Siegfried & Roy
| Siegfried & Roy | |
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Roy (left) and Siegfried with their white lion
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| Born |
Siegfried Fischbacher Uwe Ludwig Horn June 13, 1939 (Siegfried) October 3, 1944 (Roy) Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany (Siegfried) Nordenham, Lower Saxony, Germany (Roy) |
| Nationality | German |
| Other names | Siegfried & Roy, Masters Of The Impossible |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Occupation | Magicians, entertainers |
| Website | http://www.siegfriedandroy.com/ |
Siegfried & Roy are a German-American duo of former contemporary magicians and entertainers who became known for their appearances with white lions and white tigers.
From 1990 until Roy's career ending tiger injury on October 3, 2003, the duo formed Siegfried & Roy at the Mirage Resort and Casino, which was regarded as the most-visited show in Las Vegas, Nevada. From 2004 to 2005, Siegfried and Roy were executive producers of Father of the Pride.
Siegfried Fischbacher (born June 13, 1939) and Roy Horn (born Uwe Ludwig Horn on October 3, 1944) were born and raised in Germany. They migrated to the United States and became naturalized citizens.
In 1981, Ken Feld of Irvin & Kenneth Feld Productions started the Beyond Belief show with Siegfried & Roy at the New Frontier Hotel and Casino. A revamped version of the show was taken on a world tour in the third quarter of 1988.
In 2004, their act became the basis for the short-lived television series Father of the Pride. Right before its release, the series was almost cancelled until Siegfried & Roy urged NBC to continue production after Roy's injury from October 2003 improved.
On October 3, 2003, during a show at the Mirage, Roy Horn was bitten on the neck by a 7-year-old male white tiger named Montecore. Just prior to the attack, Horn appeared to have convulsed in a seizure-like manner that triggered a startled reaction from Montecore, allegedly prompting the white tiger to try to move Horn to safety. Crew members separated Horn from the tiger and rushed him to the only Level I trauma center in Nevada, University Medical Center. Horn was critically injured and sustained severe blood loss. While being taken to the hospital, Horn said, "Montecore is a great cat. Make sure no harm comes to Montecore."
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