Date:02/07/2015
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute
Character:Self
Release Date:26/02/2015
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Character:Self
Release Date:02/12/2014
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek Live
Character:Self
Release Date:24/10/2014
Tony Bennett: iTunes Festival 2014
Character:Self - vocals
Release Date:06/09/2014
Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark
Character:Self
Release Date:13/05/2014
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
Character:Self
Release Date:02/05/2014
Muppets Most Wanted
Character:Tony Bennett
Release Date:20/03/2014
The Zen of Bennett
Character:Self
Release Date:02/11/2012
Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances
Character:Self
Release Date:06/03/2012
A Very Gaga Thanksgiving
Character:Self
Release Date:24/11/2011
Andrea Bocelli: Concerto - One Night In Central Park
Character:self
Release Date:14/11/2011
Billy Joel - Live at Shea Stadium
Character:Self - Musical Guest
Release Date:28/02/2011
A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
Character:Self - Performer
Release Date:11/02/2011
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
Character:Self
Release Date:30/10/2010
Les Paul - Live in New York
Character:Self
Release Date:24/08/2010
Billy Joel - The Last Play at Shea
Character:Self
Release Date:25/04/2010
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Character:Self - Performer
Release Date:04/11/2009
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
Character:Self
Release Date:12/09/2009
Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas
Character:Self
Release Date:11/11/2008
The Making Of A Swingin' Christmas & Live In Concert
Character:Self
Release Date:14/10/2008
Tony Bennett: BBC Sessions
Character:self
Release Date:05/08/2008
Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends
Character:Self
Release Date:12/09/2007
Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
Character:Self
Release Date:01/05/2007
Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven
Character:Self
Release Date:11/04/2007
Tony Bennett: An American Classic About the Songs
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2007
Legends of Jazz con Ramsey Lewis Volume 3
Character:Self - Cantante
Release Date:12/12/2006
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
Character:Self
Release Date:22/11/2006
Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us
Character:Self
Release Date:28/10/2006
Judy Garland Duets
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:04/06/2005
Tony Bennett The Sound of Velvet
Character:
Release Date:18/04/2005
Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:23/06/2004
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Character:Self
Release Date:22/06/2004
The World of Nat King Cole
Character:Self
Release Date:15/06/2004
Bruce Almighty
Character:Tony Bennett
Release Date:23/05/2003
Tony Bennet - Hits and More
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2003
Tony Bennett - Wonderful World: Live In San Francisco
Character:Self
Release Date:10/12/2002
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
Character:Self - Performer
Release Date:03/06/2002
Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett
Character:
Release Date:03/12/2001
Tony Bennett: The Legendary Tony Bennett In Concert
Character:Self
Release Date:26/11/2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:22/02/2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:22/02/2001
Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration
Character:Self
Release Date:26/05/2000
Ella Fitzgerald: Something to Live For
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:25/01/2000
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
Character:Self
Release Date:06/12/1999
Amy Grant - A Christmas to Remember
Character:Self - Guest
Release Date:04/12/1999
Analyze This
Character:Tony Bennett
Release Date:05/03/1999
Intimate Portrait: Natalie Cole
Character:Self
Release Date:08/01/1999
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:20/02/1998
Tony Bennett's New York
Character:Self
Release Date:22/12/1996
The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996
Character:Self
Release Date:17/07/1996
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
Character:Self - Performer
Release Date:14/12/1995
The Scout
Character:Tony Bennett
Release Date:30/09/1994
Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged
Character:Self
Release Date:01/06/1994
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1992
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
Character:Self
Release Date:27/05/1988
Father Guido Sarducci's Vatican Inquirer: The Pope's Tour
Character:Self - Special Guest Star
Release Date:18/10/1986
Let's Go Mets
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1986
Night of 100 Stars
Character:Self
Release Date:08/03/1982
Count Basie At Carnegie Hall
Character:Self
Release Date:20/03/1981
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
Character:Self
Release Date:13/12/1979
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
Character:Self
Release Date:07/05/1979
Sinatra and Friends
Character:Self - Singer
Release Date:20/04/1977
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/03/1970
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:19/12/1968
Bob Hope Comedy Special
Character:
Release Date:15/02/1967
The Oscar
Character:Hymie Kelly
Release Date:04/03/1966
Television Appearances
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Blue Bloods
Character:Tony Bennett
Skavlan
Character:Self - Guest
30 Rock
Character:Tony Bennett
The Colbert Report
Character:Self - Guest
The Tony Danza Show
Character:Self - Guest
The X Factor
Character:Self - Special Guest
Entourage
Character:Tony Bennett
The Casino
Character:Self
The Celebrity Apprentice
Character:Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Canadian Idol
Character:Self - Mentor
Canadian Idol
Character:Self - Guest
Las Lunas del Auditorio
Character:Self
American Idol
Character:Self
American Idol
Character:Self - Guest Star
The Early Show
Character:Self
Rove
Character:Self
Parkinson
Character:Self
The View
Character:Self
Suddenly Susan
Character:Tony Bennett
Cosby
Character:Tony Bennett
The Daily Show
Character:Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Character:Self - Guest
Mundo VIP
Character:Self
Muppets Tonight
Character:Self
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Character:Self - Guest
Cybill
Character:Tony Bennett (uncredited)
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Character:Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Musical Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
Parabéns
Character:Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:Self - Guest
Bruce's Guest Night
Character:
Evening Shade
Character:Tony Lombardi
The Simpsons
Character:Tony Bennett (voice)
The Simpsons
Character:Capital City Singer (voice)
MTV Unplugged
Character:Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
Le monde est à vous
Character:Self
Wedden, dat..?
Character:Self
Doris Day's Best Friends
Character:
Larry King Live
Character:Self
Remington Steele
Character:Tony Bennett (voice) (uncredited)
NDR Talk Show
Character:Self
CBS News Sunday Morning
Character:Self (archive footage)
The Kennedy Center Honors
Character:Self
King
Character:Tony Bennett
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Musical Guest
Dinah!
Character:Self
Great Performances
Character:Self
The Pearl Bailey Show
Character:Self
The Barbara McNair Show
Character:Self
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Character:Self
Playboy After Dark
Character:Self - Singer
The Doris Day Show
Character:Tony Bennett
60 Minutes
Character:Self
Shindig!
Character:Self - Singer
The Hollywood Palace
Character:Self
The Judy Garland Show
Character:Self
The Danny Kaye Show
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self - Co-Host
Treffpunkt New York
Character:Self
The Grammys
Character:Self
77 Sunset Strip
Character:Maximillian
The Dick Clark Show
Character:Self
The Twentieth Century
Character:Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Character:Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Character:Self
The Tony Bennett Show
Character:Self - Host
The Steve Allen Show
Character:Self
Today
Character:Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Character:Self
The Bob Hope Show
Character:Self
What's My Line?
Character:Self - Mystery Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
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