Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr. (born September , ) is an American
singer, pianist, composer, actor, and television host. He has sold
over million albums worldwide. Connick is ranked among the top
best-selling male artists in the United States by the Recording
Industry Association of America, with million in certified sales. He
has had seven top 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
Christmas album When My Heart Finds Christmas (). His highest-charting
album is his release Only You (), which reached No. in the US and No.
in Britain. He has won three Grammy Awards and two Emmy Awards. He
played Debra Messing's character Grace Adler’s husband, Leo Markus,
on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace from to .Connick began his acting
career as a tail gunner in the World War II film Memphis Belle (). He
played a serial killer in Copycat (), before being cast as a fighter
pilot in the blockbuster Independence Day (). Connick's first role as
a leading man was in Hope Floats () with Sandra Bullock. His first
thriller film since Copycat came in the film Basic () with John
Travolta. Additionally, he played a violent ex-husband in Bug, before
two romantic comedies, P.S. I Love You (), and the leading man in New
in Town () with Renée Zellweger. In , he appeared in the family film
Dolphin Tale as Dr. Clay Haskett and in its sequel.
singer, pianist, composer, actor, and television host. He has sold
over million albums worldwide. Connick is ranked among the top
best-selling male artists in the United States by the Recording
Industry Association of America, with million in certified sales. He
has had seven top 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
Christmas album When My Heart Finds Christmas (). His highest-charting
album is his release Only You (), which reached No. in the US and No.
in Britain. He has won three Grammy Awards and two Emmy Awards. He
played Debra Messing's character Grace Adler’s husband, Leo Markus,
on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace from to .Connick began his acting
career as a tail gunner in the World War II film Memphis Belle (). He
played a serial killer in Copycat (), before being cast as a fighter
pilot in the blockbuster Independence Day (). Connick's first role as
a leading man was in Hope Floats () with Sandra Bullock. His first
thriller film since Copycat came in the film Basic () with John
Travolta. Additionally, he played a violent ex-husband in Bug, before
two romantic comedies, P.S. I Love You (), and the leading man in New
in Town () with Renée Zellweger. In , he appeared in the family film
Dolphin Tale as Dr. Clay Haskett and in its sequel.
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