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Wayne Newton
Actor
Born April 3, 1942 (80 years)
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
| 2016 | Still the King (TV Series) · as Wayne Newton |
| 2016 | Dice (2016) (TV Series) · as Wayne Newton |
| 2016 | Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens · as Wayne Newton |
| 2011 | Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil · as Jimmy 10-Strings (voice) |
| 2009 | The Hangover · as Wayne Newton |
| 2004 | Elvis Has Left the Building · as Wayne Newton |
| 2004 | Kingdom Hospital (TV Series) · as Jack Handelman |
| 2003 | Las Vegas (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2002 | Who's Your Daddy? · as Peter Mack |
| 2002 | VH1 Divas Las Vegas · as Guest Announcer |
| 2001 | Ocean's Eleven · as Boxing Spectator |
| 2001 | My Wife and Kids (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1998 | Hercules (TV Series) · as King Croesus |
| 1997 | Elvis Meets Nixon · as Wayne Newton |
| 1997 | Ally McBeal (TV Series) · as Harold Wicks |
| 1996 | 7th Heaven (TV Series) · as Wayne Newton |
| 1995 | Night of the Running Man · as August Gurino |
| 1994 | Ellen (TV Series) · as Doctor |
| 1993 | Best of the Best II · as Weldon |
| 1992 | Renegade (TV Series) · as John Dalton |
| 1991 | The Dark Backward · as Jackie Chrome |
| 1990 | The Adventures of Ford Fairlane · as Julian Grendel |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV Series) · as Casino Manager |
| 1989 | Licence to Kill · as Professor Joe Butcher |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Ryan (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1988 | Roseanne (TV Series) · as Wayne Newton |
| 1987 | The Highwayman (TV Series) · as Bertane |
| 1987 | Full House (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1986 | L.A. Law (TV Series) · as Brian Byrd |
| 1986 | Perfect Strangers (TV Series) · as Wayne Newton |
| 1978 | Vega$ (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1969 | 80 Steps to Jonah · as Mark Jonah Winters |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1959 | |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program (TV Series) · as Singing Waiter |