Harry Connick Jr’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth & life story
Henry Morales
Published Feb 20, 2026
- Source of Wealth: Music, Film, Televsion
- Age: 52
- Birth Place: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Height: 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Marital Status: Married (Jill Goodacre)
- Full Name: Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr.
- Nationality: United States
- Date of Birth: September 11, 1967
- Ethnicity: Irish, German, English, Ashkenazi Jewish
- Occupation: Musician, Songwriter, Singer, Actor
- Education: Hunter College, Manhattan School Of Music
- Children: 3 (Charlotte, Sarah Kate Georgia Tatum)
A successful singer, actor, musician, and composer Harry Connick, Jr. has an estimated net worth of $35 million. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana on September 11, 1967, Harry Connick Jr.’s musical talents were clear from an early age. By three years old Harry was an accomplished pianist, by ten he was playing in a jazz band, and by the time he was a teenager Connick was becoming a local legend.
Recognizing his immense talent, Harry Connick Jr.’s parents enrolled their son in the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. He studied at the prestigious Loyola University, Hunter College, and the Manhattan School of Music before being signed to a label with Columbia Records.
Harry Connick Jr.’s albums have sold more than 25 million copies worldwide and he is ranked among the best-selling male artists in the United States. Additionally, he is recognized as one of the highest grossing jazz musicians in both the United States and the world having received numerous awards and accolades from the music industry.
In addition to his career as a musician, Harry Connick, Jr. has always had a successful broadway and acting career. He has appeared in several Hollywood movies such as P.S. I Love You alongside Hilary Swank and he played the male lead in Hope Floats next to the female lead Sandra Bullock. Connick has worked with other actors such as Will Smith and Renee Zellweger. He also played on the hit TV show Will & Grace, and in a recurring role in Law and Order: SVU.