Harry Connick Jr. was only 25 when he played Woody's equally dimwitted cousin, Russell. Even though the people of Cheers thought it wasn't possible, they encountered someone even dimmer than Woody — his cousin Russell.
It was so much fun seeing and hearing Harry Connick, Jr. as Woody's cousin. He rolls into town and soon get a job playing the piano at Cheers. In the process, he falls in love with Rebecca.
On April 16, 2024, Harry Connick Jr. and wife Jill Goodacre marked a milestone: 30 years of marriage! "it's official - we have been married 30 years!" the singer and actor wrote on X the next day. "happy anniversary, my sweet girl... i am everything i am because of you.
Harry released his new album Alone With My Faith on March 19, 2021. With the Coronavirus pandemic casting a long shadow in 2020, Connick retreated to his home studio during the lockdown and emerged with an album of new music. He arranged all of the songs, played every instrument, and sang every part.
Cheers clips: He can be a busboy (with Harry Connick Jr)
Was Harry Connick Jr a child prodigy?
On Broadway, Connick received Tony Award nominations as composer/lyricist of Thou Shalt Not and as lead actor in The Pajama Game. He had a recurring TV role on Will & Grace and was one of the three judges on the latest season of American Idol. A child prodigy, Connick learned to play piano when he was 3.
Harry Connick Jr. is thanking his fans for their outpouring of support after the death of his father, Harry Connick Sr. On Thursday, the actor and singer, 56, shared an Instagram video addressing the loss of his "best friend and hero," who died on Jan. 25 at the age of 97.
He was a judge in the rebooted series of Australian Idol in 2023, but he is now back touring and visiting his adult daughters, who now live in Australia. Connick has three daughters, Georgia, 27, Sarah, 26, and Charlotte, 21.
Georgia, Charlotte and Sarah Kate Connick are all living the single life in Sydney, and while they're thoroughly enjoying the city, they've got one small gripe with Aussie fellas.
The 4.61-acre estate, now listed with April + Kelly at William Raveis Real Estate, was once a dairy farm. The seven-bedroom main house is the former barn, dating back to the 1890s. The Connicks moved in to the New Canaan property, about 50 miles from New York City, in 1998.
On April 16, 1994, the couple tied the knot at the St. Louis Cathedral in Harry's hometown of New Orleans. In 2015, Harry marked his 21st wedding anniversary with his wife with a throwback photo of their wedding day.
But all of this success doesn't come easy, and the singer, actor and host credits a lot of his work to his hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana. Although he now lives in Connecticut, Connick says New Orleans not only helped shape him as a musician, but made him the person he is today. Below, Connick Jr.
Jill Goodacre Connick (born March 29, 1964) is an American actress and former model. She was one of Victoria's Secret's main models in the 1980s and early 1990s. She is married to singer Harry Connick Jr. Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
NEW ORLEANS — Harry Connick Sr., who was New Orleans' district attorney for three decades and later faced allegations that his staff sometimes held back evidence that could have helped defendants, died Thursday at age 97.
Harry Connick Jr relocated his family to Australia while he worked as a judge on Australian Idol in 2023. Now, the Grammy award-winning artist has returned to his home in upstate New York in the United States with his wife, but his three daughters remain in Sydney.
The youngest of eight children born to Paul and Betty Connick, his elder brother is Jefferson Parish District Attorney Paul Connick. He is a nephew of former Orleans Parish District Attorney Harry Connick Sr., and a first cousin of actor/singer Harry Connick Jr.
Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Sr. (March 27, 1926 – January 25, 2024) was an American attorney who served as the district attorney of Orleans Parish (New Orleans), Louisiana, from 1973 to 2003. His son, Harry Connick Jr., is an American musician and actor.
