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Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr. (born September 11, 1967)〔 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Top Selling Artists )〕 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.〔(Chart Beat ), ''Billboard'', April 9, 2009〕 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 a 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''. ==Early life== Harry Connick, Jr. was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Internet Broadway Database: Harry Connick, Junior. Credits on Broadway )〕 His mother, Anita Frances (née Levy; later Livingston;〔Stated on ''Finding Your Roots'', PBS, March 25, 2012〕 May 22, 1926 – July 1981), was a lawyer and judge in New Orleans and, later, a Louisiana Supreme Court justice. His father, Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Sr., was the district attorney of Orleans Parish from 1973–2003.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Harry Connick, Junior's. profile at FilmReference.com )〕 His parents also owned a record store. Connick's father is a Catholic of Irish, English, and German ancestry.〔(Musician balancing his work as actor|The Columbus Dispatch ). Dispatch.com (2009-02-02). Retrieved on 2012-05-08.〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Harry Connick Jr. : Biography )〕 Connick's mother, who died from ovarian cancer, was Jewish (her parents had immigrated from Minsk and Vienna, respectively).〔Stephanie Mansfield, ("Deconstructing Harry" ), ''Vogue'', April 1998: pp. 211, 214, 216; online posting, ''connick.com''. Retrieved July 17, 2007.〕〔(Genealogy Data, p. 39 (Family Pages) ). Paulmlieberman.org. Retrieved on 2012-05-08.〕 Connick has a sister, Suzanna; the siblings were raised in the Lakeview neighborhood of New Orleans.〔 Connick is a first cousin of both Jefferson Parish District Attorney, Paul Connick, and State Representative Patrick Connick (of Harvey, Jefferson Parish).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jeremy Alford, "The Connick Connections", August 27, 2010 )〕 Connick's musical talents soon came to the fore when he started learning the keyboards at age three, playing publicly at age five, and recording with a local jazz band at ten. When Connick was nine years old, he performed the Piano Concerto No. 3 Opus 37 of Beethoven with the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra (now the Louisiana Philharmonic), and later played a duet with Eubie Blake at the Royal Orleans Esplanade Lounge in New Orleans. The song was "I'm Just Wild About Harry". This was recorded for a Japanese documentary called ''Jazz Around the World''.〔〔(MDHS – The Eubie Blake Collection ), Maryland Historical Society〕 The clip was also shown in a Bravo special, called ''Worlds of Harry Connick, Junior.'' in 1999. His musical talents were developed at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts and under the tutelage of Ellis Marsalis, Jr. and James Booker. Connick attended Jesuit High School, Isidore Newman School, Lakeview School, and the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, all in New Orleans. Following an unsuccessful attempt to study jazz academically, and having given recitals in the classical and jazz piano programs at Loyola University, Connick moved to the 92nd Street YMHA in New York City to study at Hunter College and the Manhattan School of Music, where a Columbia Records executive Sr. V.P. of A&R, Dr. George Butler, persuaded him to sign with that label. His first record for the label, ''Harry Connick Junior.'', was a mainly instrumental album of standards. He soon acquired a reputation in jazz because of extended stays at high-profile New York venues. His next album, ''20'', featured his vocals and added to this reputation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Harry Connick, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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