The whole 'American Idol' way of looking at things is the antithesis of what I grew up with. There are a whole lot of kids wanting to be famous now, whereas if I'd even mentioned that word to one of my teachers, I would have got into a whole load of trouble.

Connick is a practicing Roman Catholic.  6 in Britain. " Connick Jr.

Connick's best selling album in the United States is his 1993 Christmas album When My Heart Finds Christmas which also is one of the best selling Christmas albums in the United States. Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr. Connick is ranked among the top 60 best-selling male artists in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America with 16 million in certified sales.