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Wayne Newton

Wayne Newton

Birthday: 1942-04-03 | Place of Birth: Roanoke, Virginia, USA

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!

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2020
Stealing Chaplin

as    Himself

2020
Puppy Love

as    Marshall

2019
Valiant

as    Himself

1997
Vegas Vacation

as    Himself

1993
Best of the Best 2

as    Weldon

1990
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane

as    Julian Grendel

1989
Licence to Kill

as    Professor Joe Butcher

1969
80 Steps to Jonah

as    Mark Jonah Winters