Harry Connick Jr.

**Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr.** (lahir 11 September 1967) adalah seorang penyanyi, pianis, komposer, aktor, dan mantan pembawa acara televisi Amerika. Hingga 2019, ia telah menjual lebih dari 30 juta rekaman di seluruh dunia. Connick menduduki peringkat di antara 60 artis pria terlaris di Amerika Serikat menurut daftar artis musik terlaris di Amerika Serikat oleh Recording Industry Association of America, dengan penjualan bersertifikat sebesar 16juta. Dia telah memiliki tujuh album20 teratas di AS, dan sepuluh album jazz nomor satu di AS, menghasilkan lebih banyak album nomor satu daripada artis lain mana pun dalam sejarah tangga lagu jazz AS hingga 2009.

Album terlaris Connick di Amerika Serikat adalah album Natalnya *[[When My Heart Finds Christmas]]* (1993). Albumnya yang paling tinggi tangga lagunya adalah *[[Only You (album Harry Connick Jr.)|Only You]]* (2004), yang mencapai No.5 di AS dan No.6 di Britania. Dia telah memenangkan tiga Grammy Awards dan dua Emmy Awards. Ia memerankan Leo Markus, suami dari Grace Adler (diperankan oleh Debra Messing) di sitkom NBC *[[Will & Grace]]* dari tahun 2002 sampai 2006.

Connick memulai karier aktingnya dengan memainkan peran penembak ekor dalam film Perang Dunia II *[[Memphis Belle (film)|Memphis Belle]]* (1990). Ia berperan sebagai pembunuh berantai dalam *[[Copycat (film 1995)|Copycat]]* (1995) sebelum berperan sebagai pilot pesawat tempur dalam film blockbuster *[[Independence Day (film 1996)|Independence Day]]* (1996). Peran pertama Connick sebagai pemeran utama adalah dalam *[[Hope Floats]]* (1998) bersama Sandra Bullock. Ia juga mengisi suara untuk film animasi klasik kultus *[[The Iron Giant]]* (1999). Film thriller pertamanya sejak *Copycat* adalah *[[Basic (film)|Basic]]* (2003) bersama John Travolta. Selain itu, ia memerankan mantan suami yang kejam dalam *[[Bug (film 2006)|Bug]]* (2006),  dan membintangi dua komedi romantis: *[[P.S. I Love You (film)|P.S. I Love You]]* (2007), dan *[[New in Town]]* (2009) dengan Renée Zellweger. Pada tahun 2011, ia muncul dalam film keluarga *[[Dolphin Tale]]* sebagai Dr. Clay Haskett dan dalam sekuelnya tahun 2014.

## Diskografi
### Album

* 2007 *Oh, My NOLA*
* 2007 *Chanson du Vieux Carre*
* 2006 *Harry on Broadway, Act I*
* 2005 *Occasion: Connick on Piano, Volume 2*
* 2004 *Only You*
* 2003 *Harry for the Holidays*
* 2003 *Other Hours: Connick on Piano, Volume 1*
* 2002 *Thou Shalt Not*
* 2001 *Songs I Heard*
* 2001 *30*
* 1999 *Come By Me*
* 1997 *To See You*
* 1996 *Star Turtle*
* 1994 *She*
* 1993 *When My Heart Finds Christmas*
* 1992 *25*
* 1991 *Blue Light, Red Light*
* 1990 *Lofty's Roach Souffle*
* 1990 *We Are in Love*
* 1989 *When Harry Met Sally...*
* 1988 *20*
* 1987 *Harry Connick Jr.*
* 1978 *Eleven*
* 1977 *Dixieland Plus*

### Soundtrack

* 1991 *[[The Godfather Part III]]* — Carmine Coppola — #12 "Promise Me You'll Remember"
* 1993 *[[Sleepless In Seattle]]* — Various Artists — #8 "A Wink And A Smile"
* 1994 *[[The Mask]]* — Various Artists — #5 "(I Could Only) Whisper Your Name"
* 1996 *[[One Fine Day]]* — Various Artists — #11 "This Guy's In Love With You"
* 1998 *[[Kissing a Fool]]* — Various Artists — "Learn to Love" and "We Are in Love"
* 2001 *[[South Pacific (2001 film)#Soundtrack|South Pacific]]* — Various Artists — #9 "Younger Than Springtime", #14 "You've Got To Be Carefully Taught" and #17 "My Girl Back Home"

### Beragam

* 1989 *Jubilation* — Various Artists — #7 "You Go To My Head"
* 1990 *A Jazzy Wonderland* — Various Artists — #1 "This Christmas"
* 1990 *Making Every Moment Count* — Peter Allen — #3 "When I Get My Name In Lights"
* 1991 *[[Simply Mad About The Mouse]]* — Various Artists — #6 "The Bare Necessities"
* 1992 *Swing Time*, Japan compilation — Harry Connick, Jr — #1 "Let Me Love You, It's OK"
* 1993 *[[France, I Wish You Love]]*, France, compilation — Harry Connick, Jr — #3 "I Wish You Love"
* 1996 *Voodoo Mama/Hear Me In The Harmony* (CD-single) — Harry Connick, Jr — #1 "Voodoo Mama"
* 1998 *New Orleans... My Home Town* — Harry Connick, Sr. — #2 "Rocky Mountain Moon"
* 1999 *[[Come By Me]]*, Japan — Harry Connick, Jr — "Just A Closer Walk With Thee"
* 1999 *And So This Is Christmas* — Various Artists — "Silver Bells"
* 2000 *[[Come By Me]]*, France — Harry Connick, Jr — "Parle Plus Bas"
* 2007 *Marsalis Music Honors Series: Bob French* — Bob French — Sitting in on piano

## Filmografi

* 2007 *[[P.S., I Love You]]*
* 2006 *[[Bug (film)|Bug]]* - William Friedkin
* 2005 *The Happy Elf*
* 2004 *Mickey* - John Grisham
* 2003 *[[Basic (film)|Basic]]* - John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson
* 2002-2006 *[[Will & Grace]]*
* 2001 *South Pacific*
* 2001 *Life Without Dick*
* 2000 *The Simian Line*
* 2000 *My Dog Skip*
* 1999 *Wayward Son*
* 1999 *The Iron Giant* - Jennifer Aniston, Vin Diesel
* 1998 *[[Hope Floats]]* - Sandra Bullock
* 1997 *Excess Baggage* - Christopher Walken
* 1996 *Independence Day* - Will Smith
* 1995 *Copycat* - Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter
* 1991 *Little Man Tate* - Jodie Foster
* 1990 *[[Memphis Belle]]*

## Beragam

* 1990 Carly in Concert: My Romance Carly Simon - gust artist (VHS)
* 1991 *[[Cheers]]* — TV show guest appearance
* 1993 *[[When My Heart Finds Christmas|The Harry Connick Jr. Christmas Special]]* (CBS)
* 1997 *[[Action League Now!]]*, Rock-A-Big-Baby (TV)(short film) (voice, as "Big Baby")
* 1998 *Harry Connick Jr.: Romance in Paris* (PBS Special)
* 1999 *The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.* (Bravo)
* 2001 *[[Evening at Pops]]* (PBS)
* 2001 *[[South Pacific (2001 film)|South Pacific]]* (ABC)
* 2001 *[[Thou Shalt Not (musical)|Thou Shalt Not]]* (Broadway Musical) — composer
* 2002 *[[Will & Grace]]* (NBC 2002-2006)
* 2003 *[[Harry for the Holidays]]* (NBC)
* 2004 *[[Only You: In Concert]]* (PBS)
* 2005 *[[The Happy Elf]]* (NBC)
* 2006 *[[The Pajama Game]]* (Broadway Musical)
* 2007 *[[100 Biggest Weather Moments]]* (The Weather Channel) — host

## Videografi

* 1990 *[[Singin' and Swingin']]* (Sony Music)
* 1990 *[[Swingin' Out Live]]* (Sony Music)
* 1993 *[[The New York Big Band Concert]]* (Sony Music)
* 1994 *[[When My Heart Finds Christmas|The Harry Connick Jr. Christmas Special]]*
* 2003 *[[Harry for the Holidays]]* (Columbia)
* 2004 *[[Only You: In Concert]]* (Sony Music)
* 2005 *[[A Duo Occasion]]*

## Referensi

## Pranala luar

* Harry Connick Jr. official website 
* Harry Connick Jr. website on Sony Music 
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* VH1 Harry Connick Jr. web page 
* All Music Guide Harry Connick Jr, page
* Article on Connick's United States patent 6,348,648  for a "system and method for coordinating music display among players in an orchestra."
* Audio interview recorded April 2007 in Toronto, Canada