This jazz/pop singer & pianist from New Orleans appeared as Capt. Jimmy Wilder in "Independence Day"
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Jazz musicians who have also starred in movies - AXS  These weren't bit parts, cameos, nor simply roles in which they appeared as ... Born in New Orleans, big band and swing vocalist Harry Connick Jr. was the ... as a pianist and vocalist at five, and a spot in a New Orleans jazz band at ten. ... roles in "Hope Floats" or as fighter pilot Captain Jimmy Wilder in Independence Day.
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Harry Connick Jr. is a musician and he was good in Independence ...  There is a New Orleans influence to what he does. ... None of those roles are like Captain Jimmy Wilder, best friend of Will Smith's Steven Hiller, jokester, and...
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Harry Connick Jr. - IMDb  Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr. was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is the son of ... 2013 Angels Sing ... 1996 Independence Day  Captain Jimmy Wilder.
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Harry Connick, Jr.'s Biography  Free listening, videos, concerts ...  Connick, Jr. was born Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr. in New Orleans, ... In addition, he released two albums in July 1990: the instrumental jazz trio ... he appeared in the most successful movie of 1996, Independence Day, with Will .... 2007 Chanson du Vieux Carre : Connick On Piano, Volume 3 .... Captain Jimmy Wilder
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Harry Connick Jr. - Wikipedia  Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr. (born September 11, 1967) is an American singer, big band ... He has had seven top 20 US albums, and ten number-one US jazz albums, earning ... being cast as a fighter pilot in the blockbuster Independence Day (1996). ... Harry Connick Jr. was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Billie Holiday Dies Here at 44; Jazz Singer Had Wide Influence  She sang "Trav'lin' All Alone" and then "Body and Soul" and got a job--$2 a night for ... who recommended her to Benny Goodman, at that time a relatively unknown ... She made her first recording, "Your Mother's Son-in-Law" in November, 1933, ... gave her the nickname by which she was known in jazz circles--Lady Day.
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Amazon.com: Bird: Charlie Parker: Forest Whitaker, Michael Zelniker ...  Buy Bird: Charlie Parker: Read 129 Movies & TV Reviews - Amazon.com. ... Clint Eastwood directs and Forest Whitaker stars in this compassionate portrait of jazz ... Being a big fan of Jazz, I've owned this film for many years in more than one ... I am not usually a big fan of bio-pics about genius musicians because it is...
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Ella Fitzgerald - Wikipedia  Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917  June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer often ... Ella Fitzgerald never talked publicly about this time in her life. .... the only Songbook on which the composer she interpreted played with her. ... played the part of singer Maggie Jackson in Jack Webb's 1955 jazz film Pete Kelly's Blues.
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Jauregui -- Singing in the Rain  ... is a 1952 American comedy musical film starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor ... Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) is a popular silent film star with humble roots as a ... R.F. to turn The Dueling Cavalier into a musical called The Dancing Cavalier, .... Got a Feelin' You're Foolin'," but this ended up being part of the Beautiful Girl...
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Gene Kelly filmography - Wikipedia  Gene Kelly (19121996) was an American dancer, actor, singer, director, producer and choreographer whose work in motion pictures spans from 1942 to 1996. He is probably best known today for his performances in musicals, notably An American in Paris (1951) and Singin' in the Rain (1952) ... Kelly appeared in several non-musical dramatic and comedy films as well.
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Nat King Cole - Film Actor, Pianist, Television Actor, Singer ...  Jan 1, 2016 ... Nat King Cole became the first African-American performer to host a ... But this decline did not last long. ... Cole played the role of blues great W.C. Handy in the film. ... Jane Fonda and Lee Marvin in the light-hearted Western Cat Ballou. ... The title track of the album remains hugely popular to this day, and...
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Count Basie - Wikipedia  William James "Count" Basie (August 21, 1904  April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, ..... In 1939, Basie and his band made a major cross-country tour, including their .... Basie made a few more movie appearances, such as the Jerry Lewis film Cinderfella (1960) and the Mel Brooks movie Blazing Saddles (1974),...
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'Independence Day: Resurgence' Trailer Breakdown  moviepilot ...  Apr 22, 2016 ... 'Independence Day: Resurgence' New Trailer Breakdown ... before it, turned Will Smith into an action hero for the ages, and cemented Jeff ... Independence Day for use in its own weapons to make the Earth a safer place. ... Russel Casse, Randy Quaid's alcoholic crop duster/alien abductee who helps save...
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new orleans - Search-ID.com  ... Of ____ ____"; (Hi, I'm Harry Connick Jr.) At age 5 I played "The Star-Spangled Banner" at my dad's inauguration as D.A. of this "Crescent City", my hometown...
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My Favorite Songs - NYU  It's ironic that this was the year of Michael Jackson's big Grammy haul for ..... at the Ziegfeld Theater in Manhattan, before its nationwide debut on Christmas day. ...... the poignant television movie of the same name, starring James Caan and Billy Dee Williams. ..... The song can also be found on Disc 3 of "Ultimate Sinatra.
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Louis Armstrong - Wikipedia  Louis Armstrong (August 4, 1901  July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an .... Armstrong made his first recordings on the Gennett and Okeh labels (jazz .... Armstrong's vocal innovations served as a foundation stone for the art of jazz vocal ..... With Danny Kaye Armstrong performed a duet of "When the Saints Go...
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Stars and Stripes Forever (film) - Wikipedia  Stars and Stripes Forever is a 1952 American biographical film about late-19th-/early-20th-century composer John Philip Sousa, played by Clifton Webb.
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James Caan Profile - TCM.com  Caan eventually made his way to the Rhodes Preparatory School, where he continued raising ... After graduating a year before his fellow classmates, Caan attended ... as an anonymous soldier in the Billy Wilder comedy "Irma La Douce" (1963). ... Building off his newfound fame derived from playing Sonny Corleone - a role...
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Independence Day (5/5) Movie CLIP - Russell Becomes a Hero (1996)  Jul 10, 2015 - 3 min - Uploaded by MovieclipsIndependence Day movie clips: http://j.mp/1fs0ICz BUY THE MOVIE: iTunes - http ://apple.co ...
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AMERICANA: "Playing the Clown: Charles Mingus, Jimmy Knepper ...  "Playing the Clown: Charles Mingus, Jimmy Knepper and Jerry Maguire" by ... an outspoken African American football player named Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding Jr.). ... detained by Rod/Gooding who demands that Jerry repeat the phrase Show ... Rod drastically changes his tone and matter-of-factly assures Jerry that he is...
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The Jazz Singer (soundtrack) - Wikipedia  The Jazz Singer is an album by Neil Diamond from 1980, which served as the soundtrack ... Three of the songs from the album became Top 10 pop singles, with "Love on the Rocks", "Hello Again" and "America" reaching #2, #6, and #8 respectively. ... Side one. No. Title, Writer(s), Length. 1. "America", Neil Diamond, 4:18. 2.