Tony Bennett Life At Glance As He Touches His 96 Today!

Tony Bennett(Anthony Dominick Benedetto), born on August 3, 1926, in New York City, is pictured as a teenager. The musician performed in Cleveland in 1952. With wife Patricia Beechleaving St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City following their February 12, 1952, wedding. The duo got divorced in 1971.

On The Dinah Shore Chevy Show in 1959. Joking around with Bob Hope during a 1967 visit to his show. With second wife Sandra Grant Bennettat the ABC Cinema in London for the 1973 premiere of Lady Sings the Blues. The couple split in 2007. During a 1979 interview in New York City.

With pal and collaborator Frank Sinatrain Reno, Nevada, in 1980. Winning a Grammy for best traditional pop vocal performance at the 1993 awards in LA. Bennett has 20 Grammys, including a lifetime achievement award.

President George W. Bush congratulated the 2005 Kennedy Center honorees, who include Bennett, far left, on December 4 of that year. Also recognized that year: were dancer Suzanne Farrell, actress Julie Harris, actor Robert Redford, and singer Tina Turner.

With his daughters Antonia and Joanna Bennett at his 80th birthday party in New York City in 2006. With singer Amy Winehouse in 2010, the two won a Grammy for their best pop performance by a couple or group for a duet after Winehouse's tragic death in June 2011.

When accepting the award, the singer invited Winehouse's parents on stage and let them say a few words. Performing with pal Lady Gaga on New Year's Eve 2014 in Las Vegas. In 2021, the couple returned to the stage in N.Y.C. for two concerts in honor of his 95th birthday.

Receiving a heart-shaped birthday cake in San Francisco in 2016 in honor of his 90th birthday and his outstanding song, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco," with present wife Susan Crow by his side. The two wed in 2007. Posing with sons Danny and Dae while picking up more Grammys at the 2018 awards in N.Y.C.

At one of his last public outings before the COVID-19pandemic hit, The Art Students League's 2019 Gala in New York City was on November 4, 2019. In early 2021, Bennett's family disclosed to AARP The Magazine that the singer was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2016.

"Life is a gift, even with Alzheimer's," read a note from the singer's Twitter account the same day. He added, "Thank you to Susan and my family for their support, and @AARP The Magazine for telling my story."