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Date of Birth

3 April 1942, Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Birth Name

Carson Wayne Newton

Nickname

Mr. Las Vegas

Height

6' 2" (1.88 m)

Spouse

Kathleen McCrone	(9 April 1994 - present) 1 child
Elaine Okamura	(1 June 1968 - 1985) (divorced) 1 child

Trivia

Singer Tony Orlando sued him for locking him out of the Branson, Missouri night club that the two co-owned. [28 April 1999]

Declared bankruptcy in 1992, yet was once listed in the Guiness Book as the world's highest paid entertainer.

Was discovered by Jackie Gleason.

His first daughter's name is Erin, with his first wife Elaine and a daughter Lauren Ashley with second wife Kathleen. His wife, Kathleen, is an attorney. They met following one of his performances.

His signature song is "Danke Schoen" (German for "Thank You").

Newton and attorney wife Kathleen announced in April 2002 they are expecting a girl in May, and that they are using a surrogate mother to have this, their first child.

daughter Lauren Ashley born on April 29th 2002.

His mother was of German/Cherokee Indian and father of Irish/Powahatan Indian background.

Because he had a high pitched voice, many joked (wrongly) that he was effeminate or even gay. Newton once threatened Johnny Carson over jokes Carson told attacking his manhood. Carson stopped telling the jokes.

He had #1 hit song on the American pop charts called "Daddy, Don't You Walk So Fast".

Met Elvis Presley while the two were working at Paramount. They became close friends.

The street leading to the front of Las Vegas' McCarran Airport has been called "Wayne Newton Boulevard" for over 20 years.

Presented a prestigious award at the July 2006 National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Continental Congress in Washington DC for his work with the USO.

His role as "Professor Joe Butcher" in Licence to Kill (1989) was the fulfillment of an old ambition: to participate in a "James Bond - 007" movie.

Following actress Dana Plato's first arrest for armed robbery in 1991, he posted the $13,000 bail.

Has been diagnosed with a viral infection to the heart, known as cardiomyopathy. Doctors told him that he should be recovered in two months' time [November 15, 2007].

Has an estate called "Casa de Shenandoah" on the southeast side of Las Vegas.

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6909 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

Where Are They Now

(September 2001) Plays to a sold-out crowd six nights a week at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas.

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