Wayne Newton is known as an American singer and actor. But do you know much about his family ?
Read on as we bring you details of Wayne Newton Children , Lauren Ashley Newton And Erin Newton.
Who is Wayne Newton ?
Wayne Newton was born on April 3, 1942 in Norfolk, a suburb Virginia, United States of America. He grew up spending his early years in Fredericksburg, Virginia, learning the piano, guitar, and steel guitar at age six.
His family moved to near Newark, Ohio where he began singing in local clubs, theaters, and fairs with his older brother, Jerry. Due to Newton’s severe asthma, his family moved to Phoenix in 1952, at his doctor’s suggestion.
Soon after arriving in Phoenix, the brothers performed in a local television talent show Lew King Rangers and won.
A a result, the owner of KOOL-TV, Tom Chauncey, who also televised the talent show, gave the brothers their own television show, Rascals in Rhythm and served as a mentor to them.
The brothers, as the Rascals in Rhythm, appeared with the Grand Ole Opryroadshows and on ABC-TV’s Ozark Jubilee; performed in front of then-president Dwight D. Eisenhower and auditioned unsuccessfully for Ted Mack’s Original Amateur Hour.
Wayne Newton, and his brother, performed at The Flamingo for five years doing six shows for six days a week. Newton credits his ability to base his performances on what the crowd wanted to hear for his early success in Las Vegas. In 1962, Newton performed the Irish folk song “Danny Boy” for Jackie Gleason in Phoenix.
Impressed by Newton’s performance, Gleason told Newton “don’t go on any other television show before you go on mine.” On September 29, 1962, the brothers first performed on The Jackie Gleason Show.
Over the next two years, Newton would perform on Gleason’s show 12 times, which was his first appearance on national television. In the early to mid-1960s, Newton also acted and sang as “Andy,” the baby-faced Ponderosa ranchhand, on the classic western TV series Bonanza.
During the filming of Bonanza, Newton first met Elvis Presley (who was filming another show on the same set) and they went on to become good friends.
Going into the 2000s, Wayne Newton continued to perform shows in Las Vegas and took a larger role serving as the face of Las Vegas.
Wayne Newton was featured on the 2007 fall season of Dancing with the Stars partnered with two-time champion Cheryl Burke. He became the third contestant to be eliminated from the contest
Who Are Wayne Newton Children ?
Wayne Newton has two children namely Lauren Ashley Newton and Erin Newton. On April 9, 1994, Wayne Newton married Kathleen McCrone, a lawyer from North Olmsted, Ohio. And their marriage led to the birth of Laurren Ashley Newton in 2002.
What Happened To Erin Newton, Wayne Newton’s First Daughter ?
Erin Newton is the first child of Wayne Newton; she was born in 1976. Her birth came when Wayne got married to Elaine Okamura in 1968 but went on to divorce in 1985.
During delivery Erin fell into a coma and was in that state for sometime. Doctors are not certain what specific condition Erin Newton is suffering from, it has been claimed that they are consistent with HELLP syndrome, a condition that attacks the kidneys and liver, which is set in motion during pregnancy.
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