The acting skills he learned on stage, in the company of
Lucy and “The Great One,” and in guest spots on shows
like “Bonanza,” have been in full blossom in recent years.
Some of his film acting credits include hits such as “Vegas
Vacation”, “Ocean’s Eleven,” the James Bond thriller
“License To Kill,” “The Adventures of Ford Fairlane,” “The
Dark Backward,” “The Best of the Best II”, “Night of the
Running Man,” “Who’s Your Daddy?” “Elvis Has Left the
Building” and “Smokin’ Aces.”
Some of his television acting credits include, NBC’s
“Las Vegas,” “According to Jim,” “Kingdom Hospital,” the
ABC miniseries, “North and South, Book II,” “Roseanne,”
“Ellen,” “My Wife and Kids,” “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air,”
“Renegade,” “Perfect Strangers,” “LA Law,” and the HBO
series “Tales from the Crypt,” just to name a few. Wayne
received rave reviews portraying “shock jock” Harold
Wick on the hit television show “Ally McBeal”. In February
1999, he received a “First American in the Arts Award”
as “Outstanding Guest Performance by an Actor in a
Television Series” for his role on “Ally McBeal.”
“I enjoy acting immensely,” he says. “I think it’s because
I’ve spent my whole life being Wayne Newton.” “This way”,
he says with a grin, “I can get all my hostilities out and I
don’t go to jail for it”.
His heartfelt patriotism leads to the very core of who
Wayne Newton is. He has entertained troops in every
major confrontation our country has been in since Vietnam,
and he was there twice. One of Wayne’s biggest honors
was announced in October 2000 when Bob Hope and the
USO passed the torch naming him the “Chairman of the
USO Celebrity Circle.” From 2001 through 2004, he had
taken 16 USO tours overseas. He was the first performer
to entertain our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. This new
role prompted President George W. Bush to honor Wayne
at a private White House reception. Wayne has always