Tony Bennett
A towering figure in the history of popular singers, Tony Bennett's muscular, burnished voice underscored the romance, the longing and the joy in the Great American songbook, as well as his own hits, which included "Because of You" and "I Left My Heart in San Francisco." A pop crooner in his early years, Bennett's devotion to jazz and standards spurred him to move away from the mainstream and dig deeply into the works of Irving Berlin, Cole Porter and musical theater while collaborating with some of the great figures on the jazz scene, like the Count Basie Orchestra. His focus was not always in step with music buyers' tastes, and for years, he languished in obscurity, all the while honing his craft and his prodigious talent. With the help of his son Danny, he mounted a stunning comeback in the mid-1980s which saw him reaching younger audiences with the same music he had been performing since the 1950s. By staying out of the spotlight, he had become fresh and "alternative" all over again. Numerous Grammys and countless honors came his way, but the greatest gift Bennett received was the appreciation of his powerful and supple voice, which brought him the deserved status of living legend.
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Tony Bennett
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Find Your Groove | Self | - | 2020 |
100% |
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Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists | Unknown (Character) | - | 2018 |
100% |
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Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me | Self | - | 2017 |
91% |
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Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World | Self | $223.8K | 2017 |
96% |
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Amy | Self | $8.4M | 2015 |
67% |
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The Zen of Bennett | Executive Producer | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Truth in Terms of Beauty | Unknown (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Last Match | Executive Producer | - | 1990 |
12% |
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The Oscar | Hymie Kelly (Character) | - | 1966 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 48% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Music Performer | 2016 2018 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Great Performances | Music Performer | 2014 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachael Ray |
Music Performer, Guest |
2008 2012-2013 2015 2018 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon |
Music Performer, Guest |
2014 2016 2018 |
No Score Yet | 42% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Music Performer | 2012 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tavis Smiley | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 11% | The View | Music Performer | 2014-2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wallykazam! | Bobgoblin (Singing) (Guest Voice) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Colbert Report | Guest | 2007 2014 |
85% | 76% | The Simpsons | Capital City Singer (Guest Voice) | 1990 2002 2013 |
78% | 92% | 30 Rock | Tony Bennett (Guest Star) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon |
Music Performer, Guest |
2011-2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Music Performer | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Blue Bloods | Music Performer | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | America's Got Talent | Music Performer | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Conan O'Brien | Music Performer | 2008 |
65% | 82% | Entourage | Tony Bennett (Guest Star) | 2008 |
No Score Yet | 57% | Saturday Night Live | Guest | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sesame Street |
Music Performer, Guest |
1995 1998 2000 2002 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | VH1 Storytellers | Self | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cosby | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Suddenly Susan | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
60% | No Score Yet | Muppets Tonight | Guest | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cybill | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | MTV Unplugged | Self | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | King | Unknown (Character) | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Doris Day Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Toast of the Town |
Unknown (Character), Guest |
1967-1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Danny Kaye Show | Guest | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | What's My Line? | Guest | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Judy Garland Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 77 Sunset Strip | Maximillian (Guest Star) | 1963 |