Harry Connick, Jr.
Background information
Birth name	Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr.
Born	September 11, 1967 (1967-09-11) (age 39)
Origin	New Orleans, Louisiana
Genre(s)	Swing Traditional pop Pop rock Jazz-funk
Occupation(s)	Singer Pianist Actor composer
Instrument(s)	Vocals and piano
Years active	1977 to present
Label(s)	Adco Productions (1977-1979) Columbia Records (1979-present) Marsalis Music (2003-present)
Website	HarryConnickJr.com

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Early history

Connick was born Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr.^[1] in New Orleans, Louisiana, on September 11, 1967. His father, Harry Connick, Sr., of Irish Catholic descent is the former district attorney of New Orleans from 1977-2003. His New York-born mother Anita was a former Louisiana Supreme Court justice. His parents also owned a record store. Connick's musical talents soon came to the fore when he learned the keyboards at the age of three, played publicly at age six and recorded with a local jazz band at 10. His musical talents were developed at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts and under the tutelage of Ellis Marsalis and James Booker. New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... Official language(s) de jure: none de facto: English & French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans [1] Area  Ranked 31st  - Total 51,885 sq mi (134,382 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 16  - Latitude 29°N to 33°N  - Longitude 89°W... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Irish Catholics are persons of predominantly Irish descent who adhere to the Roman Catholic faith. ... A district attorney is, in some U.S. jurisdictions, the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of criminals. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... NY redirects here. ... // The Supreme Court of Louisiana The law of Louisiana and the Supreme Court of Louisiana both have a rich history based in the colonial governments of France and Spain during the early eighteenth century. ... New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, or NOCCA|Riverfront, is a professional arts training center for secondary school-age children. ... Ellis Marsalis (born 1934, New Orleans, LA) is an American musician. ... James Booker James Carroll Booker III (December 17, 1939 – November 8, 1983) was an eccentric and flamboyant pianist and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana. ...

Connick attended Jesuit High School and Isidore Newman School in New Orleans. He moved to New York City to study at Hunter College and the prestigious Manhattan School of Music, where a Columbia Records executive persuaded him to sign with that label. His first record for the label, Harry Connick Jr., was a mainly instrumental album of standards. He soon acquired a reputation in jazz because of extended stays at high-profile New York venues. His next album, 20, featured his vocals and added to this reputation. Jesuit High School is an all-boys Jesuit high school in New Orleans, Louisiana founded in 1847. ... Isidore Newman School a private, nondenominational, co-educational college preparatory school located on an 11-acre campus in the Uptown section of New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Nickname: Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Coordinates: , Country United States State Louisiana Parish Orleans Founded 1718 Government  - Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Area  - City  350. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... See also: Hunter College High School Hunter College of The City University of New York (known more commonly as simply Hunter College) is a senior college of the City University of New York (CUNY), located on Manhattans Upper East Side. ... The Manhattan School of Music is one of Americas leading music conservatories located in New York City that offers degrees on the bachelors, masters, and doctoral levels in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition. ... Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. ... Harry Connick Jr. ... 20 is an album Harry Connick, Jr. ...

When Harry Met Sally... — chart and movie success

With Connick's growing reputation, director Rob Reiner asked him to provide a soundtrack for his 1989 romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally..., starring Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal. The soundtrack consisted of several standards, including "It Had to Be You", "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" and "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", and achieved double-platinum status in the United States. He won his first Grammy for Best Jazz Male Vocal Performance for his work on the soundtrack. The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Rob Reiner at the 1988 Emmy Awards Robert Rob Reiner (born March 6, 1947) is an American actor, director, producer, and writer. ... // In film formats, the sound track is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Romantic comedy films are a sub-genre of comedy films as well as of romance films. ... The gate under which Harry meets Sally in the film; located on the campus of the University of Chicago When Harry Met Sallys Ill have what shes having. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For the American political commentator, see William Kristol. ... It Had To Be You is a 1924 song by Gus Kahn and Isham Jones. ... Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has sold a certain number of copies. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music...

Connick made his screen debut in Memphis Belle (1990), about a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber crew in World War II. In that year, he began a two-year world tour. In addition, he released two albums in July 1990: the jazz trio album Lofty's Roach Souffle and another album of standards titled We Are in Love, which also went double platinum. We Are in Love earned him his second consecutive Grammy for Best Jazz Male Vocal. Memphis Belle is a 1990 film directed by Michael Caton-Jones. ... The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engine heavy bomber aircraft developed for the US Army Air Corps (USAAC). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Loftys Roach Soufflé is an instrumental album by American artist Harry Connick Jr. ... We Are In Love is an album by American artist Harry Connick, Jr. ...

"Promise Me You'll Remember", his contribution to the Godfather III soundtrack, was nominated for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe in 1991. In a year of recognition, he was also nominated for an Emmy for Best Performance in a Variety Special for his PBS special Swingin' Out Live, which was also released as a video. In October 1991, he released his third consecutive multi-platinum album, Blue Light, Red Light, on which he wrote and arranged the songs. In October 1991, he starred in Little Man Tate, directed by Jodie Foster, playing the friend of a child prodigy who goes to college. Promise Me Youll Remember (Love Theme From The Godfather Part III) is a song written for The Godfather Part III (1990), the third film in the Godfather trilogy. ... The Godfather Part III is the soundtrack from the movie of the same name, released in 1990 by Columbia, USA. // Tracks Main Title (Nino Rota) – 00:41 The Godfather Waltz (Rota) – 01:10 Marcia Religioso (Carmine Coppola, Rota) – 02:51 Michaels Letter (Coppola, Rota) – 01:08 The Immigrant/Love... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... An Emmy Award. ... Not to be confused with Public Broadcasting Services in Malta. ... Swinging Out Live (1991) is a live performance VHS with Harry Connick, Jr. ... Blue Light, Red Light, a big band album by American artist Harry Connick Jr. ... Little Man Tate is a 1991 motion picture which tells the story of Fred Tate, a 7-year-old child prodigy who struggles to self-actualize in a social and psychological construct that largely fails to accommodate his intelligence. ... Jodie Foster (born November 19, 1962) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress, director, and producer. ... A child prodigy is someone who is a master of one or more skills or arts at an early age. ...

Connick was arrested in 1992 and charged with having a 9 mm pistol in his possession at JFK International Airport. After spending a day in jail, he agreed to make a public-service television commercial warning against breaking gun laws. The court agreed to drop all charges if Connick stayed out of trouble for six months. John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA Airport Code: JFK, ICAO Airport Code: KJFK) is the main international airport in New York City, and is one of the largest airports in the world. ...

In November 1992, Connick released 25, a solo piano collection of standards that again went platinum. He also re-released the album Eleven. Connick contributed "A Wink and a Smile" to the Sleepless in Seattle soundtrack, released in 1993. His multi-platinum album of holiday songs, When My Heart Finds Christmas, was the best-selling Christmas album in 1993. Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... 25 is an album by Harry Connick, Jr. ... Eleven is an album of traditional New Orleans classics, from an ensemble of New Orleans jazz masters, including a young Harry Connick Jr at the age of eleven. ... Sleepless in Seattle is a 1993 movie, directed by Nora Ephron, based on the story by Jeff Arch. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... When My Heart Finds Christmas is American artist Harry Connick, Jr. ...

Flirtation with funk in the mid-1990s

In 1994, Connick decided to branch out. He released She, an album of New Orleans funk that also went platinum. In addition, he released a song called "(I Could Only) Whisper Your Name" for the soundtrack of The Mask, starring Jim Carrey, which is his most successful single in the United States to date. Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... She is a funk album by Harry Connick Jr. ... Funk is an African American musical style. ... The Mask originated as comic book series by publisher Dark Horse Comics. ... James Eugene Carrey (born January 17, 1962) is a two-time Golden Globe Award-winning Canadian-American A-list film actor and comedian. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ...

Connick took his funk music on a tour of the United Kingdom in 1994, an effort that did not please some of his fans, who were expecting a jazz crooner. Connick also took his funk music to the People's Republic of China in 1995, playing at the Shanghai Center Theatre. The performance was televised live in China for what became known as the Shanghai Gumbo special. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Shanghai (Chinese: ; pinyin:  ; Wu (Long-short): ZÃ¥nhae; Shanghainese (IPA): ), situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta in East China, is the largest city of the Peoples Republic of China and the ninth largest in the world. ... A bowl of shrimp gumbo Gumbo is a spicy, hearty stew or soup, found typically in the states on the Gulf of Mexico in the United States, and very common in the southern part of Louisiana and the Lowcountry around Charleston, South Carolina. ...

In his third film Copycat, Connick played a homicidal killer. Released in 1995, Copycat also starred Holly Hunter and Sigourney Weaver. The following year, he released his second funk album, Star Turtle, which did not sell as well as previous albums, although it did reach No. 38 on the charts. However, he appeared in the most successful movie of 1996, Independence Day, with Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum. Copycat (1995) is an American suspense movie thriller. ... Holly Hunter (born March 20, 1958 in Conyers, Georgia) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Sigourney Weaver (born Susan Alexandra Weaver on October 8, 1949 in New York City) is an Oscar-nominated American actress. ... Star Turtle is a funk album by Harry Connick Jr, released in 1996. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Independence Day (also known as its promotional abbreviation ID4) is an Academy Award winning 1996 science fiction film directed by Roland Emmerich. ... See also William Smith and Will Smith (disambiguation) for other people with similar names. ... Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (born October 22, 1952) is an Academy-Award nominated American actor. ...

Back to basics: return to jazz, 1999—current

For his 1997 release To See You, Connick recorded original love songs, touring the United States and Europe with a full symphony orchestra backing him and his piano in each city. As part of his tour, he played at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway, with his final concert of that tour in Paris being recorded for a St. Valentine's Day special on PBS in 1998. He also continued his film career, starring in Excess Baggage opposite Alicia Silverstone and Benicio del Toro in 1997. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To See You is American artist Harry Connick, Jr. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Each year in December, the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony takes place in Oslo, Norway. ... County District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) The Eiffel Tower in Paris, as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... St. ... Not to be confused with Public Broadcasting Services in Malta. ... A bag is a container that is usually used for storing or holding something. ... Alicia Silverstone, (born October 4, 1976) is an American actress and former fashion model. ... Benicio Monserrat Rafael Del Toro Sanchez (born February 19, 1967, in San Germán, Puerto Rico) is an Academy Award winning Puerto Rican actor. ...

In May 1998, he had his first leading role in director Forest Whitaker's Hope Floats, with Sandra Bullock as his female lead. He released Come By Me, his first album of big band music in eight years in 1999, and embarked on a world tour visiting the United States, Europe, Japan and Australia. In addition, he provided the voice of Dean McCoppin in the animated film The Iron Giant. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15, 1961) is an award-winning American actor, producer, and director. ... Hope Floats is an American romantic drama film from 1998, directed by Forest Whitaker. ... Sandra Annette Bullock (born July 26, 1964) is an American film actress. ... Come By Me is a big band album by American artist Harry Connick Jr. ... A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from 1935 until the late 1940s. ... The Iron Giant is a 1999 animated science fiction film, directed by Brad Bird, produced by Warner Bros. ...

Connick wrote the score for Susan Stroman's Broadway musical Thou Shalt Not, based on Émile Zola's novel Thérèse Raquin, in 2000; it premiered in 2001. His music and lyrics garnerned a Tony Award nomination. He was also the narrator of the film My Dog Skip, released in that year. Susan Stroman (born October 17, 1954 in Wilmington, Delaware) is a Broadway director, choreographer, and performer. ... Broadway theatre[1] is the most prestigious form of professional theatre in the U.S., as well as the most well known to the general public and most lucrative for the performers, technicians and others involved in putting on the shows. ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... Thou Shalt Not is a musical which premiered on Broadway at the Plymouth Theatre on October 25, 2001. ... Émile Zola Émile Zola (2 April 1840 – 29 September 1902) was an influential French novelist, the most important example of the literary school of naturalism, and a major figure in the political liberalization of France. ... Thérèse Raquin book cover Thérèse Raquin is a novel by Émile Zola, first published in 1867. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... Cover image, My Dog Skip My Dog Skip is a 2000 movie, directed by Jay Russell. ...

In March 2001, Connick starred in a television production of South Pacific with Glenn Close, televised on the ABC network. He also starred in his twelfth movie, Mickey, featuring a screenplay by John Grisham that same year. In October 2001, he again released two albums: Songs I Heard, featuring big band reworkings of children's show themes, and 30, featuring Connick on piano with guest appearances by several other musical artists. Songs I Heard won Connick another Grammy for best traditional pop album and he toured performing songs from the album, holding matinees at which each parent had to be accompanied by a child. Rodgers & Hammersteins South Pacific, is a television production, directed by Richard Pearce in 2001. ... Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is a five time Academy Award-nominated American film and stage actress. ... The American Broadcasting Company ( oftenly known as ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... Mickey is a 2004 American baseball movie drama, directed by Hugh Wilson, with screenplay written by John Grisham. ... John Ray Grisham Jr. ... Songs I Heard (2001) is an album by Harry Connick, Jr , with his take on songs from movies he remembers watching as a child. ... 30 is an album by American artist Harry Connick, Jr. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music...

In 2002, he received US Patent #6,348,648 for a "system and method for coordinating music display among players in an orchestra."^[2] Connick appeared as Grace Adler's boyfriend (and later husband) Leo Markus on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace from 2002 to 2006. In July 2003, Connick released his first instrumental album in fifteen years, Other Hours Connick on Piano Volume 1. It was released on Branford Marsalis's new label Marsalis Music and led to a short tour of nightclubs and small theaters. Grace Elizabeth Adler is a fictional character on the popular American sitcom Will & Grace, portrayed by Debra Messing. ... Harry Connick, Jr. ... NBC (a former acronym for National Broadcasting Company) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Will & Grace is a popular Emmy Award winning and Golden Globe nominated American television sitcom that was originally broadcast from 1998 to 2006. ... Other Hours : Connick On Piano Volume 1 is a Jazz instrumental album, by American artist Harry Connick, Jr. ... Branford Marsalis. ... Marsalis Music is a record label company, formed in conjunction with Boston-based Rounder Records. ...

Harry Connick Jr., promo picture Only You (2004)

Connick appeared in the film Basic with John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson. In October 2003, he released his second Christmas album, Harry for the Holidays, which went gold and reached No. 12 on the Billboard 200 album chart. He also had a television special on NBC featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Nathan Lane, Marc Anthony and Kim Burrell. Only You, his seventeenth album for Columbia Records, was released in February 2004. A collection of 1950s and 1960s ballads, Only You, went Top Ten on both sides of the Atlantic and was certified gold in the United States in March 2004. The Only You tour with big band went on in America, Australia and a short trip to Asia. Harry for the Holidays was certified platinum in November 2004. A music DVD Harry Connick Jr. — "Only You" in Concert was released in March 2004, after it had first aired as a Great Performances special on PBS. The special won him an Emmy for Outstanding Music Direction. The DVD received a Gold & Platinum Music Video — Long Form awards from the RIAA in November 2005. Image File history File links Connick_Harry. ... Image File history File links Connick_Harry. ... For information about the history of the song Only You, search Only You (song). ... Movie poster for Basic Basic is a 2003 film directed by John McTiernan. ... John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and singer. ... Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor. ... Harry for the Holidays is American artist Harry Connick, Jr. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ... NBC (a former acronym for National Broadcasting Company) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Whoopi Goldberg performing stand-up at a benefit for Rainforest Action Network. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Marc Anthony (born Marco Antonio Muñiz on September 16 1968) is a Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter popular in Latin America for his salsa music and salsa monga ballads. ... Kim Burrell Kimberly Burrell Wiley [1] is an American gospel singer from Houston, TX. She calls her musical style Jazz Gospel. ... For information about the history of the song Only You, search Only You (song). ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Not to be confused with Public Broadcasting Services in Malta. ... An Emmy Award. ...

An animated holiday special, The Happy Elf, aired on NBC in December 2005, with Connick as the composer, the narrator, and one of the executive producers. Shortly after, it was released on DVD. The holiday special was based on his original song The Happy Elf, from his 2003 album Harry for the Holidays. Another album from Marsalis Music was recorded in 2005, Occasion : Connick on Piano, Volume 2, a duo album with Harry Connick, Jr. on piano together with Branford Marsalis on saxophone. A music DVD, A Duo Occasion, was filmed at the Ottawa International Jazz Festival 2005 in Canada, and released in November 2005. Front cover of The Happy Elf The Happy Elf is a 3D-animated family holiday special, which will first air December 2, 2005 on the NBC television network in the USA. Based on Grammy®-winner Harry Connick, Jr. ... NBC (a former acronym for National Broadcasting Company) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Harry for the Holidays is American artist Harry Connick, Jr. ... Marsalis Music is a record label company, formed in conjunction with Boston-based Rounder Records. ... Branford Marsalis. ... A Duo Occasion is live performance DVD with Harry Connick, Jr. ...

He appeared in another episode of NBC sitcom Will & Grace in November 2005, and appeared in additional three episodes in 2006. Bug, a film directed by William Friedkin, is a psychological thriller filmed in 2005, starring Connick, Ashley Judd, and Michael Shannon. The film will be released in 2007. He starred in the Broadway revival of The Pajama Game, produced by the Roundabout Theater Company, along with Michael McKean and Kelli O'Hara, at the American Airlines Theatre in 2006. It ran from February 23 to June 17, 2006, including five benefit performances running from June 13 to June 17. Will & Grace is a popular Emmy Award winning and Golden Globe nominated American television sitcom that was originally broadcast from 1998 to 2006. ... Bug is a 2006 psychological film thriller directed by William Friedkin. ... William Friedkin (born August 29, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American movie and television director, producer, and writer best known for directing The Exorcist and The French Connection in the early 1970s. ... Ashley Judd (born Ashley Tyler Ciminella on April 19, 1968) is an American actress. ... The Pajama Game is a musical based on the novel 7-1/2 Cents by Richard Bissell. ... The Roundabout Theatre Company is the largest non-profit theatre company based in New York City. ... Michael McKean (born October 17, 1947) is an American actor, comedian, composer and musician, best known for his portrayal of Leonard Lenny Kosnowski on the sitcom Laverne and Shirley; as one of the members of Spinal Tap; as a Saturday Night Live cast member; and for other various appearances in... Kelli OHara (born April 16, 197?) is an American actress and singer. ... The American Airlines Theatre is a Broadway theatre, located at 227 West 42nd Street, New York City. ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... A benefit concert is a concert featuring musicians, comedians, or other performers that is held for a charitable purpose, often directed at a specific and immediate humanitarian crisis. ... June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Involvement for Hurricane Katrina Victims

NBC-sponsored benefit concert

On September 2, 2005, Harry Connick, Jr. helped to organize, and appeared in, the NBC-sponsored live telethon concert, A Concert for Hurricane Relief, for relief in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. As a native son of New Orleans, he spent several days touring the city, to draw attention to the plight of citizens stranded at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and other places. At the concert he paired with host Matt Lauer (Today Show), and entertainers including Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Kanye West, Mike Myers, and John Goodman. September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... NBC (a former acronym for National Broadcasting Company) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... A Concert for Hurricane Relief was an hour-long, music and celebrity driven live benefit broadcast, sponsored by the NBC Universal Television Group, in response to the hurricane Katrina tragedy in USA, in 2005. ... Lowest pressure 902 mbar (hPa; 26. ... The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is a collection of buildings in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Matt Lauer or Matthew Todd Lauer (December 30, 1957)[1] is an American television personality, best known as a co-host of NBCs The Today Show (since 1994)[1] after being a news anchor in New York [2] and a local talk-show host in Boston, Philadelphia, Providence, and... Today, commonly referred to as The Today Show to avoid ambiguity, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on the NBC television network. ... Tim McGraw (born Samuel Timothy Smith on May 1, 1967, in Delhi, Louisiana) is an American country music singer who has achieved many number one hits on the country singles and album charts, with total sales in excess of 25 million units. ... Audrey Faith Perry McGraw, best known as Faith Hill (born September 21, 1967), is an American country singer, known for her commercial success as well as her marriage to country singer Tim McGraw. ... Kanye Omari West (pronounced /kÉ‘n. ... Michael John Myers (born May 25, 1963 in Scarborough, Ontario) is an Emmy Award-winning Canadian-British comedian, actor, screenwriter, and film producer, best known for his comedy work in Saturday Night Live and the film roles include the titular characters of Waynes World, the Austin Powers series, and... John Stephen Goodman (born June 20, 1952) is a Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-nominated American actor. ...

Habitat For Humanity

On September 6, 2005, Connick was made honorary chair of Habitat for Humanity’s “Operation Home Delivery,” a long-term rebuilding plan for families victimized by Hurricane Katrina in the Big Easy and along the Gulf Coast. September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official Habitat for Humanity logo Habitat for Humanity is an international, Christian, non-governmental, non-profit organization devoted to building quality, low-cost, affordable housing. ... Official Habitat for Humanity logo Habitat for Humanity is an international, Christian, non-governmental, non-profit organization devoted to building quality, low-cost, affordable housing. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... The Gulf of Mexico is a major body of water bordered and nearly landlocked by North America. ...

Musicians' Village

Main article: Musicians' Village

Connick and Branford Marsalis came up with an initiative to help restore New Orleans's musical heritage. Habitat for Humanity and New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity, working with Connick and Branford Marsalis announced December 6, 2005, plans for a Musicians' Village in New Orleans. The Musicians' Village will include Habitat-constructed homes, with an Ellis Marsalis Center for Music, as the area's centerpiece. The Habitat-built homes will provide musicians and anyone else who qualifies the opportunity to buy decent, affordable housing. Musicians Village (New Orleans, Louisiana) is a new neighborhood built around a music center where musicians can teach and perform. ... Branford Marsalis. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... Cultural heritage (national heritage or just heritage) is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations. ... Official Habitat for Humanity logo Habitat for Humanity is an international, Christian, non-governmental, non-profit organization devoted to building quality, low-cost, affordable housing. ... December 6 is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Musicians Village (New Orleans, Louisiana) is a new neighborhood built around a music center where musicians can teach and perform. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ...

Benefit albums

• 2005 Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now — track #5 "City Beneath The Sea" disc.1 (RIAA will donate 100% of its net proceeds from the sale of this CD in equal parts to the American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity and MusiCares Hurricane Relief 2005)
• 2005 A Celebration of New Orleans Music to benefit the MusiCares Hurricane Relief Fund — track #3 "Good to Be Home" (All proceeds will go to the MusiCares Hurricane Relief Fund)

City Beneath the Sea is a song by Harry Connick Jr, which first appears on the 1996 album Star Turtle, and is included in the 2005 multi-artist benefit album Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now. ... The RIAA Logo. ... A WWII-era poster encouraged American women to volunteer for the Red Cross as part of the war effort. ... Official Habitat for Humanity logo Habitat for Humanity is an international, Christian, non-governmental, non-profit organization devoted to building quality, low-cost, affordable housing. ... The MusiCares Foundation, Inc. ... A Celebration of New Orleans Music to Benefit MusiCares Hurricane Relief 2005 is a benefit album, with tracks from the vault by an array of New Orleans artists. ... The MusiCares Foundation, Inc. ...

Personal life

He married model Jill Goodacre, originally from Texas, in 1994. They have three daughters: Georgia Tatom (born April 17, 1996), Sarah Kate (September 12, 1997), and Charlotte (born June 26, 2002). The family currently resides in New Canaan, Connecticut and New Orleans. Jill Goodacre on the cover of a 1990 Victorias Secret catalog Jill Goodacre Connick (born March 29, 1965) is a model who appeared extensively in the 1990s Victorias Secret catalogs. ... Official language(s) No Official Language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... New Canaan is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Stamford, on the Five Mile River. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ...

Connick is a founder of the Krewe of Orpheus, a music-based New Orleans krewe, taking its name from Orpheus of classical mythology. The Krewe of Orpheus parades on St. Charles Avenue and Canal Street in New Orleans on Lundi Gras (Fat Monday) — the day before Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) and is the first krewe of its kind to be open to men and women of all races. Krewe of Orpheus was founded in 1993 by Harry Connick, Jr. ... A Krewe (pronounced identically to English crew) is an organization that puts on a parade and or a ball for the Carnival season. ... The head of Orpheus, from an 1865 painting by Gustave Moreau. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Trivia

• In the cartoon series Freakazoid, the teenage characters attended "Harry Connick, Jr." High School; presumably somewhere in Washington D.C.
• You can see him in SunCom Wireless cell phone commercials as a spokesman as well as hear him sing the jingle.
• He is a Longines Ambassador of Elegance.
• In a 1998 interview with TV Guide, he admitted to liking the TV series ER.

Freakazoid! (or Freakazoid) is an animated television show created by Warner Brothers that aired for two seasons in 1995-1997. ... SunCom Wireless is a wireless telephone carrier serving the southeast United States as well as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. ... Longines is a watch company founded by Ernest Francillon at Saint-Imier, Switzerland. ... TV Guide is the name of two North American weekly magazines about television programming, one in the United States and one in Canada. ... ER is a long-running, Emmy Award winning American serial medical drama created by novelist Michael Crichton and set primarily in the emergency room of fictional County General Hospital in Cook County, Chicago, Illinois. ...

Discography

Albums

U.S. certification information is from Recording Industry Association of America[1], chart positions are from All Music Guide[2] and Billboard[3]. The RIAA Logo. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... It has been suggested that Billboard be merged into this article or section. ...