Editing Harry Connick Jr. (section)

=== ''When Harry Met Sally...'', success on charts and in movies ===
Connick's reputation was growing, and director [[Rob Reiner]] asked him to provide [[When Harry Met Sally... (soundtrack)|a soundtrack]] for his romantic comedy ''[[When Harry Met Sally...]]'' (1989), starring [[Meg Ryan]] and [[Billy Crystal]]. The soundtrack consisted of several [[Standard (music)|standards]], including "[[It Had to Be You (song)|It Had to Be You]]", "[[Let's Call the Whole Thing Off]]" and "[[Don't Get Around Much Anymore]]". The soundtrack earned [[Music recording sales certification|double-platinum]] status in the United States. Connick won his first [[Grammy Award]] for Best Jazz Male Vocal Performance for his work on the soundtrack.

Connick made his screen debut in ''[[Memphis Belle (film)|Memphis Belle]]'' (1990), based on a true story about a [[B-17 Flying Fortress]] bomber crew in World War II. In that year, he began a two-year world tour. In addition, he released two albums in July 1990: the instrumental jazz trio album ''[[Lofty's Roach Souffle]]'' and a big-band album of mostly original songs titled ''[[We Are in Love]]'', which also went double platinum. ''We Are in Love'' earned him his second consecutive Grammy for Best Jazz Male Vocal.

"[[Promise Me You'll Remember (Love Theme from The Godfather Part III)|Promise Me You'll Remember]]", his contribution to the [[The Godfather Part III (soundtrack)|''Godfather III'' soundtrack]], was nominated for both an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] and a [[Golden Globe Award]] in 1991. In a year of recognition, he was also nominated for an [[Emmy Award]] for Best Performance in a Variety Special for his [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] special ''[[Swingin' Out Live]]'', which was also released as a video. In October 1991, he released his third consecutive multi-platinum album, ''[[Blue Light, Red Light]]'', on which he wrote and arranged the songs. Also in October 1991, he starred in ''[[Little Man Tate]]'', directed by [[Jodie Foster]], playing the friend of a [[child prodigy]] who goes to college.

In November 1992, Connick released ''[[25 (Harry Connick Jr. album)|25]]'', a solo piano collection of standards that again went platinum. He also re-released the album ''[[11 (Harry Connick Jr. album)|Eleven]]''. Connick contributed "A Wink and a Smile" to the ''[[Sleepless in Seattle]]'' soundtrack, released in 1993. His multi-platinum album of holiday songs, ''[[When My Heart Finds Christmas]]'', was the best-selling Christmas album in 1993.