Back to People

Tony Bennett
Acting
03 Aug 1926
† 21 Jul 2023
Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Anthony Dominick Benedetto (August 3, 1926 - July 21, 2023), known professionally as Tony Bennett, was an American singer of popular music, standards, show tunes, and jazz. Raised in New York City, Bennett began singing at an early age. He fought in the final stages of World War II as an infantryman with the U.S. Army in the European Theatre. Afterwards, he developed his singing technique, signed with Columbia Records, and had his first number one popular song with "Because of You" in 1951. Sev...
Also Known As
Tony Bennet , Anthony Dominick Benedetto , Joe Bari





































