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Wayne Newton Biography
Birth Name:
Carson Wayne Newton
Birth Place:
Roanoke, Virginia, United States
Profession
Singer, actor
Fast Facts
- Father was Powhatan Indian and Irish; mother was Cherokee Indian and German
- Originally performed as part of duet with his older brother Jerry
- Discovered by Jackie Gleason at a Phoenix luncheon; Gleason put the brothers on TV in 1962, and Newton appeared on Gleason's variety show several more times
- Nicknamed "Mr
- Las Vegas" for appearing in thousands of shows in Sin City casinos
- Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport's main thoroughfare is named "Wayne Newton Boulevard
- " Signed one of the biggest contracts in entertainment history in 1999 with the Stardust Resort and Casino
- Received the Lifetime Achievement award from the Arabian Horse Breeders Alliance in 2007
- Signature song is "Danke Schoen
- "
Relationships
- Jerry Newton -- Brother
- Erin Newton -- Daughter
- Lauren Ashley Newton -- Daughter
- Marla Heasley -- Ex-fiancée
- Elaine Okamura -- Ex-wife
- Patrick Newton -- Father
- Evelyn Newton -- Mother
- Kathleen McCrone -- Wife