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![]() Avg.User Rating: Rate this person: Director, Composer (Music Score), Actor, Songwriter Born: September 11, 1967 in New Orleans, LA Biography:Harry Connick Jr. is, first and foremost, known for his abilities behind a
piano and for his smooth, baritone vocals. Connick is a prodigious performer,
having released some 15 albums by the age of 30. He was approached by "Rob Reiner" to put together some music for
the 1989 film "When Harry Met Sally". He brought together
an orchestra and covered many popular big-band era songs. An album was put
together and prompted a whirlwind tour that helped the album sell amazingly
well. Because of this success and Connick's Aw Shucks personality, film
appearances were inevitable. His first was in 1990's "Memphis Belle" and he has consistantly
worked in film since then, most notably as "Will Smith"'s wisecracking friend in "Independence Day", and in an unexpected turn
as the mimicking, murdurous psychopath in "Copycat" (1995). The late '90s found
Connick in larger roles that were a testament... Full Biography
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