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Tony Sacca:
President,
the "Entertainment
Ambassador of Las Vegas" presents his one-man variety show as he takes
you through a musical journey highlighting classics from the swing era
to contemporary standards. In 1985 Tony Sacca, along with his twin
brother Robert, conceived and created a local television show called
“Live From Las Vegas,” a show that would keep re-inventing itself for
the next 20 years. Since then, Tony has interviewed over 300 major
celebrities and has covered many show openings including Hotel
Implosions to Mega Resort openings. The show has been a major influence
for reporting what’s happening in Las Vegas. In commemoration of
the 20 years, Tony composed the new Las Vegas song called “Las Vegas
Rocks”. He also has a Star on the Las Vegas Walk of
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DeAnne Sheehan:
Vice President,
coordinates with the media for the organization. Originally from
Detroit, Michigan where she sang for seventeen years in nightclubs in the
metropolitan area. She worked her way through school and received
her Master of Arts in Speech Communications and Theatre in 1974.
DeAnne toured the Orient in the 60's entertaining troops for six months.
DeAnne is the founder of the Electronic Media Awards, with proceeds going
to scholarships and The Advertising Community Talent Show with
proceeds going to Safe Nest. She is an Account Executive at Lotus
Broadcasting.
DeAnne received the Las Vegas
Chamber of Commerce Community Achievement Award in 2003, and received the
"Woman of Achievement" award in 2002. She was named one of the 100
most influential women in Nevada over the past 100 years. She was
named to the Nevada Broadcasters Hall of fame in 1999. DeAnne is on
committee for the Ronald McDonald House and New Vista Community,
She will be honored this summer with a special achievement award for her
contribution to the Broadcast community at the Nevada Broadcasters dinner
in August. DeAnne still performs at the San Genero Feast, The
Advertising Community Talent Show, and with the band "Four For The Road". |
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Andy Russo:
Treasurer
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Madeline
Costanza:Secretary |
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Ed Swindle:
Executive Director,
is
a very successful businessman, inventor
manufacturer and a tree farm owner in New Zealand, but mostly a
philanthropist. Mr. Swindle and his wife, Carolie, were Knighted
and Damed respectively in the Order of St. George at Peterhof Palace in
St. Petersburg, Russia by His Imperial & Royal Highness Prince Henri
Constanine Paleologo, thus their titles Sir and Lady. Sir Edward
is a 3rd Degree Mason, 32nd degree Scottish Rite and Shriner. He
is the Director of the Las Vegas Walk of Stars and is the C.E.O. of the
Movie Hall of Fame. He
also serves on the Acting Board of Directors of The Lake Sahara Yacht
Club. Mr. Swindle is a Veteran of Foreign Wars, a member of the Las Vegas
Social Register and is active in various religious and charitable
organizations.. He is extremely dedicated to The Showbiz Society and it's
mission. |
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Tony Ruivivar
coordinates special events for the organization. He is the
original member of the Society of Seven that opened at the Hawaiian Outrigger in
1969. They came out of Hong Kong
as the Fabulous Echoes several years previously and passed through Hawaii
on the way to Las Vegas, the Ed Sullivan Show, and guest spots on the
other national television musical variety shows of the era. The Fabulous
Echoes were popular in Hawaii as well when they became the Society Of
Seven shortly before opening at the Outrigger. Ruivivar says one secret to
the group's longevity is "hard work and enjoying what you're doing." He
adds it's also important to selectively incorporate new ideas without
losing the original essence of the act. Advances in synthesizers,
sequencers, sound gear and lighting allow the SOS to do things that
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Cindy
Doumani also coordinates with Tony Ruivivar, special events for the organization.
She has been a resident of Las Vegas for the past 46 years. Growing
up on a horse ranch in Van Nuys, California and having her own horse, the
love for animals and the protection of all animals has been Cindy's
life-long passion. She received the, "Humanitarian of the Year"
award from the Las Vegas Chapter of the SPCA. Her first exposure to
Las Vegas was a dinner show at the El Rancho Hotel. When she saw the
dancers and showgirls performing, Cindy said to herself, "That is what I'm
going to do." While attending the University of Southern
California, majoring in business administration, she took every dance
class she could. |
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Denny Jones
is the coordinator of the website and membership activities for
the organization. He is Semi-retired, keeping busy doing a lot of
different things. He Designs, Maintains
and Hosts Websites. He also supports the arts and performers around the
country, helping performers in bookings. For over 40 years, Denny was in the Automobile Business, ran a
Mobile Home Dealership, a Motor Home Dealership and here in Las Vegas he
was the Finance Manager for the largest Motor Home Dealership in United
States. He also ran the largest boat dealership in California plus many
other high profile jobs over the years.
Denny was the
Membership
Director for an exclusive, high-class magic and gourmet-dining club
(Magic Island in Houston Texas).
In his early years he was a Racecar
Driver, owned an Employment Agency and was a drafting engineer for
Boeing Airplane Company. He also owned and managed several nightclubs. Denny
was raised on a farm in Indiana and won the Most Valuable Player Award
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Laurie Caceres is the newest board
member to the Showbiz Society and will be working closely with Tony to
bring you the best entertainment in Las Vegas! Originally from Huntington
Beach, CA, Laurie has been in Las Vegas performing for over 18 years. Some
of her credits include "Legends in Concert", "EFX" Starring Michael
Crawford, the lead singer in both "Viva Las Vegas" at the Stratosphere
Hotel and "Le Folies Bergere" at the Tropicana Hotel, and "Vegas The
Story" Starring Tony Sacca. Her Musical Theater credits include "Into the
Woods" as Cinderella’s Stepmother, "Little Shop of Horrors" as Audrey,
"The Wiz", "Singin’ in the Rain", "Godspell", and "Smokey Joes Café". In
1998, Gaming Today Magazine voted her Revue Singer of the Year. Currently,
you can see Laurie performing in "Jubilee!" at Bally’s Casino.
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Background Music by Teddy Kaye
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