Harry Connick Jr.
Biography
Harry Connick Jr. is an American singer, pianist, composer and actor from New Orleans who started on keyboards as a small child. His music for When Harry Met Sally... won him his first Grammy Award, and he has since earned three Grammys and two Emmys. His first film role came in Memphis Belle (1990), followed by a serial killer in Copycat (1995) and a fighter pilot in Independence Day (1996). He took his first leading part in Hope Floats (1998) and voiced Dean McCoppin in The Iron Giant (1999). Other films include Basic, Bug, P.S. I Love You (2007), New in Town (2009) and Dolphin Tale (2011), and he played Leo Markus on Will & Grace from 2002 to 2006. He wrote the score for the Broadway musical Thou Shalt Not, earning a Tony nomination, and hosted the daytime talk show Harry.
59years old
Turns 60 on September 11in 305 days
- Born New Orleans
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr. (birth name)Also credited as Harry Connick
Movie Career
- Films
- 22
- Career span
- 34 years1990 to 2024
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First role
Connick made his screen debut in the 1990 World War II film Memphis Belle, playing a tail gunner in a story based on a real B-17 bomber crew.
First role
Connick's first leading role came in the 1998 film Hope Floats, directed by Forest Whitaker and starring Sandra Bullock as the female lead.
Behind the camera
Connick wrote the score for the 2001 Broadway musical Thou Shalt Not, based on Emile Zola's novel Therese Raquin, and earned a Tony Award nomination for his music and lyrics.
Harry Connick Jr. movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Charles Martin Smith directed two of these films. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Mae Whitman's page
Tom Nowicki's page
Austin Stowell's page
All films by Charles Martin Smith
Also two films together5 more actors
- Betsy LandinDolphin Tale 2 (2014) and Dolphin Tale (2011)
- Juliana HarkavyDolphin Tale 2 (2014) and Dolphin Tale (2011)
- Austin HighsmithDolphin Tale 2 (2014) and Dolphin Tale (2011)
- Nathan GambleDolphin Tale 2 (2014) and Dolphin Tale (2011)
- Cozi ZuehlsdorffDolphin Tale 2 (2014) and Dolphin Tale (2011)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Harry Connick Jr.'s films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.4 billion
16 of the 22 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 22 films: 16 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 16Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 92% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$817M57.3% of the total
- 2$157M11.0% of the total
- 3$95M6.7% of the total
- 4$81M5.7% of the total
- 5$52M3.7% of the total
- 6$43M3.0% of the total
- 7$36M2.5% of the total
- 8$32M2.2% of the total
$113 millionfrom the other 8 films with a worldwide figure, 8% of the total
Awards
Three awards and honors, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Outstanding Music Direction | Won | ||
| Other honors | |||
| 2006 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.