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Jun 26, 1946 Brooklyn, New York, United States Died on 24 Nov 2018 (aged 72)

American magician

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About Ricky Jay

  • Richard Jay Potash (June 26, 1946 – November 24, 2018), known professionally as Ricky Jay, was an American stage magician and actor.
  • In a profile for The New Yorker, Mark Singer called Jay "perhaps the most gifted sleight of hand artist alive".
  • In addition to sleight of hand, Jay was known for his card tricks, card throwing, memory feats, and stage patter.
  • He also wrote extensively on magic and its history.
  • His acting credits included the films The Prestige, The Spanish Prisoner, Mystery Men, Heist, Boogie Nights, Tomorrow Never Dies, House of Games, and Magnolia, and the HBO series Deadwood.
  • In 2015 he was the subject of an episode of PBS's American Masters, making him the only magician ever to have been profiled in that series.

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