 Connick appeared as Grace Adler's boyfriend (and later husband) Leo Markus on the NBC sitcom "Will & Grace" from 2002 to 2006.In July 2003, Connick released his first instrumental album in fifteen years, "Other Hours Connick on Piano Volume 1".It was released on Branford Marsalis' new label Marsalis Music and led to a short tour of nightclubs and small theaters.