Wayne Newton

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    April 3, 1942 (83 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Roanoke, Virginia, USA

    Wayne Newton

    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!

    Known For

    • Ocean's Eleven

      Ocean's Eleven

      2001

    • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

      The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

      1990

    • Licence to Kill

      Licence to Kill

      1989

    • Smokin' Aces

      Smokin' Aces

      2006

    • Full House

      Full House

      1987

    • Tales from the Crypt

      Tales from the Crypt

      1989

    • Vegas Vacation

      Vegas Vacation

      1997

    • Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil

      Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil

      2011

    • My Wife and Kids

      My Wife and Kids

      2001

    • Bonanza

      Bonanza

      1959

    • Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens

      Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens

      2016

    • According to Jim

      According to Jim

      2001

    • Ally McBeal

      Ally McBeal

      1997

    • Hacks

      Hacks

      2021

    • Las Vegas

      Las Vegas

      2003