Anthony Dominick Benedetto, better known as Tony Bennett (born August 3, 1926 - July 21, 2023), was an Italian-American singer of popular music, standards, show tunes, and jazz. Bennett was also a serious and accomplished painter, having created works—under the name Anthony Benedetto—that are on permanent public display in several institutions. He was the founder of the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in New York City.