Harry Connick Jr. Coming To Bob Carr

None — Contemporary crooner Harry Connick, Jr. will perform live at Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre on Sunday, April 10th, 2011 at 8:00pm.

Over the past two decades, Harry Connick, Jr. has proven to be among the world's most successful and multi-talented artists. While he first reached a mass audience as a pianist, singer and bandleader, his subsequent success in theatre, film, and television have secured his place in the public eye as a renaissance man and a versatile entertainer second to none, garnering him both Grammy and Emmy awards as well as Tony nominations.

Connick achieved his initial widespread success as a musician when director Rob Reiner asked him to contribute the score to the 1989 smash When Harry Met Sally, leading to Connick's first multi-platinum album. Only a year later, he made his acting debut in Memphis Belle, followed by his 1991 appearance in Little Man Tate, Jodie Foster's directorial debut. Connick's next role, as a sociopath in 1995's Copycat was "scarily effective" said the New York Times, while the San Francisco Examiner called him "a natural on screen...as at ease playing a smiling romantic lead as he is playing a homicidal maniac." "There's no doubting Connick's impact," said the Los Angeles Times for his role in Hope Floats alongside Sandra Bullock. This compelling leading man performance was recognized with a 1999 Blockbuster Award nomination for Favorite Actor - Drama/Romance. His role in P.S., I Love You found Connick cast opposite two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank. DVDTown.com hailed Connick as "the best part of the show and all of his scenes...have a spark of vitality about them." For his latest role Connick shared the screen with another Oscar-winning actress, Renée Zellweger, in the January 2009 release New in Town. In addition to his acting credits, Connick's music has also contributed to the success of such films as Godfather III, Sleepless in Seattle, The Mask and One Fine Day.