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• Tony Bennett has been a popular jazz vocalist and performer for over five decades. He is also a talented painter and occasional actor. His career enjoyed a comeback in the mid-1980s and he continues to record and tour steadily, doing up to 200 shows a year.

• Fast Facts

  1. Full Name: Anthony Dominick Benedetto
  2. Born: August 3, 1926
  3. Hometown: Queens, New York
  4. Performed at the opening of the Triborough Bridge at age ten
  5. Dropped out at age 16 to work as a singing waiter and help support his family
  6. Discovered by Pearl Bailey in 1949, and opened for her in Greenwich Village
  7. Toured with Bob Hope
  8. Signed to Columbia Records contract by Mitch Miller
  9. 2,000 female fans dressed in black gathered outside St. Patrick's Cathedral to mourn his marriage to Patricia Beech on February 12, 1952
  10. Spouse(s)
  11. 1. Patricia Beech (1952-1971); children D'Andrea and Daegal
  12. 1. Sandra Grant (1971-2007); Joanna and Antonia
  13. Emmy Awards: 2
  14. [http: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Bennett_discography Discography]

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