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.
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Movies (94)
The Lady and The Legend
2026 · Self
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024 · Self
Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not
2022 · Self
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
2022 · Self
Rat Pack
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Lady Gaga at the BBC
2021 · Self
One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
2021 · Self
Reclaiming Amy
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Billie
2020 · self
Lady Gaga - Encore
2020 · Self
Amy Winehouse: The Price of Fame
2020 · Self (archive footage)
Tony Bennett & Frank Sinatra
2019 · Self (archive footage)
CMA Country Christmas 2018
2018 · Self
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
2018 · Self
Quincy
2018 · Self
George Michael: Freedom
2017 · Self
Gaga: Five Foot Two
2017 · Self
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
2017 · Self
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
2017 · Self
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
2016 · Self
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
2015 · Self
Bill Evans Time Remembered
2015 · Self
Amy
2015 · Self
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute
2015 · Self
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014 · Self
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek Live
2014 · Self
Tony Bennett: iTunes Festival 2014
2014 · Self - vocals
Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark
2014 · Self
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
2014 · Self
Muppets Most Wanted
2014 · Tony Bennett
The Zen of Bennett
2012 · Self
Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances
2012 · Self
A Very Gaga Thanksgiving
2011 · Self
Andrea Bocelli: Concerto - One Night In Central Park
2011 · Self : Guest
Billy Joel - Live at Shea Stadium
2011 · Self - Musical Guest
A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
2011 · Self - Performer
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
2010 · Self
Les Paul - Live in New York
2010 · Self
Billy Joel - The Last Play at Shea
2010 · Self
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
2009 · Self - Performer
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
2009 · Self
Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas
2008 · Self
The Making Of A Swingin' Christmas & Live In Concert
2008 · Self
Tony Bennett: BBC Sessions
2008 · self
Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends
2007 · Self
Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
2007 · Self
Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven
2007 · Self
Tony Bennett: An American Classic About the Songs
2007 · Self
Legends of Jazz con Ramsey Lewis Volume 3
2006 · Self - Cantante
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
2006 · Self
Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us
2006 · Self
Judy Garland Duets
2005 · Self (archive footage)
Tony Bennett The Sound of Velvet
2005
Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues
2004 · Self (archive footage)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004 · Self
The World of Nat King Cole
2004 · Self
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2004 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bruce Almighty
2003 · Tony Bennett
Tony Bennet - Hits and More
2003
Tony Bennett - Wonderful World: Live In San Francisco
2002 · Self
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
2002 · Self - Performer
Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett
2001
Tony Bennett: The Legendary Tony Bennett In Concert
2001 · Self
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001 · Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2001 · Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration
2000 · Self
Ella Fitzgerald: Something to Live For
2000 · Narrator (voice)
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
1999 · Self
Amy Grant - A Christmas to Remember
1999 · Self - Guest
Analyze This
1999 · Tony Bennett
Intimate Portrait: Natalie Cole
1999 · Self
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tony Bennett's New York
1996 · Self
The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996
1996 · Self
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995 · Self - Performer
The Scout
1994 · Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged
1994 · Self
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
1992 · Self
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988 · Self
Father Guido Sarducci's Vatican Inquirer: The Pope's Tour
1986 · Self - Special Guest Star
Let's Go Mets
1986 · Self
Night of 100 Stars
1982 · Self
Command Performance: The Stars Salute the President
1981 · Self
Count Basie At Carnegie Hall
1981 · Self
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
1979 · Self
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration
1979 · Self
Sinatra and Friends
1977 · Self - Singer
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976 · (archive footage)
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970 · Self (archive footage)
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968 · Self (uncredited)
Bob Hope Comedy Special
1967
The Oscar
1966 · Hymie Kelly
The Marriage-Go-Round
1961 · Theme Song Performance
Come Next Spring
1956 · Theme Song Performance
TV shows (81)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest/Musical Guest
Blue Bloods
2010 · Tony Bennett
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009 · Self - Musical Guest
Skavlan
2009 · Self - Guest
30 Rock
2006 · Tony Bennett
The Colbert Report
2005 · Self - Guest
The Tony Danza Show
2004 · Self - Guest
The X Factor
2004 · Self - Special Guest
Parkinson
2004 · Self - Guest / Performer (archive footage), Self - Guest / Performer
Entourage
2004 · Tony Bennett
The Casino
2004 · Self
The Celebrity Apprentice
2004 · Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Canadian Idol
2003 · Self - Mentor, Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Musical Guest
Las Lunas del Auditorio
2002 · Self
American Idol
2002 · Self, Self - Guest Star
The Early Show
1999 · Self
Rove
1999 · Self
Parkinson
1998 · Self
The View
1997 · Self
Suddenly Susan
1996 · Tony Bennett
Cosby
1996 · Tony Bennett
The Daily Show
1996 · Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Self - Guest
Mundo VIP
1996 · Self
Muppets Tonight
1996 · Self
TFI Friday
1996
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995 · Self - Guest
Cybill
1995 · Tony Bennett (uncredited)
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994 · Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Musical Guest, Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Guest
Later... with Jools Holland
1992
Parabéns
1992 · Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · Self - Guest
Bruce's Guest Night
1992
Evening Shade
1990 · Tony Lombardi
Los Simpson
1989 · Tony Bennett (voice), Capital City Singer (voice)
MTV Unplugged
1989 · Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
Le monde est à vous
1987 · Self
Wedden, dat..?
1986 · Self
Doris Day's Best Friends
1985
Larry King Live
1985 · Self
Remington Steele
1982 · Tony Bennett (voice) (uncredited)
Late Night with David Letterman
1982 · Self - Guest
Tony Bennett Sings...
1979 · Presenter
NDR Talk Show
1979 · Self
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979 · Self (archive footage)
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · Self
King
1978 · Tony Bennett
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Musical Guest
Dinah!
1974 · Self
Great Performances
1971 · Self
The Pearl Bailey Show
1971 · Self
The Barbara McNair Show
1969 · Self
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969 · Self
Playboy After Dark
1969 · Self - Singer
The Doris Day Show
1968 · Tony Bennett
60 Minutes
1968 · Self
Shindig!
1964 · Self - Singer
The Hollywood Palace
1964 · Self
The Judy Garland Show
1963 · Self
The Danny Kaye Show
1963 · Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self - Guest
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self, Self - Co-Host
Treffpunkt New York
1961 · Self
The Grammys
1959 · Self
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Maximillian
The Dick Clark Show
1958 · Self
The Twentieth Century
1957 · Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 · Self
The Tony Bennett Show
1956 · Self - Host
The Steve Allen Show
1956 · Self
Today
1952 · Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Self
The Bob Hope Show
1950 · Self
What's My Line?
1950 · Self - Mystery Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self