Wayne Newton Net Worth , Biography Age, Family, wiki, And Life Story What's Wayne Newton's Net Worth? Wayne Newton is an American...
Wayne Newton Net Worth, Biography Age, Family, wiki, And Life Story
What's Wayne Newton's Net Worth?
Wayne Newton is an American singer, actor, and performer with a $50 million net worth. Wayne Newton is best known for songs like "Danke Schoen" and "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" and for his over 30,000 sold-out shows in Las Vegas. He went bankrupt in 1992 and almost did it again in 2010, but he has since gotten back on his feet.
Category:
Richest Celebrities › Singers
Net Worth:
$50 Million
Date of Birth:
Apr 3, 1942 (81 years old)
Place of Birth:
Norfolk
Gender:
Male
Height:
6 ft 1 in (1.87 m)
Profession:
Singer, Actor
Nationality:
United States of America
Childhood and Career
Carson Wayne Newton was born to auto mechanic Patrick Newton and Evelyn Marie Smith on April 3, 1942, in Norfolk, Virginia. He started playing the piano, guitar, and steel guitar when he was six years old, and while his father was serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he began working in the entertainment business. When the family relocated to Newark, Ohio, Newton and his older brother started performing in theaters, clubs, and fairs. Due to Newton's chronic asthma, the family relocated to Phoenix in 1952. He departed North High School right before his junior year was over. The brothers, also known as the Rascals in Rhythm, appeared on television programs like "Ozark Jubilee" and Grand Ole Opry roadshows. After that, they gave a performance for President Dwight D. Eisenhower. When he appeared on the "Lew King Rangers Show" in the spring of 1958, he was seen by a Las Vegas booking agent. Six presentations each day were performed by the brothers for five years.
Career in Entertainment
In 1962, Newton appeared on the Jackie Gleason Show as a big actor, marking the beginning of his lifetime career. Additionally, he was cast in a role on the venerable Western TV series "Bonanza." Newton had a recording contract with Capitol Records by 1963, when "Danke Schoen," his debut album, was made available. It became an instant smash and peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard charts. It even appeared on the 1986 soundtrack for "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and became known as his hallmark tune.
When Newton first started out, well-known entertainment figures from the era like Lucille Ball, Bobby Darin, and Jack Benny offered them their support. Benny hired Newton to be the opening act for his performance; as a result, Newton was offered the opportunity to perform as the headliner at the Flamingo Hotel. Over a million copies of his recording of "Daddy, Don't You Walk So Far" were sold in 1972. At the 1983 Fourth of July event on the Washington Mall, Newton later took the place of the Beach Boys and The Grass Roots. Rock concerts were outlawed by James G. Watt, President Reagan's Secretary of the Interior, who claimed that they promoted drug and alcohol use and attracted the "wrong element." Reagan's friend and supporter Newton also sent money to the Republican Party. On July 4, 1983, he was greeted at the Independence Day stage on the Mall to primarily cheers and a few jeers.
With "The Letter," Newton topped the Cashbox Pop and Country charts in December 1992. But for the first time ever, a song that peaked at number one on the Cashbox list did not reach the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Newton performed alone on a Las Vegas circuit. In 1994, he gave his historic 25,000th solo performance in Las Vegas.
In 1999, Newton agreed to a ten-year contract with the Stardust Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip that required him to perform there six nights a week for 40 weeks out of the year in a showroom that was given his name. His business manager Jack Wishna orchestrated the transaction, and the "headliner-in-residence" was the first of its type. The casino was destroyed in 2005, and the agreement was amicably ended. Later, he started a 30-show run at the Hilton that summer.
Newton debuted "The Entertainer," a reality competition program, on the E! Entertainment network in January 2005. The winner received a position in his act as well as a year's worth of headline work. The "Dancing With the Stars" fall 2007 season featured Newton. Cheryl Burke, a two-time champion, was his partner. They were the third team to lose the competition. Newton appeared as the show's first guest star in the same year that Drew Carey took over as host. Naturally, once a trip to Las Vegas was depicted, Newton appeared.
Newton was presented a Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service in 2008, which recognizes people in positions of authority who have generously supported their communities. Newton started presenting his act "Once Before I Go" at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas in October 2009. After that, he took a five-year break to spend time with his family and train his voice for a potential residency in Las Vegas. Newton made a stunning comeback to the stage in 2016 at the Bally's Hotel with a lounge performance titled "Up Close & Personal." He sang and played some of the 13 instruments he learned himself during the performance.
Newton, also known as The Midnight Idol, Mr. Las Vegas, and Mr. Entertainment, has established himself as one of Las Vegas, Nevada,'s most well-known entertainers throughout the years. He has performed live more than 30,000 times in Las Vegas, which bills itself as "The Entertainment Capital of the World," to date.
Individual Life Of Wayne Newton
Elaine Okamura and Newton were wed from 1968 to 1985. Erin Newton, their only child, was born in 1976. In 1994, Newton wed attorney Kathleen McCrone. Lauren Ashley Newton, their only child, was born in 2002.
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