| Harry Connick, Jr. is an American actor, pianist, and | | | | from an earlier album 'Blue Light, Red Light'. In the same |
| composer. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on | | | | year, he took his funk music on a UK tour and then to |
| September 11, 1967. His father was the district attorney | | | | China in the following year. This performance came to |
| of Orleans Parish and his mother was a lawyer, judge, | | | | be known as the Shanghai Gumbo special. In 1997, for |
| and later the Louisiana Supreme court justice. His | | | | his next release, he recorded original love songs and |
| family also owned and operated a record store. | | | | toured Europe and the US with a full symphony |
| When Harry was nine, he performed Beethoven's | | | | orchestra. 'Come By Me' (1999) was his first album |
| Piano Concerto No 3 Opus 37 with the New Orleans | | | | recorded in a 'big-band' feel. |
| Symphony Orchestra, and also played a duet called | | | | He has also scored for a Broadway musical, and in |
| 'I'm Just Wild About Harry'. Both of these songs were | | | | addition to acting in 'Independence Day', and other |
| recorded for a documentary known as "Jazz Around | | | | movies in small-bit roles, also had a walk-on role in a |
| The World". After high school, he wanted to study | | | | television sitcom. His first instrumental album, after 15 |
| jazz professionally and had given recitals at Loyola | | | | years, titled 'Connick On Piano' led to a series of 3 |
| academy. Finally he moved to New York and studied | | | | volumes, not to mention, a grand world tour. The |
| at the Manhattan School of Music, where he was | | | | second album in the series, titled 'Occasion: Connick On |
| signed up by Columbia records to produce his first | | | | Piano, Volume 2' had him teaming up with Branford |
| album. | | | | Marsalis on the saxophone. He would go on to |
| Soon he branched out into working on original | | | | collaborate later in 2009, with the multiple Grammy |
| soundtracks for movies, starting with Rob Reiner's | | | | award-winning Clive Davis. |
| 'When Harry Met Sally'. His album of New Orleans | | | | His acting stint continued with movies such as the hit |
| funk, known as 'She', turned platinum, and was a | | | | romantic comedy 'P.S. I Love You'. The 'Connick On |
| roaring success. He also released a song for the | | | | Piano' series had a third edition out, and it's track 'Ash |
| soundtrack of the movie 'The Mask', starring Jim | | | | Wednesday' won him two Grammy nominations in |
| Carrey - his most successful single, titled "(I Could Only) | | | | 2008. Harry Connick Jr. lives in New York, with his wife |
| Whisper Your Name". | | | | and two kids, and continues to work on multiple |
| On April 16, 1994, he married former Victoria's Secret | | | | soundtracks and as an actor on various Hollywood |
| model Jill Goodacre. He had dedicated a song to her | | | | and independent productions. |