Love at 1st Sight: Harry Connick Jr. & Jill Goodacre

by Sarika Dani

IN ANOTHER LIFE, WHOM WOULD YOU HAVE A MAJOR CRUSH ON?
JG: [Tennis star] Roger Federer. He’s goodlooking, athletic, determined, and successful at what he loves. He’s just hot all around. But not as hot as Harry. Who did Harry say? I know who … Jennifer Connelly. He thinks she’s drop-dead gorgeous.
HC: Jennifer Connelly. She’s beautiful, smart, and talented, but she also reminds me a lot of Jill.

IT MELTS MY HEART WHEN HE/SHE:
JG: Makes me laugh, which is all the time! He’s the funniest person alive. And it melts my heart to see him with our three children.
HC: Tells me she loves me.

IT MAKES ME NUTS WHEN HE/SHE:
JG: When you’ve been with someone for 16 years, you have a list a mile long!
HC: I’m real impatient and she’s very patient. She’ll interview 10 different painters for the house, and it drives me nuts, but only because I think it highlights my problem.

WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU’RE APART?
JG: I have amazing friends who keep me company. And I hang with my kids a lot.
HC: A lot of times the guys in the band will go to one of those go-cart tracks, watch horror movies, or play football. Just stuff we do on the road that most bands do. Jill would probably do all that, too.

WHAT’S YOUR IDEAL EVENING TOGETHER?
JG: We love to watch movies. We’re real homebodies. We’re just hang-out people.
HC: I really love just sitting and talking to her. We work really well together because I usually have a lot to say and she doesn’t say as much. Most of the time, we talk about our kids when we’re away from them.

WHAT’S YOUR BIGGEST DIFFERENCE OF OPINION?
JG: We really have the same opinions. I think that’s why we get along so well.
HC: We agree on just about everything. Musically, we have some differences.

WHAT’S THE BEST WAY TO START A FIGHT?
JG: Punch him in the ribs! I was a boxer. [Laughs]. OK, I’m kidding!
HC: If something is bothering me, it won’t take me very long to bring it up. It’s very matter of fact. Who wants to spend their time fighting?