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If I keep striving to put on the best quality show based on the values I have, I don't have to think oh we're crossing the line because the line is built in. We follow that and do the best quality work we can.

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Harry Connick, Jr.
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: September 11
Actor
Bandleader
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Film Actor
Film Producer
Jazz Musician
Musician
Pianist
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
New Orleans
Louisiana
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Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr.
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