Tony Bennett

Acting

Born August 3, 1926 · Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Died July 21, 2023

Also known as Tony Bennet · Anthony Dominick Benedetto · Joe Bari

Biography

Anthony Dominick Benedetto, known professionally as Tony Bennett, was an American jazz and traditional pop singer. He received many accolades, including 20 Grammy Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Bennett was named a National Endowments for the Arts Jazz Master and a Kennedy Center Honoree. He founded the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria, Queens, New York, along with Exploring the Arts, a non-profit arts education program. He sold more than 50 million records worldwide and earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was the oldest person to receive the Gershwin Awards in Washington DC.

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Awards & recognition

Grammy Award — Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album · 2022
Gershwin Prize · 2017
Grammy Award — Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album · 2016
Grammy Award — Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album · 2015
Grammy Award — Best Pop Duo/Group Performance · 2012

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Grammy Award — Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album · 2012
New Jersey Hall of Fame · 2011
Grammy Award — Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album · 2007
Grammy Award — Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals · 2007
International Civil Rights Walk of Fame · 2007
Primetime Emmy Award — Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program · 2007
Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special · 2007
Grammy Award — Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album · 2006
NEA Jazz Masters · 2006
Kennedy Center Honors · 2005
Grammy Award — Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album · 2004
Grammy Award — Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album · 2003
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award · 2001
Grammy Award — Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album · 2000
Grammy Award — Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album · 1998
Grammy Award — Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album · 1997
Primetime Emmy Award — Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program · 1996
Grammy Award — Album of the Year · 1995
Grammy Award — Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album · 1995
MusiCares Person of the Year · 1995
Grammy Award — Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album · 1994
Grammy Award — Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album · 1993
Bronze Medallion · 1969
Grammy Award — Best Male Pop Vocal Performance · 1963
Grammy Award — Record of the Year · 1963
Bronze Star Medal
Library of Congress Living Legend
Long Island Music Hall of Fame
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame