Wayne Newton

By Leila Navidi · May 15, 1905 · 9:55 a.m.

Known as "Mr. Las Vegas," Wayne Newton has dazzled audiences in many Strip casinos, including the Flamingo, Stardust, Las Vegas Hilton, Desert Inn, Frontier, Sands, Bally's, Caesars Palace and the MGM Grand. He now performs at the Tropicana in his new show, "Once Before I Go."

Newton proves he's still a master in Stardust debut: Friday, January 28, 2000; Joe Delaney; Wayne Newton had a blue-ribbon audience with celebrities plus local movers and shakers for his opening night Monday in the newly renamed Wayne Newton Theater at the Stardust.

New Year's Eve was a full day for Mr. Las Vegas: Monday, January 3, 2000; By John Katsilometes; I'm riding shotgun with my new very good friend, Wayne Newton, in a shiny black Rolls-Royce with the initials "W.N." painted in small letters on each door. We're screeching along Industrial Road, late for an interview with tiny broadcast journalism superstar Connie Chung at the Bellagio.

Columnist John Katsilometes: Herald the return of the Wayne-ster: Sunday, October 31, 1999; A funny thing happened to Wayne Newton over the past few years as he traipsed across the country, wowing audiences in outposts like Branson, Mo. and West Fargo, N.D.

Stardust, Newton sign biggest entertainment deal in LV history: Tuesday, October 26, 1999; By John Katsilometes; Often a forgotten entity under the crush of billion-dollar megaresorts, the Stardust hotel-casino has made a move to get noticed.

From Vegas with 'Love': Friday, February 19, 1999; By John Katsilometes; There will be Wayne Newton. There will be a room.

The Rift: Newton and Orlando feud: Monday, January 11, 1999; By John Katsilometes; We have accusations. Brother, do we have accusations:

Wayne-iacs!: Friday, September 18, 1998; Kimberley McGee; As the curtain wiggles upward, the orchestra begins and all eyes turn expectantly to the lighted, white winding staircase that descends to the middle of the stage at the Hollywood Theatre in the MGM Grand.

Columnist Joe Delaney: No one makes it alone -- ask Wayne: Friday, March 21, 1997; Joe Delaney; His early shows would run at least two hours, and the late ones often lasted three hours or more. ... During the period from the early 1970s to the mid-1980s, Newton in town was like a second convention.

Columnist Joe Delaney: Everybody needs somebody sometime: Friday, November 22, 1996; Joe Delaney; The late Bobby Darin, riding a mega-hit record with "Mack, the Knife" was so impressed with Newton at the Copa in New York City that he not only gave Wayne the song "Danke Schoen," Newton's first million-record seller, but produced the record as well. ... "Danke Schoen" was to be Darin's follow-up release.

Torres to buy out Newton at Aladdin: Wednesday, June 30, 1982; Sun Staff; The fragile partnership of Wayne Newton and Edward Torres as co-owners of the Aladdin Hotel may begin dissolving Wednesday when Torres buys out the entertainer's one-half interest sources close to the negotiations said Tuesday.

Newton asks Silverman penalties: Tuesday, July 7, 1981; By Jeff German; Entertainer Wayne Newton Monday asked for court sanctions against former NBC President Fred Silverman, who failed to appear for a deposition last week in the entertainer's defamation lawsuit against the network in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas, charging that Silverman deliberately ignored a court order forcing him to give the deposition last Thursday in New York. Galane did not specify the sanctions.

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Updated February 17, 2010 (3:17 p.m.) 6

Wayne Newton is going to tell a story, and it’s not about his playing poker with Sinatra, recording with Bobby Darin or counseling Elvis about his divorce. It’s about the day he realized Vegas was home. It speaks volumes about Newton, 50 years a Vegas showman and now headlining through April in what might be his final residency in Las Vegas, the autobiographical “Once Before I Go” at the Tropicana.

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Wayne Newton performs as a photo of him as a young man flashes on the screen during the grand opening night of Wayne Newton's "Once Before I Go" at the Tropicana in Las Vegas Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009.

Updated October 30, 2009 (5:45 p.m.) 4

In 1983, James Watt warned against "the wrong element," ditching The Beach Boys in favor of Wayne Newton, who still considers the event a "down moment" in his career.

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Tropicana CEO Alex Yemenidjian and Vanna White at the grand opening of Wayne Newton's Once Before I Go at the Tropicana on Oct. 28, 2009.

Updated October 30, 2009 (5:11 p.m.)

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Wayne Newton during his Once Before I Go grand opening show at the Tropicana on Oct. 28, 2009.

Updated October 29, 2009 (6:13 p.m.)

It was a guest appearance that lasted less than 60 seconds, but it brought the house down! The entertainment legend had just told his opening-night audience ...

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Mr. Las Vegas seeks to keep nickname, which is fine with New Mr. Las Vegas

Wayne Newton answers questions Wednesday from the Tiffany Theater in the Tropicana. Tropicana announced Newton's new show "Once Before I Go" opening Oct. 14 and continuing through April.

Updated September 24, 2009 (8:34 a.m.) 8

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Newton's autobiographical 'Once Before I Go' set for Tropicana's Tiffany Theater

Updated September 23, 2009 (3:59 p.m.) 3

Wayne Newton will relate the stories of his career during the show, but it is more than just a monologue.

Wayne Newton

Occupation: Singer, actor
Venue: Moved Oct. 14 to Tropicana's Tiffany Theater from MGM Grand.
Official Web page: www.waynenewton.com
Birthday: April 3, 1942, at Norfolk, Virg.
Birth name: Carson Wayne Newton
Years performing: Since 1962
Early life: He showed early skills at music and could play the guitar, steel guitar and piano by the age of 6. He appeared with his older brother, Jerry, on the Grand Ole Opry and auditioned for Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour. His severe asthma led his family to moved to Phoenix, Ariz., in 1952. When Wayne was in high school, an agent saw the two brothers perform and booked them jobs in Las Vegas for five years.
Breakthrough: A performance on "The Jackie Gleason Show" on Sept. 29, 1962, won him national acclaim. He became an opening act for Jack Benny and when Benny's show ended, he received his own headliner show. He also had many appearances on "The Jackie Gleason Show" and played characters on "The Lucy Show" in 1965 and "Bonanza" in 1966. He also has appeared in several films over the years, including "National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation" in 1997 and "Ocean's Eleven" in 2001.
Hits: Danke Schoen, 1963, reached No. 13 and became his signature song. His biggest hit was "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast," which reached No. 4 on the Billboard charts in 1972.
Notable: He has performed more than 30,000 solo shows in Las Vegas across 40 years, earning him the nickname, "Mr. Las Vegas."
Tickets: Vegas.com.

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