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Wayne Newton brandishes a microphone and raises his fist in this promotional shot. Wayne Newton Boulevard was named in his honor. View photo »
Entertainer Wayne Newton jokes around during a performance at the Stardust hotel-casino Nov. 8, 2001. "Mr. Entertainment" easily won over the Las Vegas audience before leaving on a weeklong United Service Organization tour to entertain troops involved in military operations in Afghanistan. That same year he was named Chairman of the USO Celebrity Circle. (File photo) View photo »
Wayne Newton rises from a hidden lift amidst fog and lasers as he rehearses his grand entry for his millennium concert at the Stardust hotel-casino Friday Dec. 31, 1999. Newton gave one concert New Year's Eve and two performances January 1 as a prelude to his engagement with the Stardust. View photo »
Entertainer Wayne Newton performs his 25,000th show Jan. 16, 1996, before a sold-out audience at the Sheraton Desert Inn in Las Vegas. View photo »
Entertainer Wayne Newton waves beneath the sign at the Stardust hotel-casino after turning on its switch in Las Vegas Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000. The sign lighting ceremony was held to celebrate Wayne Newton's contract with the Stardust that had him headline 40-weeks-a-year until the hotel was demolished in March, 2007. View photo »
Wayne Newton plays a guitar during his millennium concert at the Stardust hotel-casino Friday Dec. 31, 1999. The Stardust named a showroom after Newton, in honor of a 10-year contract he signed with the hotel. View photo »
Entertainer Wayne Newton throws up a peace sign during a performance at the Hollywood Theatre in the MGM Grand hotel-casino. View photo »
Wayne Newton, accompanied by manager Jay Stream, responds to allegations that he has ties to the mob, June 22, 1981. Newton's purchase of the Aladdin Hotel came under the scrutiny of a series of NBC exposes, claiming he had used money provided by the mob to fund the purchase. View photo »
"Mr. Las Vegas" Wayne Newton smiles for this promotional shot. After 40 years and 30,000 shows, he still draws sell-out audiences View photo »
Mon, 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.
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