With "Legends," considered the granddaddy of the celebrity impersonation shows, producer John Stuart turned a six-week engagement that began in May 1983 at the Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino into a show that keeps going and going on a nightly basis. The state-of-the-art internationally acclaimed show, in which performers look and sound like the stars they are portraying (no lip synching), has become its own entertainment empire with productions appearing in casinos, theme parks, cruise ships and legit theaters worldwide.

In February 2003, John, a 22-year veteran of Las Vegas entertainment, resigned as Chairman of On Stage Entertainment Inc. to pursue other dreams and projects.

Some of the previous variety shows to his credit include "Oba Oba" (associate producer/director; 4-year-run at the Aladdin); "Abracadabra" (associate producer/director; played 5 years at the Aladdin); "Glitz 2" (single producer/director; last major production show at the Sands before it was imploded). John also produced the majority of shows at the MGM Grand Adventures Theme Park, including "Going For Gold," "The Fab Four" and "Rock Around The Clock." For the latter, he brought in a then young unknown to be featured in the production named Wayne Brady.

"People think I just fell into this business," John laughs. "But I have always been a performer and a producer. I started singing and performing when I was five and performed throughout my childhood with my parents and nine brothers and sisters as The Singing Stuart's. In high school, I performed with Brian Wilson and Mike Love, the founders of the Beach Boys. I'm a dramatic tenor and have done over 300 musicals and performed in the national road tours of 'Fiddler on the Roof' and 'Pajama Game.' I've performed with stars such as Goldie Hawn, Howard Keel, Juliet Prowse and many others."

One of those many others was Steve Martin, with whom John appeared for seven years in the theatre at Knott's Berry Farm in California. John subsequently appeared in two of Martin's movies, "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" and "The Man With Two Brains."

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