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2024	Edward Norton Norton portrayed Pete Seeger in A Complete Unknown.
2024	Edward Norton Norton reprised his voice role in the animated comedy series Sausage Party: Foodtopia on Amazon Prime Video.
2023	Edward Norton Norton appeared in the Apple TV+ anthology mini series Extrapolations, created by Scott Z. Burns.
May 23 2023	Edward Norton Norton premiered in Wes Anderson's comedy drama Asteroid City at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, receiving generally positive reviews and achieving moderate commercial success.
January 2023	Edward Norton Edward Norton appeared on the PBS genealogy series 'Finding Your Roots', where it was confirmed that Pocahontas was his 12th great-grandmother.
2022	Edward Norton He starred in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.
2022	Wayne Newton Announced the 90th overall selection for the Raiders during Day 2 of the NFL draft
2021	Wayne Newton Newton played the role of Marshall in 'Puppy Love'.
2020	Edward Norton In November, Norton criticized Donald Trump for his unfounded claims of election fraud, calling it a 'contemptible, treasonous, seditious assault on the stability of the country and its institutions.'
2020	Edward Norton Norton donated $8,400 to the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign.
June 2020	Wayne Newton Newton appeared in television commercials across North America as a spokesperson for Caesars Entertainment, promoting the reopening of their resorts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019	Edward Norton Norton directed and acted in the crime film Motherless Brooklyn.
January 2019	Wayne Newton Newton celebrated his 60th year on stage with a show entitled 'Mr. Las Vegas' at Caesars Palace, which ran from January through May.
2018	Edward Norton Norton voiced the character Rex in the stop motion film Isle of Dogs, directed by Wes Anderson.
April 26 2018	Wayne Newton Casa de Shenandoah hosted its last public event before closing indefinitely for renovations.
2017	Edward Norton Norton lent his voice to the English-dubbed version of the Chinese animated film Little Door Gods, titled The Guardian Brothers.
2016	Edward Norton In Collateral Beauty, Norton played Whit Yardsham, an estranged friend and business partner of Will Smith's character, Howard Inlet.
2016	Edward Norton Norton voiced a character in the animated feature Sausage Party.
2016	Wayne Newton Newton returned to the stage at Bally's Hotel with a lounge show called 'Up Close & Personal', featuring live singing, playing self-taught instruments, and showing movie and TV clips.
2016	Wayne Newton Newton appeared as himself in 'Sharknado: The 4th Awakens'.
September 2015	Wayne Newton Newton reached an agreement with Lacy Harber and opened Casa de Shenandoah for public tours, including a museum with his memorabilia.
2014	Edward Norton Norton portrayed a talented but volatile actor in the film 'Birdman', which some publications interpreted as a self-referential nod to his image.
2014	Edward Norton Norton acted in two Academy Award-winning films in 2014: The Grand Budapest Hotel, which won four Academy Awards, and Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
2014	Edward Norton For his role in the black comedy Birdman, Edward Norton earned another Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
2014	Edward Norton Norton was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in 'Birdman'.
February 2014	Edward Norton In February 2014, Norton announced his directorial debut with Motherless Brooklyn, a crime drama based on the 1999 novel by Jonathan Lethem.
2012	Edward Norton Norton produced a campaign video for Barack Obama's 2012 presidential race, featuring diverse voters.
2012	Edward Norton Edward Norton married Canadian film producer Shauna Robertson.
2012	Edward Norton Norton produced the comedy-drama Thanks for Sharing under his company Class 5 Films.
2012	Edward Norton Edward Norton starred as scoutmaster Randy Ward in the acclaimed coming-of-age film Moonrise Kingdom, directed by Wes Anderson, which grossed over $68 million.
2012	Edward Norton Norton played the role of retired Air Force colonel Eric Byer in The Bourne Legacy, which became his highest-grossing film, earning over $276 million worldwide.
2012	Edward Norton Norton starred in Moonrise Kingdom and was part of the cast for The Bourne Legacy, another of his biggest commercial successes.
December 17 2012	Wayne Newton U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Bruce Markell approved the sale of Newton's estate, Casa de Shenandoah, with the property valued at $50.8 million.
May 2012	Edward Norton Norton participated in Soccer Aid, raising over £4.9 million for UNICEF to assist children worldwide.
2011	Edward Norton Edward Norton proposed to Canadian film producer Shauna Robertson after dating for six years.
2011	Wayne Newton Appeared as a member of Toby Keith's entourage at the 46th Academy of Country Music Awards
2011	Wayne Newton Newton was involved in two films: voicing Jimmy 10-Strings in 'Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil' and making a cameo as Sankey in '40 West'.
2010	Edward Norton In 2010, Edward Norton played dual roles as Professor Bill and his twin brother Brady Kincaid in 'Leaves of Grass', as well as convicted arsonist Gerald 'Stone' Creeson in 'Stone'.
2010	Wayne Newton Wayne Newton voiced Mr. New Vegas, the DJ of Radio New Vegas, in the popular video game Fallout: New Vegas, expanding his entertainment career into video game voice acting.
2010	Wayne Newton Newton testified before the Rules Committee of the Virginia House of Delegates, appealing for recognition of the Patawomeck Indian Tribe of Virginia.
2010	Wayne Newton Newton took a five-year hiatus to spend time with his family and prepare his voice for future Las Vegas shows.
July 2010	Edward Norton Norton was named the Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity by the then-Secretary-General of the United Nations, and served as a spokesperson for the Convention on Biological Diversity.
May 2010	Edward Norton Norton launched an online fundraising platform called Crowdrise, aimed at helping to raise funds for charity using a social-networking framework.
February 2010	Wayne Newton Bruton Smith sued Newton, seeking foreclosure of his Las Vegas ranch Casa de Shenandoah due to a delinquent loan.

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