wayne newton

Should Wayne Newton Have His Own Museum?

Liberace's museum recently closed down but that hasn't slowed the ambition of another Las Vegas icon who wants his own museum. But Wayne Newton's plan to build a museum and give tours of his home have hit a snag. The Paradise Town Advisory Board has turned down the entertainer's application to the county. The Las Vegas Sun reports that the board voted to recommend denial of the application to the Clark County Commission, which will hear the item at its regular meeting on November 17.

Newton lives on 38 acres in Las Vegas and his plans call for a museum to be built north of Sunset Road and then buses would shuttle guests to Casa de Shenandoah for tours of Newton's home and collections. He would also put on performances at the museum. Newton has said that the museum could provide as many as 400 jobs. Residents from nearby neighborhoods including Las Vegas's pricey Tomiyasu Lane have voiced concerns over traffic. Many have questioned whether or not the 67-year-old entertainer is popular enough to justify the creation of a museum.

In a comprehensive story on this project last month, AOL News reported that Newton bought Casa de Shenandoah in the 1960s and that the property is home to dozens of Arabian horses, African penguins, peacocks and wallabies as well as a memorabilia collection that includes Jack Benny's violin, Nat King Cole's makeup case, a guitar from Elvis and the pool cue that Jackie Gleason used in 'The Hustler.'

Tags: las vegas, wayne newton

Wayne Newton's Plane Left To Gather Dust In A Michigan Airport

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Wings, Celebrity Shopping

He may be Mr. Las Vegas but that's not where his plane is located. Wayne Newton's private plane has been sitting at an airport in Michigan for the past three years and according to local reports he hasn't been paying his storage bills. The president of Oakland Air in Oakland County, Michigan says that he is owed $61,360 in storage fees. The plane has been for sale for several years. Oakland Air president Joe Borgesen told MLive.com that a potential buyer came to check out the plane a while ago but that found that the unmaintained plane was full of black mold. The Fokker F28-1000 which was built in 1969 was once valued at over $2 million but is now said to be only good for scrap.

UPDATE: TMZ spoke with Wayne Newton's representative who said that that Newton has spent more than $700,000 in repairs to repair the plane and it still doesn't work.

Gallery: Celebrity Pilots