Birth place: Queens, New York
Birth name: Anthony Dominick Benedetto
Father: John Benedetto, grocer
Mother: Anna (Suraci) Benedetto, garment worker
Marriages: Susan (Crow) Benedetto (2007-present); Sandra (Grant) Benedetto (1971-2007, divorced); Patricia (Beech) Benedetto (1952-1971, divorced)
Children: with Sandra (Grant) Benedetto: Antonia (1974); Joanna (1969); with Patricia (Beech) Benedetto: Daegal (1955); D’Andrea “Danny” (1954)
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2007 – Wins a Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for “Duets: An American Classic” and a Grammy along with Stevie Wonder for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for song “For Once in my Life.”
2007 – Wins an Emmy award for Outstanding Individual Performance In A Variety Or Music Program for “Tony Bennett: An American Classic.”
2011 – Bennett’s album, “Duets II,” hits number one on the Billboard 200 chart, making him the oldest living artist to achieve that feat.
2012 – Wins a Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for “Duets II” and a Grammy along with the late Amy Winehouse for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “Body and Soul.”
2015 – Wins a Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for “Cheek to Cheek” with Lady Gaga.
