Tony Bennet was an American jazz and traditional pop singer. He received many accolades including 20 Grammy Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Bennett was named an NEA Jazz Master and a Kennedy Center Honoree and founded the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria, Queens, New York.
Bennett sold more than 50 million records worldwide and earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The Television Academy takes a moment to celebrate the lives and accomplishments of some of our colleagues who passed away this year. Presented in the 75th Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sunday, January 7, 2024.
On May 22 2007, The Television Academy premiered the television special Target Presents Tony Bennett: An American Classic at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills. The event was hosted by Megan Mullally and featured a performance by Bennett.
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