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.
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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
Filmography50+ titles
Tony Bennett: Forget Me Not
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek Live
The Simpsons
Blue Bloods
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World
Amy
Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us
30 Rock
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Quincy
Gaga: Five Foot Two
Entourage
Reclaiming Amy
Lady Gaga - Encore
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
MTV Unplugged
Remington Steele
Freedom Uncut
One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
CBS News Sunday Morning
What's My Line?
The Colbert Report
Saturday Night Live
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Billie
The Zen of Bennett
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
The Ed Sullivan Show
Bill Evans: Time Remembered
Bruce Almighty
King
The Last Play at Shea
Analyze This
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
60 Minutes
The Daily Show
Muppets Most Wanted
The Doris Day Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Great Performances
Suddenly Susan
Cybill
The Ellen DeGeneres Show