Wayne Newton

Wayne Newton is one of those names I file under sheer longevity. He's been performing in Las Vegas since 1958 and headlining since 1963, which is the kind of run that earns you a nickname like "Mr. Las Vegas" honestly. What strikes me is that he predates the modern residency model everyone fixates on now; he basically helped invent it. The Hollywood Walk of Fame star and Ellis Island Medal of Honor are nice markers, but to me the real story is the staying power. Six decades on one stage isn't luck, it's a career built on showing up night after night and keeping a room.

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Name (English)

Wayne Newton

Name (Japanese)

ウェイン・ニュートン

Reading

うぇいん・にゅーとん

Born

April 3, 1942 (age 84)

Origin

Virginia, United States

Occupation

singer / actor / songwriter / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Horse

High school

North High School

Awards & achievements

• Gaming Hall of Fame
• 2001 Distinguished Nevadan
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
• Ellis Island Medal of Honor

• Official sitehttps://www.waynenewton.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/waynenewtonmrlv/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne%20Newton
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q552806

Tags

• Virginia
• singer
• actor
• songwriter

Last updated

September 18, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.