Wayne Newton Quotes


I have been involved with the USO really my entire life. The first show I did for the USO, I was nine years old.


Citations

Kugel, Allison. "Wayne Newton Interview: Mr. Las Vegas on the Rat Pack, the USO and 50 Years of Entertaining." PR.com, 26 Nov. 2007.

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Wayne Newton
Wayne Newton
  • Born: April 3, 1942
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Singer, Actor

Carson Wayne Newton is an American singer and actor. One of the best-known entertainers in 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" (his biggest hit, peaking at No. 4 on the Hot 100), "Years" (1980), 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).