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'{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2012}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | image = WayneNewton-00018.jpg | caption = Newton in concert in 2012 | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Carson Wayne Newton | alias = Mr. Las Vegas, The Midnight Idol, Mr. Entertainment | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|4|3}} | birth_place = [[Norfolk, Virginia]], U.S. | genre = [[Jazz]], [[pop music|Pop]] | occupation = Singer, actor | instrument = Vocals, guitar, steel guitar, piano, percussion | years_active = 1959–present | label = | website = {{URL|waynenewton.com}} }} '''Carson Wayne Newton''' (born April 3, 1942) is an American singer and entertainer. One of the best-known entertainers in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], he is known by the nicknames '''The Midnight Idol''', '''Mr. Las Vegas''' and '''Mr. Entertainment'''. His well-known songs include 1972's "[[Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast|Daddy, Don't You Walk So Fast]]" (his biggest hit, peaking at No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' [[record chart|chart]]), "[[Years (song)|Years]]" (1980),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allbutforgottenoldies.net/wayne-newton.html |title=Wayne Newton – Songs |publisher=Allbutforgottenoldies.net |accessdate=2011-02-12}}</ref> and his vocal version of "[[Red Roses for a Blue Lady]]" (1965). His [[signature song]] "[[Danke Schoen]]" (1963) was notably used in the score for ''[[Ferris Bueller's Day Off]]'' (1986). ==Early years== He was born Carson Wayne Newton<ref name="OhioBio">{{cite web|title=Carson Wayne Newton|url=http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Carson_W._Newton|website=ohiohistorycentral.org|publisher=Ohio History Central|accessdate=26 December 2017}}</ref> in [[Norfolk, Virginia]], to Patrick Newton, an auto mechanic, and his wife, Evelyn Marie "Smith" (née Plasters).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/69/Wayne-Newton.html |title=Wayne Newton Biography (1942–) |publisher=Filmreference.com |accessdate=2011-02-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800112485/bio|title=Wayne Newton Biography|publisher=[[Yahoo! Movies]]|accessdate=2010-05-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/living/91913494.html|title=An interview with Wayne Newton|date=2010-04-26|author=Schilling, Vincent|work=[[Indian Country Today]]|accessdate=2010-05-05}}</ref> He is of Irish, German, and Native American ancestry, and claims to be the descendant of [[Pocahontas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~addams/other/newton.html |title=Ancestry of Wayne Newton |publisher=Homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com |date= |accessdate=2015-08-26}}</ref><ref name="patawomeck">{{cite news |last=Kunkle |first=Fredrick |date=3 February 2010 |title=Wayne Newton advocates for Virginia state recognition of Patawomeck Indian tribe |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/02/AR2010020203562.html |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |accessdate=21 July 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/story/2012-05-12/wayne-newton-native-american-roots-film/54920452/1|title=Wayne Newton gets in touch with his Native American roots|publisher=[[USA Today]]|author=Jordan, Chris|date=2013-05-13|accessdate=2013-10-15}}</ref> Newton has stated that his mother is half German and Cherokee and his father half Irish and Powhatan. When his father was serving in the [[U.S. Navy]] during [[World War II]], Newton spent his early years in [[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke]], learning the piano, guitar, and steel guitar at age six.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/31/AR2006073101297.html|title=For Wayne Newton, It's Viva Virginia|work=The Washington Post|date=2006-08-01|author=Quinlan, Adriane|accessdate=2010-05-05}}</ref> While he was a child, his family moved to near [[Newark, Ohio]]. He began singing in local clubs, theaters, and fairs with his older brother, [[Jerry Newton|Jerry]]. Because of Newton's severe asthma his family moved to [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] in 1952, where he graduated from [[North High School (Phoenix, Arizona)|North High School]].<ref name="OhioBio"/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.biography.com/people/wayne-newton-9542098#synopsis | publisher=Biography.com | title=Wayne Newton Biography | accessdate=September 18, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204214755/http://www.biography.com/people/wayne-newton-9542098 | archivedate=December 4, 2013}}</ref><ref name="SuperPics">{{cite web|title=Wayne Newton / Biography|url=http://www.superiorpics.com/wayne_newton/|website=superiorpics.com|publisher=SuperiorPics.com|accessdate=26 December 2017|quote=A graduate of North High School, Newton flew his senior class and their spouses and partners to Las Vegas ... in 1979 for the 20th anniversary of his class reunion.}}</ref> The brothers, as the Rascals in Rhythm, appeared with the [[Grand Ole Opry]] roadshows and on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC-TV]]'s ''[[Ozark Jubilee]]''; and performed in front of then-president [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]<ref>{{cite web|title=The Music Begins! A Look at Wayne Newton’s Early Musical Career|url=http://casadeshenandoah.com/news_events/the-music-begins-a-look-at-wayne-newtons-early-musical-career/|website=casadeshenandoah.com|publisher=Casa de Shenandoah|accessdate=26 December 2017|date=15 March 2016|quote=The duo was known as ''Rascals in Rhythm'', and even performed in front of then President Dwight D. Eisenhower at a USO show}}</ref> and auditioned unsuccessfully for [[Ted Mack (radio-TV host)|Ted Mack's]] ''[[Original Amateur Hour]]''. In the spring of 1958, near the end of his junior year of high school, a Las Vegas booking agent saw Newton on a local TV show, ''Lew King Rangers Show'', on which the two Newton brothers were performing and took them back for an audition. Originally signed for two weeks, the brothers eventually performed for five years, doing six shows a day. On September 29, 1962, they first performed on ''[[The Jackie Gleason Show]]''. Wayne would perform on Gleason's show 12 times over the following two years. In the early to mid-1960s, he also acted and sang as "Andy" the baby-faced Ponderosa ranch hand on the classic western TV series, ''[[Bonanza]]''. ==Career as an entertainer== Many prominent entertainment icons such as [[Lucille Ball]], [[Bobby Darin]], [[Danny Thomas]], [[George Burns]], and [[Jack Benny]] lent Newton their support. In particular, Benny hired Newton as an opening act for his show. After his job with Benny ended, Newton was offered a job to open for another comic at the [[Flamingo Las Vegas|Flamingo Hotel]], but Newton asked for, and was given, a headline act. In 1972 his recording of "Daddy, Don't You Walk So Fast" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a [[music recording sales certification|gold disc]] by the [[R.I.A.A.]] in July 1972.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book | first= Joseph | last= Murrells | year= 1978 | title= The Book of Golden Discs | edition= 2nd | publisher=Barrie and Jenkins Ltd | location= London | page= 83 | isbn= 0-214-20512-6}}</ref> Influential music director Rosalie Trombley of Canadian station [[CKLW (AM)|CKLW]] "The Big 8" radio in the Detroit area decided to add the record to her radio station to embarrass her ex-husband, who wasn't faithful about seeing his children, as Trombley explained in the documentary ''Radio Revolution: The Rise and Fall of the Big 8.'' The record topped the Canadian charts. From Detroit, "[[Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast]]" took off and broke nationwide. From 1980 through 1982, [[The Beach Boys]] and [[The Grass Roots]] performed Independence Day concerts on the [[National Mall]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], attracting large crowds.<ref>{{cite news|title=July 4: Day of Music, Parades, Fireworks|work=[[The Washington Post]]|date=1982-07-03|page=D1}}</ref><ref name=McCombs>(1) {{cite news|last=McCombs|first=Phil|date=1983-04-06|title=Watt Outlaws Rock Music on Mall for July 4|work=[[The Washington Post|The&nbsp;Washington Post]]|page=A.1}}<br>(2) {{cite news|last=McCombs|first=Phil and Harrington, Richard|date=1983-04-07|title=Watt Sets Off Uproar with Music Ban|work=[[The Washington Post|The&nbsp;Washington Post]]|pages=A.1, A.17}}</ref> However, in April 1983, [[James G. Watt]], [[Presidency of Ronald Reagan|President Ronald Reagan]]'s [[United States Secretary of the Interior|Secretary of the Interior]], banned Independence Day concerts on the Mall by such groups. Watt said that "[[rock band]]s" that had performed on the Mall on Independence Day in 1981 and 1982 had encouraged drug use and alcoholism and had attracted "the wrong element", who would [[robbery|mug]] individuals and families attending any similar events in the future.<ref name=McCombs/> Watt then announced that Newton, a friend and supporter of President Reagan and a contributor to [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] political campaigns, would perform at the Mall's 1983 Independence Day celebration.<ref name=McCombs/><ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117074349/http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Wayne_Newton.php|archivedate=2013-01-17|url=http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Wayne_Newton.php|title=Campaign contributions of Wayne Newton|date=2012-01-16|publisher=NEWSMEAT by Polity Media, Inc.|accessdate=2015-03-04}}</ref> When Newton entered an Independence Day stage on the Mall on July 4, 1983, to mostly cheering members of the audience with some members [[booing|booed]].<ref>(1) {{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=soE0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=AegFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2280,5284705&hl=en|first=Tim (Associated Press)|last=Ahern|title=Newton concert goes off despite rain|work=Gettysburg Times|page=7|date=1983-07-05|accessdate=2010-02-18}}<br>(2) {{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SdcxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=muMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3000,2778153&hl=en|title=Newton Performance Dampened by Rain|last=Associated Press|work=Reading Eagle|page=27|date=1983-07-05|accessdate=2010-02-18}}<br>(3) {{cite web|first=John|last=Katsilometes|url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2009/oct/30/newtons-recounting-1983-show-national-mall-telling|title=Newton’s recounting of Beach Boys controversy a telling moment in ‘Once Before I Go’|work=The Kats Report|publisher=Las Vegas Sun|date=2009-10-30|accessdate=2009-01-29}}</ref> On May 23, 1989, Newton's live stage show was broadcast as a [[pay-per-view]] event called ''[[Wayne Newton Live in Concert]]''. In an odd break with tradition, Newton didn't perform his trademark songs "[[Danke Schoen]]" or "[[Red Roses for a Blue Lady]]". Newton did, however, close the show with a special finale of "[[MacArthur Park (song)|MacArthur Park]]", which culminated with an onstage rainfall. On December 12, 1992, Newton hit #1 on the Cashbox Pop and Country charts with an [[Elvis Presley]]-inspired song, "The Letter." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://50.6.195.142/archives/90s_files/1992.html |title=Cash Box Top Singles - 1992 |publisher=50.6.195.142 |date= |accessdate=2015-08-26}}</ref> Controversy swirled around this chart feat, as "The Letter" did not chart at all on Billboard Magazine's authoritative Hot 100 chart, Adult Contemporary chart or "Bubbling Under" chart. It did not make the Radio and Records magazine chart either. This marked the first and only time in history that a record hit #1 on the Cashbox Top 100 chart, yet failed even to chart on Billboard's Hot 100.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://jabartlett.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/mystery-letter/ |title=Top 5: Mystery Letter &#124; The Hits Just Keep On Comin' |publisher=Jabartlett.wordpress.com |date=2008-12-12 |accessdate=2015-08-26}}</ref> [[File:Wayne Newton 2005.jpg|right|thumb|220 px|Wayne Newton strums the guitar during his USO show at the Patriotic Festival held on the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. May, 2005.]] In 1994, Newton performed his 25,000th solo show in Las Vegas. In 1999, Newton signed a 10-year deal with the [[Stardust Resort & Casino|Stardust]], calling for him to perform there 40 weeks out of the year for six shows a week in a showroom named after him. Orchestrated by his business partner, [[Jack Wishna]], this "headliner-in-residence" deal was the first of its kind. In 2005, in preparation for the eventual demolition of the casino, the deal was, from all reports, amicably terminated; Newton began a 30-show stint that summer at the [[Las Vegas Hilton|Hilton]]. His last show at the Stardust was on April 20, 2005.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-04-07-wayne-newton_x.htm | work=USA Today | title=Wayne Newton leaving longtime Vegas stint | date=April 7, 2005}}</ref> During a break in his on stage performance, he announced to the crowd that night he wanted to spend more time with his wife and new daughter as the main reasonings for canceling the contract. Newton said the Boyd family made him a very nice offer to stay on past the demolition of the hotel and casino and to play in other Boyd venues, but Newton declined citing "another deal in the works for Vegas", but he did not mention the Hilton specifically. News crews were expecting this performance to end on time, to make their 10&nbsp;pm and 11&nbsp;pm shows, but the show finally ended around 11:30&nbsp;pm, thus eliminating the possibility. Mr. Las Vegas went on at 7:30 that night, and sang nearly his entire repertoire and songs of other Vegas mainstays as well. Newton was elected to the [[Gaming Hall of Fame]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Gaming Hall of Fame |url=http://gaming.unlv.edu/hof/index.html |publisher=[[University of Nevada Las Vegas]] |accessdate=2009-08-30}}</ref> [[File:Tommy Franks Wayne Newton.jpg|left|thumb|220 px|Gen. Tommy Franks, Commander, U.S. Forces Central Command (CENTCOM) sings a duet with Wayne Newton aboard the USS Nimitz during a USO show. At the time, the USS Nimitz was deployed to the [[Persian Gulf]] in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. June, 2003.]] In 2001, Newton succeeded [[Bob Hope]] as chairman of the USO Celebrity Circle. In January 2005, Newton started a reality television show on [[E!]] called ''The Entertainer''. The winner got a spot in his act, plus a headlining act of their own for a year. And during player introductions at the [[2007 NBA All-Star Weekend]] in Las Vegas, Newton sang Presley's [[Viva Las Vegas#Cover versions of "Viva Las Vegas", the song|"Viva Las Vegas."]] Newton was the grand marshal of the 80th Annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in [[Winchester, Virginia]], May 1–7, 2007.<ref>[http://www.thebloom.com/celebrities.html#newton ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070319111033/http://www.thebloom.com/celebrities.html#newton |date=March 19, 2007 }}</ref> He canceled a sold-out show to join the Festival. Newton was featured on the 2007 fall season of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (US TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' partnered with two-time champion [[Cheryl Burke]]. He became the third contestant to be eliminated from the contest. During the taping (which takes place at [[CBS Television City]]), he also became the first guest on ''[[The Price Is Right (US game show)|The Price Is Right]]'', which tapes on the same lot, under host [[Drew Carey]], who began adding guests to the show, especially to present prizes. Newton appeared after a trip to Las Vegas was shown. In 2007 Newton revealed on ''[[Larry King Live]]'' how he personally confronted [[Johnny Carson]] about jokes ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' host was making about him. Newton said he thought "Johnny Carson is a mean-spirited human being. And there are people that he has hurt that people will never know about. And for some reason at some point, he decided to turn that kind of negative attention toward me. And I refused to have it."<ref name="justin">{{cite news | work=[[CNN]]| title=Wayne Newton on Larry King Live| url= http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0711/29/lkl.01.html| accessdate=2008-05-11}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|id=323NWOIQmlc|title=Wayne Newton Takes A Strip Off Johnny Carson}}</ref> In 2008, Newton received a [[Woodrow Wilson Awards|Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service]]. The [[Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars]], a national memorial to President Wilson, commemorates "the ideals and concerns of [[Woodrow Wilson]]." The award honors leaders who have given back to their communities. Beginning October 14, 2009, he began performing his newest show "Once Before I Go" at the [[Tropicana Las Vegas|Tropicana]] in Las Vegas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ticketstogo.com/wayne_newton_tickets.html |title=Wayne Newton's performance dates |publisher=Ticketstogo.com |accessdate=2011-02-12}}</ref> A year later he took a 5-year hiatus to spend time with his family and prepare his voice for a future Las Vegas residency. In 2016, Newton returned to the stage at Bally's Hotel in the form of a lounge show called "Up Close & Personal", a combination of live singing, playing some of the 13 self-taught instruments (learned in the past to give his voice a rest when performing 6 shows a night at the Fremont Hotel), and movie and TV clips shown on screen. ==Family== In 1968, Newton married Elaine Okamura. They have one child, Erin Newton born July 25, 1976, they divorced in 1985. In 1994, Newton married Kathleen McCrone, a lawyer from [[North Olmsted, Ohio]]. The couple has one daughter, Lauren Ashley Newton, who was born on April 19, 2002. ==Arabian horse breeder== Newton has stated, "My two loves in life, from the time I can remember, were music and horses, and I couldn't decide which I loved more."<ref name=McCall>{{cite web|last1=McCall|first1=Elizabeth|title=Wayne’s (other) World: World-renowned Arabian horses remain a passion for Mr. Las Vegas|url=http://lasvegassun.com/news/2003/apr/23/waynes-other-world-world-renowned-arabian-horses-r/|website=Las Vegas Sun|accessdate=12 November 2015|date=April 23, 2003}}</ref> His [[Arabian horse]] breeding program, located at his Casa de Shenandoah Ranch, is called Aramus Arabians, and has produced six generations of horses, breeding over 700 [[foal]]s, with 96 champions {{as of|2014|lc=on}}.<ref name=Sherrow>{{cite web|last1=Sherrow|first1=Rita|title=Wayne Newton brings horse to Tulsa to compete at U.S. National Arabian Championship|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/features/wayne-newton-brings-horse-to-tulsa-to-compete-at-u/article_f48adfe1-8bf2-5ceb-a0cc-0f7b4c137d9c.html|website=Tulsa World|accessdate=12 November 2015|date=October 23, 2014}}</ref> Newton's first experience with horses was at his uncle's farm, where he visited frequently. He bought his first horse when he sold his bicycle and his parents' movie camera to buy a foal when he was a sixth-grader. Originally owning [[Thoroughbred]]s and [[American Quarter Horses]], he "fell in love" with the Arabian breed via his ownership of the Champion stallion *[[Aramus (horse)|Aramus]], after whom he named his horse ranch.<ref name=McCall/> He first came to the attention of Arabian breeders in 1969 when he partnered with [[Tom Chauncey]], an Arabian breeder and television station owner, to purchase the stallion *[[Naborr]] from the estate of Anne [[McCormick family|McCormick]].<ref name=Lauter/> They paid $150,000, which at the time was the highest price ever paid for an Arabian horse at auction.<ref name=Reif>{{cite web|last1=Reif|first1=Rita|title=Art Upstage by Horses at an Arizona Auction|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/02/16/us/art-upstage-by-horses-at-an-arizona-auction.html|website=New York Times|accessdate=12 November 2015|date=February 16, 1982}}</ref> Shortly thereafter, Newton formed a partnership with other Arabian breeders to purchase *Aramus, who was a son of *Naborr. He became the sole owner of *Aramus in 1972.<ref name=Lauter/> Newton was given the Arabian Horse Breeders' Association Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007.<ref name=Lauter>{{cite web|last1=Lauter|first1=Jo West|title=2007 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: To Mr. Wayne Newton . . . A Tribute|url=http://www.arabianbreedersworldcup.com/ahba-awards/2007-lifetime-achievement-award|website=Arabian Breeders World Cup|accessdate=12 November 2015}}</ref> He continues to be directly involved in management of his horses, planning the breeding program for his horses, determining which to keep and which to sell, and even assisting his ranch staff during foaling season. He was awarded the Arabian Professional and Amateur Horseman's Association Breeder of the Year award in 1996.<ref name=McCall/> ==Finances and legal problems== From 1980 to 1982 Newton was part owner of the [[Aladdin, Las Vegas|Aladdin Hotel]], in a partnership that led to a number of lawsuits and a failed attempt by Newton to purchase the entire hotel in 1983.<ref>[http://www.lasvegassun.com/dossier/events/aladdin/history2.html] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060207051528/http://www.lasvegassun.com/dossier/events/aladdin/history2.html |date=February 7, 2006 }}</ref> In 1992, Newton filed for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11]] [[Bankruptcy in the United States|bankruptcy]] to reorganize an estimated $20 million in debts, much of which was accumulated while suing NBC for libel; he claimed the network had reported that he partnered with the [[American Mafia|Mafia]] to buy the Aladdin. His bankruptcy declaration included a $341,000 [[Internal Revenue Service]] [[tax lien]]. By 1999, he was financially well off again.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/October31,1999.html |title=Out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy |publisher=Broadwaytovegas.com |accessdate=2011-02-12}}</ref> In August 2005, the IRS filed a lawsuit against Newton alleging that he and his wife owed more than $1.8 million in taxes and penalties. One of Newton's tax lawyers disputed that, saying, "We believe the IRS owes him money."<ref name="reviewjournal">{{cite web|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Aug-02-Tue-2005/news/26981975.html |title=2005 – IRS alleges Wayne Newton owes $1.8 million |publisher=Reviewjournal.com |date=2005-08-02 |accessdate=2011-02-12}}</ref> In late 2009, officials at [[Oakland County International Airport]] in Waterford, Michigan claimed Newton owed the airport more than $60,000 for unpaid parking fees, which they claimed he owed after having abandoned a $2 million [[Fokker F28]] plane there more than three years before.<ref name="reviewjournal" /> The plane was originally flown in for renovations in 2005. After they were completed in 2007 the plane was moved to an outside parking area. The monthly parking fees were $5,000. An aircraft of this type needs to have its engines run at least once a month to retain its airworthiness. In 2009 it was discovered that the interior of the craft was rotting, and filled with mold.<ref>The Detroit Free Press, February 5, 2010, page 8A</ref> The plane has since been disassembled, transported, and reassembled on his estate grounds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/2010/08/27/wayne-newton-abandoned-jet-return-las-vegas/ |title=Wayne Newton – Park My Jet On My Lawn |publisher=TMZ.com |accessdate=2011-02-12}}</ref> In February 2010, [[Bruton Smith]] sued Newton, claiming he was delinquent on a loan he had personally guaranteed, then bought from [[Bank of America]]. Smith sought [[foreclosure]] of Newton's Las Vegas ranch Casa de Shenandoah.<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/feb/17/former-friend-seeks-foreclose-singer-wayne-newtons/ |title=2010 Former friend seeks to foreclose on singer Wayne Newton’s home |publisher=Las Vegas Sun |accessdate=2011-02-12}}</ref> Also in February 2010, Clark County sheriff's deputies and a fleet of moving vans were refused entry to Newton's ranch at E. Sunset and S. Pecos roads. The officers attempted to serve civil papers and seize property as part of a $501,388 judgment against Newton awarded to Monty Ward, his former personal pilot, but security personnel employed by Newton refused to accept the papers. Ward, who filed suit in 2006, won the judgment for past-due wages in January 2009 and since then had attempted to determine the wages of Newton when he performed at the MGM Grand and later the Tropicana hotel-casino. As of January 27, 2010, the value of the judgment was reportedly increasing by $126.86 per day.<ref name="sun">{{cite news |last=Green |first=Steve |work=[[Las Vegas Sun]] |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/feb/25/moving-vans-seen-wayne-newtons-las-vegas-home/ |title=Officers denied entry at Wayne Newton's Las Vegas home |date=2010-02-25 |accessdate=2010-07-25}}</ref> In a 2009 lawsuit, Newton was accused of failing to pay $32,384 for hay delivered to his Las Vegas ranch, presumably for consumption by his horses at the ranch. As of February 27, 2010, the lawsuit was still pending in Clark County District Court, with Newton and his attorneys having filed no response in court.<ref name="sun" /> In another 2009 suit, he was accused of owing GMAC $36,999 for a lease on a Cadillac. The suit was ultimately dropped.<ref name="sun" /> Newton was enmeshed in another lawsuit over a stalled project to convert his 40-acre home into a museum. In this lawsuit, a developer claimed he purchased Newton's home and paid the singer $19.5 million, with the understanding that Newton would move out and allow the property to be converted into a museum. The developer claimed that he has invested $50 million on the project, but that Newton had failed to move out and had deliberately thwarted construction efforts, including by sexually harassing construction workers.<ref>Farnham, Alan. abcnews.go.com, [http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wayne-newton-sued-stalled-museum/story?id=16405728#.ULMHV-Oe_Dk/ "Wayne Newton Battles Ugly Lawsuit Over 'Graceland West'"], May 23, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2012</ref> The case was set to go to trial in May 2013.<ref>Toplikar, Dave. Las Vegas Sun, [http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/oct/03/trial-set-dispute-over-wayne-newton-estate/ "Trial set in dispute over Wayne Newton estate"], October 3, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2012</ref> On December 17, 2012, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Bruce Markell approved the sale of Wayne Newton's estate, Casa de Shenandoah, to be listed for sale by Nathan and Associates, a Las Vegas brokerage firm. Bankruptcy papers placed the value of the property at $50,800,000.<ref>O'Reiley, Tim. Las Vegas Review-Journal, [http://www.lvrj.com/business/judge-approves-firm-to-sell-wayne-newton-s-ranch-estate-183908341.html "Judge approves firm to sell Wayne Newton's ranch estate"], December 18, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012</ref> The property remained on the market, until 2015, when Newton reached an accord with Lacy Harber, the businessman who owned 70% of the corporation that had purchased Casa de Shenandoah to turn it into a museum. Newton and his family moved back into the property, and in September 2015, after construction of a museum to house memorabilia, it was opened for public tours.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/sep/21/mr-las-vegas-is-back-wayne-newton-returns-to-shena/|title=Mr. Las Vegas is back: Wayne Newton returns to Shenandoah|date=September 21, 2015|website=Lasvegassun.com|accessdate=October 27, 2017}}</ref> ==Namesakes== The road serving the main terminal of [[McCarran International Airport]] in Las Vegas is named Wayne Newton Boulevard in his honor. ==Charitable causes== Newton featured in the production of "You Can’t Say Love Enough" (1996), an all-star single, also featuring Dolly Parton, Heidi Newfield and several other artist-celebrities; this production served to raise funds for diabetes research,<ref>{{cite web|title=The Two Faces of Diabetes|url=http://diabeteshealth.com/read/2008/03/13/694/the-two-faces-of-diabetes/|publisher=Diabeteshealth.com|accessdate=Aug 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=CHILDREN WITH DIABETES - COUNTRY SUPERSTARS SUPPORT JDRF|url=http://www.mj2twins.com/page/13|publisher=Mj2twins.com|accessdate=Aug 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=YOU CAN’T SAY LOVE ENOUGH + MJ2 AND 18 CELEBRITY FRIENDS|url=http://www.mj2twins.com/post/67005372962/ycsle|publisher=Mj2twins.com|accessdate=Aug 28, 2014}}</ref> and also to institute the Wayne Newton Research Grant awarded by the American Diabetes Association to several researchers including [[Jose F. Caro]] and Peter J. Roach.<ref>{{cite web|title=Peter J. Roach, Ph.D.|url=http://biochemistry.iu.edu/pe/primary-faculty/peter-j-roach-ph-d/|website=Biochemistry.iu.edu|accessdate=Aug 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=DePaoli-Roach|first1=AA|last2=Ahmad|first2=Z|last3=Roach|first3=PJ|title=Characterization of a rabbit skeletal muscle protein kinase (PC0.7) able to phosphorylate glycogen synthase and phosvitin.|journal=The Journal of Biological Chemistry|date=Sep 10, 1981|volume=256|issue=17|pages=8955–62|pmid=6790548|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=6790548|accessdate=Aug 28, 2014}}</ref> ==Discography== ===Albums=== {{Div col}} * ''Danke Schoen'' ([[Capitol Records|Capitol]], 1963) * ''Sings Hit Songs'' (Capitol, 1964) * ''In Person!'' (Capitol, 1964) * ''Red Roses for a Blue Lady'' (Capitol, 1965) * ''Summer Wind'' (Capitol, 1965) * ''The Old Rugged Cross'' (Capitol, 1966) * ''Now!'' (Capitol, 1966) * ''Songs for a Merry Christmas'' (Capitol, 1966) * ''It's Only the Good Times'' (Capitol, 1967) * ''Song of the Year – Wayne Newton Style'' (Capitol, 1967) * ''Michelle'' (Capitol, 1967) * ''Wow!: Live Hollywood Concert'' (Capitol, 1968) * ''The Greatest!'' (Capitol, 1968) * ''Somewhere My Love'' (Capitol, 1968) * ''"Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" and "Town & Country"'' ([[MGM Records|MGM]], 1968) * ''One More Time'' (MGM, 1968) * ''Walking on New Grass'' (MGM, 1968) * ''Christmas Isn't Christmas Without You'' (MGM, 1968) * ''Live at the Frontier, Las Vegas'' (MGM, 1969) * ''How I Got This Way'' (Capitol, 1971) * ''Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast'' ([[Chelsea Records|Chelsea]], 1972) * ''Can't You Hear the Song?'' (Chelsea, 1972) * ''While We're Still Young'' (Chelsea, 1973) * ''Pour Me a Little More Wine'' (Chelsea, 1973) * ''Everybody Knows'' ([[RCA Camden]], 1974) * ''The Best of Wayne Newton Live'' (Chelsea, 1974) * ''The Midnight Idol'' (Chelsea, 1975) * ''Tomorrow'' (Chelsea, 1976) * ''Christmas Everywhere'' (Chelsea, 1976) * ''Change of Heart'' ([[20th Century Fox Records|20th Century Fox]], 1978) {{Div col end}} ===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! style="width:400px;" rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="6"|Chart positions |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:40px;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]] ! style="width:40px;"| [[Cashbox (magazine)|CB]] ! style="width:40px;"| [[Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks|US<br>AC]] ! style="width:40px;"| [[Hot Country Songs|US Country]] ! style="width:40px;"| [[RPM (magazine)|CAN]] ! style="width:40px;"| CAN<br>AC |- | rowspan="3"| 1963 | style="text-align:left;"| "Heart! (I Hear You Beating)"<small>(with the Newton Brothers)</small> | 82 | 64 | | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Danke Schoen]]"<small>(with the Newton Brothers)</small> | 13 | 12 | 3 | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Shirl Girl]]"<small>(with the Newton Brothers)</small> | 58 | 74 | 18 | | | |- | rowspan="3"| 1964 | style="text-align:left;"| "[[I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover]]" | 123 | | | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[The Little White Cloud That Cried]]" | 99 | | | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Only You (And You Alone)|Only You]]" | 122 | 119 | | | | |- | rowspan="6"| 1965 | style="text-align:left;"| "Comin' On Too Strong" | 65 | 114 | | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Red Roses for a Blue Lady]]" | 23 | 18 | 4 | | | 3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time]]" | 52 | 76 | 17 | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Summer Wind]]" | 78 | 86 | 9 | | 16 | 6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Remember When (We Made These Memories)]]" | 69 | 87 | 15 | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Some Sunday Morning" | 123 | 96 | 23 | | | 15 |- | rowspan="4"| 1966 | style="text-align:left;"| "After the Laughter" | | 123 | | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Laura Lee" | | 144 | | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Stagecoach to Cheyenne" | 113 | 148 | 23 | | 60 | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Games That Lovers Play" | 86 | 97 | 22 | | | |- | rowspan="5"| 1967 | style="text-align:left;"| "Sunny Day Girl" | | | 23 | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "If I Only Had a Song To Sing" | | 132 | | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Summer Colors]]" | | | 20 | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Through the Eyes of Love" | | | 26 | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Love of the Common People (song)|Love of the Common People]]" | 106 | | 33 | | | |- | rowspan="4"| 1968 | style="text-align:left;"| "All the Time" | | 134 | 26 | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Remembering" | | 128 | | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Dreams of the Everyday Housewife]]" | 60 | 58 | 14 | | 28 | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Husbands and Wives" | | 97 | 28 | | | |- | 1969 | style="text-align:left;"| "(I Guess) The Lord Must Be In New York City" | | | 28 | | | |- | rowspan="3"| 1972 | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast]]"<small>(gold record)</small><ref name="The Book of Golden Discs"/> | 4 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 1 | 1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Can't You Hear the Song?]]" | 48 | 38 | 3 | | 32 | 8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Anthem" | 65 | 45 | | | 53 | |- | rowspan="2"| 1973 | style="text-align:left;"| "Pour Me a Little More Wine" | | 107 | 26 | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "While We're Young" | 107 | | | | | |- | rowspan="2"| 1974 | style="text-align:left;"| "Help Me, Help You" | | | | | | 67 |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Lady Lay" | 101 | 83 | 47 | | | 37 |- | 1976 | style="text-align:left;"| "[[The Hungry Years]]" | 82 | 81 | 11 | | | |- | rowspan="2"| 1979 | style="text-align:left;"| "You Stepped Into My Life" | 90 | 91 | | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "I Apologize" | | | 45 | | | |- | 1980 | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Years (song)|Years]]" | 35 | 32 | 40 | | | |- | 1989 | style="text-align:left;"| "While the Feeling's Good"<small>(with Tammy Wynette)</small> | | | | 63 | | |- | 1992 | style="text-align:left;"| "The Letter" | | 1 | | | | |} ==Filmography== *''[[80 Steps to Jonah]]'' (1969) - Mark Jonah Winters *''[[North and South (TV miniseries)|North and South]]'' (1986) - Captain Thomas Turner *''[[Ferris Bueller's Day Off]]'' (1986) (voice, archival) *''[[Licence to Kill]]'' (1989) - Professor Joe Butcher *''[[The Adventures of Ford Fairlane]]'' (1990) - Julian Grendel *''[[The Dark Backward]]'' (1991) - Jackie Chrome *''[[Best of the Best 2]]'' (1993) - Weldon *''[[Night of the Running Man]]'' (1995) - August Gurino *''[[Vegas Vacation]]'' (1997) - Wayne Newton *''[[Ocean's Eleven (2001 film)|Ocean's Eleven]]'' (2001) - Boxing Spectador (cameo) *''[[Who's Your Daddy? (film)|Who's Your Daddy?]]'' (2004) - Peter Mack *''[[According to Jim]]'' (2003) - Himself (cameo) *''[[Elvis Has Left the Building]]'' (2004) - Himself (cameo, uncredited) *''[[Smokin' Aces]]'' (2006) - Wayne Newton (cameo) *''[[The Hangover (film)|The Hangover]]'' (2009) (cameo) *''[[Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil]]'' (2011) - Jimmy 10-Strings (voice) *''[[40 West]]'' (2011) - Sankey (cameo) *''[[Getting Back to Zero]]'' (2013) - Bruce *''[[Sharknado: The 4th Awakens]]'' (2016) - Himself ==TV credits== *'' [[American Bandstand]]'' (6-20-64) Sings ''"Only You"''. *''[[The Jack Benny Program]]'' (12-4-1964) Newton sings two songs and plays multiple instruments. *''[[The Lucy Show]]'' (Season 4 Episode 14, 12-27-65) Where the 23-year-old Newton plays a fictional character named "Wayne Newton". He sings 3 songs in the half-hour episode: "[[Side by Side (1927 song)|Side By Side]]", "[[Bessie The Heifer]]" and "[[You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You]]". *''[[Bonanza]]'' (1966) In 1966, Newton played the character "Andy Walker" in two episodes of the TV series ''Bonanza''. *''[[The Danny Kaye Show]]'' (12-22-1966) Newton guest starred on Danny's Christmas show. *''[[Here's Lucy]]'' (Season 1 Episode 9, 11-25-68) "Lucy sells Craig to Wayne Newton" and (Season 2 Episode 22, 2-16-70) "Lucy and Wayne Newton". *In 1979, Newton appeared on the TV series "[[Vega$]]" as Justin Marsh, a race car driver mixed up in crime and friend of Dan Tanna, in an episode entitled "The Classic Connection", and later as himself in the 1981 episode "Dead Ringer" where he hires Dan Tanna after receiving threatening phone calls that accuse him of being an imposter. *In 1986, Newton appeared as CSA Capt. Thomas Turner in the TV mini series ''[[North and South (anterage eries)|North and South]]'', Book II. *In 1990, Newton appeared on the TV series ''[[Full House]]'' in the episode titled "[[Full House episodes (Season 4)#Viva Las Joey|Viva Las Joey]]". *In 1991, Newton appeared on the TV series ''[[Roseanne (TV series)|Roseanne]]'' in the episode titled "Vegas, Vegas". *In 1991, he played an opposing counsel in an episode of the TV series ''[[L.A. Law]]''. *Newton made several guest appearances in the TV series ''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]''. *In 1994, Newton guest starred in an episode of ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]]'' series, titled "The Pit". *In 1995, Newton played the manager of a Las Vegas casino in the TV series ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'' in the episode titled "Viva Lost Wages". *Also in 1995, Newton appeared in a CBS TV special about the then-upcoming film [[Die Hard with a Vengeance]], along with rapper [[Ice-T]], basketball player [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]] and New York mayor [[Rudy Giuliani]]. *Newton also appeared on an episode of the TV series ''[[That '70s Show]]''. *Newton appeared as himself on NBC's ''[[The Pretender (TV series)|The Pretender]]'' in the episode "Cold Dick" in 2000. *Newton appeared on MTV's reality show ''[[Pimp My Ride]]''. *Newton appeared on ''[[My Wife and Kids]]''. *Newton appeared on an episode of ''[[7th Heaven (TV series)|7th Heaven]]'' titled "Wayne's World". *Newton appeared in an episode of ''[[Kingdom Hospital]]'' titled "On the Third Day" as maintenance man Jack Handlemann. *Newton also had a guest appearance on one of the episodes in the ''[[Perfect Strangers (U.S. TV series)|Perfect Strangers]]'' series which ended its run in 1993. Throughout the series, lead character [[Balki Bartokomous]] frequently referred to Newton as his favorite singer. *''The Entertainer'' a short-lived reality competition series hosted by Wayne Newton that aired on the [[E!]] network in 2005. *''[[Dancing with the Stars (US Season 5)]]'' (2007) (Contestant) *''[[The Price is Right (US game show)|The Price is Right]]'' (2007) in which he made a guest appearance for a contestant to win a trip to Las Vegas, but lost the game. *''[[Celebrity Family Feud]]'' (US Season 1, 2008) (Contestant) *Newton was featured in the final leg of Season 15 of the hit CBS reality TV game show ''[[The Amazing Race 15|The Amazing Race]]''. The Finish Line was at his house. *''[[The Apprentice (U.S. TV series)|The Apprentice]]'' (2013) *Wayne appeared in "[[Sharknado 4]]" (2016) *Wayne appeared on "[[Who Wants to be a Millionaire]] in 2016 and raised $10,000 for charity, the [[USO]] *Newton appeared alongside [[Toby Keith]] at the 2011 ACM Awards as a member of Keith's entourage as Keith performed his song [[Red Solo Cup]] in the midst of the audience. *In 1998, Wayne appeared on [[Ally McBeal]] Season 2, Episode 2 titled, "They Eat Horses, Don't They?". ==Video games== *''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'' (2010) Newton stars as the voice of Mr. New Vegas, the DJ of Radio New Vegas, an in-game radio station. ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name|628611}} * {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027062403/http://geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palms/8994/ |date=October 27, 2009 |title=Jeff Brandt's Wayne Newton Website }} * {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051025014549/http://www.eonline.com/On/TheEntertainer/ |date=October 25, 2005 |title=The Entertainer Starring Wayne Newton }} * [http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/October31,1999.html ''Newton rolling in dough''], October 31, 1999 {{Authority control}} {{Wayne Newton}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Newton, Wayne}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:20th-century American male actors]] [[Category:20th-century American singers]] [[Category:21st-century American male actors]] [[Category:21st-century American singers]] [[Category:American country singers]] [[Category:American country singer-songwriters]] [[Category:American male singers]] [[Category:American people of Cherokee descent]] [[Category:American people of English descent]] [[Category:American people of Scottish descent]] [[Category:American people of Welsh descent]] [[Category:American people of Irish descent]] [[Category:American people of German descent]] [[Category:Challenge Records artists]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Male actors from Arizona]] [[Category:Male actors from Virginia]] [[Category:People from Newark, Ohio]] [[Category:People from Roanoke, Virginia]] [[Category:People from the Las Vegas Valley]] [[Category:Nevada Republicans]] [[Category:Musicians from Las Vegas]] [[Category:Songwriters from Virginia]] [[Category:Songwriters from Nevada]] [[Category:Songwriters from Ohio]]'