No magic shows without him
Roy Horn (1944-2020) became world famous as one half of the magician duo Siegfried and Roy. The trainer and magician died on Friday of the consequences of his Covid 19 disease, as his long-time partner Siegfried Fischbacher (80) explained. Hardly any show act has shaped the casino city of Las Vegas in this way in the past decades. No wonder that many of Sin City’s icons say goodbye to Horn.
“Mr. Las Vegas “himself, Wayne Newton (78), shared an older picture of him with Siegfried and Roy on Instagram . The singer explains that he met Roy and Siegfried when the two originally came to Vegas. Words could not express “what it meant not only for our city, but for everyone around the world”. “He worked tirelessly to bring happiness and joy to so many people. Rest in peace my friend. You will be missed, but will never be forgotten. ”
Penn Jillette (65), part of the world-famous entertainer team Penn & Teller, told the local broadcaster “KTNV-TV” : “They fought for magicians to be the complete show.” If Siegfried and Roy hadn’t Penn & Teller’s Las Vegas appearances don’t exist today.
Roy Horn and his partner Siegfried have underpinned the status of Las Vegas as the “entertainment capital of the world”, said the mayor of the city, Carolyn G. Goodman (81), on Twitter . Siegfried and Roy’s show, which ended in 2003 after Horn was seriously injured by the white tiger Montecore during a performance, was “more than just spectacular”. “We are devastated to have lost Roy, a unique entertainer and dear friend.”
“With the passing away of Roy Horn, the world lost a legendary shape,” wrote the hotel and casino company MGM Resorts . “His story – and that of Siegfried & Roy – is larger than life.” One thinks of family and friends of Horn, “especially of Siegfried, who shared a life full of magic and friendship with this special man”.
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