caption website years_active children label article_title name background birth_date instrument genre image origin spouse birth_name occupation
harry connick , jr. . -lsb- http://www.harryconnickjr.com/ harryconnickjr.com -rsb- 1977 -- present 3 adco -lrb- 1979 -- present -rrb- marsalis music -lrb- 2003 -- productions present -rrb- -lrb- 1977 -- 79 -rrb- columbia records harry connick , jr. .
 harry connick , jr. . solo_singer 11 september 1967 vocals , piano , organ swing , traditional pop , big band , jazz-funk harry connick , jr. 2014.jpg new orleans , louisiana , u.s. jill goodacre -lrb- 1994-present -rrb- joseph harry fowler connick , jr. singer music competition judge , pianist , composer/arranger , actor , television
harry connick , jr. .

joseph harry fowler connick , jr. -lrb- born september 11 , 1967 -rrb- is an american singer , musician , and actor .
he has sold over 28 million albums worldwide .
connick is ranked among the top 60 best-selling male artists in the united states by the recording industry association of america , with 16 million in certified sales .
he has had seven top 20 us albums , and ten number-one us jazz albums , earning more number-one albums than any other artist in us jazz chart history .
connick 's best-selling album in the united states is his 1993 christmas album `` when my heart finds christmas '' , which is also one of the best selling christmas albums in the united states .
his highest-charting album is his 2004 release `` only you '' , which reached no. 5 in the u.s. and no. 6 in britain .
he has won three grammy awards and two emmy awards .
he played grace 's husband , dr. leo markus , on the tv sitcom `` will & grace '' from 2002 to 2006 .
connick began his acting career as a tail gunner in the world war ii film `` memphis belle '' in 1990 .
he played a serial killer in `` copycat '' in 1995 , before being cast as jet fighter pilot in the 1996 blockbuster `` independence day '' .
connick 's first role as a leading man was in 1998 's `` hope floats '' with sandra bullock .
his first thriller film since `` copycat '' came in 2003 in the film `` basic '' with john travolta .
additionally , he played the violent ex-husband in `` bug '' , before two romantic comedies , 2007 's `` p.s. i love you '' , and the leading man in `` new in town '' with renée zellweger in 2009 .
in 2011 , he appeared in the family film `` dolphin tale '' as dr. clay haskett and in the 2014 sequel , `` dolphin tale 2 '' .
