Harry Connick Jr. Biography

Fast Facts

• Avid supporter of the charities Bid 2 Beat Aids and Make It Right
• Has more chart-topping albums than any other jazz artist in the U․S․ by having 10 number-ones
• Nominated for a Blockbuster Entertainment Award in the category of Favorite Actor in a Drama/Romance in 1999 for his role in "Hope Floats․"
• Joined community projects in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, including painting houses in the Musicians' Village," which was conceived by him and Branford Marsalis
• Was a featured performer at the Concert of Hope in April of 2008 before Pope Benedict XVI's mass
• Donated 100 percent of the sales of his single "All These People" to New Orleans Habitat Musicians' Village
• Nominated for a Tony Award in 2006 for Actor in a Musical in "The Pajama Game․"
• Was honored with the S․ Roger Horchow Award for Greatest Public Service by a Private Citizen in 2012 by the Jefferson Awards for his work with Branford Maralis and the Musicians' Village
• Attended Hunter College and the Manhattan School of Music before signing his first record label with Columbia Records
• Has three daughters, Georgia Tatum, Sarah Kate, and Charlotte
• Married to Jill Goodacre, a former Victoria's Secret model
• Quote: "(On his diverse talents) "Everything I do is part of my passion․ I do the things I like to do․ It's sort of a bigger version of having more than one hobby․ I love to play piano, sing, and act․ I love to do all those things․""
• Quote: "Safety's just danger, out of place․"
• First role in film was that of an airman in "Memphis Belle" in 1990
• Founded the Krewe of Orpheus, the first New Orleans krewe to include male and female members of all races
• Holds a patent for an electric sheet music distribution system that he created