Known as "
Mister Excitement" and "
The Midnight Idol",
singer Wayne Newton has had immeasurable success playing the
showrooms of
Las Vegas and
Branson, Missouri despite having only one hit: "
Danke Schoen", produced by
Bobby Darin. Born April 3,
1942, in
Roanoke, Virginia, he and his brother Jerry played as a duo before Wayne took off on his own after a series of successful appearances on the
Jackie Gleason show. His home in
Vegas, where he breeds
horses, is called the
Casa De Shenendoah.