Wayne: Up Close & Personal

Wayne Newton remains the definitive Mr. Las Vegas for generations to come. The time-honored crooner and showman even bears his name on an international airport thoroughfare in Sin City. From childhood, he captivated audiences as a performer alongside his senior sibling Jerry. After relocating to Vegas where they staged six nightly performances across six evenings weekly, Wayne charted his path toward legendary status. For many years afterward, Newton cemented his elite position, evolving from the youthful vocalist of the 1960s into the debonair Mr. Entertainer of Sin City. He achieved dominance in the city, at one point becoming its highest compensated performer. In aggregate, he has delivered more than thirty thousand live performances and continues to do so.