Biography
Wayne Newton is a singer and stage performer from the 1960s to the present. He is of English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh and German as well as Native American (specifically Powhatan and Cherokee) ancestry. In the 1960s, he was a very popular singer with a very clean cut youthful appearance, with hits like "Danke Schon". However, because he had a high pitched voice, many joked (wrongly) that he was effeminate or even gay, and Johnny Carson made Newton the butt of his jokes, but when Newton threatened Carson, he stopped telling the jokes. In the 1970s, he reinvented himself with a completely different image, and became more successful than ever! He has performed over 30,000 solo shows in Las Vegas which has earned him the nicknamed of "Mr. Las Vegas". He has also appeared in a few movies from the 1950s to the present, usually in cameo roles as himself. As of 2020, he is still alive at the age of 78!
Filmography
all 62
TV Shows 36
self 34
Movies 26
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Vegas: The Story of Sin City (2024)
Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars (2023)
Hacks (2021)
Stealing Chaplin (2020)
Puppy Love (2020)
Valiant (2019)
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016)
Match Game (2016)
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales (2015)
Getting Back to Zero (2013)
Glen Campbell: Live Anthology (1972-2001) (2012)
40 West (2011)
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil (2011)
Celebrity Ghost Stories (2009)
Celebrity Family Feud (2008)
Smokin' Aces (2006)
The Reichen Show (2005)
Dancing with the Stars (2005)
Who's Your Daddy? (2004)
Las Vegas (2003)
Mr. Bill Does Vegas (2002)
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
According to Jim (2001)
My Wife and Kids (2001)
Elvis Is Alive! I Swear I Saw Him Eating Ding Dongs Outside the Piggly Wiggly's (2001)
Visit Fabulous Las Vegas (1999)
Ally McBeal (1997)
Vegas Vacation (1997)
The Pretender (1996)
7th Heaven (1996)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)
A Night to Die For (1995)
Night of the Running Man (1995)
Ellen (1994)
Best of the Best 2 (1993)
The Dark Backward (1991)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
Licence to Kill (1989)
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night (1988)
Full House (1987)
North and South (1985)
Flying High (1978)
Vega$ (1978)
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas (1977)
The Wolfman Jack Show (1976)
Joys (1976)
Switch (1975)
Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya (1975)
Music Country USA (1974)
The Pearl Bailey Show (1971)
80 Steps to Jonah (1969)
Here's Lucy (1968)
The Danny Kaye Show (1963)
The Lucy Show (1962)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Bonanza (1959)
The Jack Benny Program (1950)
A Kick in the Head: The Lure of Las Vegas
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GenderMale
Birthday1942-04-03 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceNorfolk, United States of America
RelationshipsElaine Okamura (1968-06-01 - 1985-01-01)
SpouseKathleen McCrone
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsCarson Wayne Newton
AwardsDistinguished Nevadan, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Gaming Hall of Fame
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