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Siegfried & Roy’s magician Roy Horn is dead. He died Friday in a Las Vegas hospital of the consequences of Covid-19, spokesman Dave Kirvin told the German Press Agency. Horn was 75 years old. The coach, born in Nordenham near Bremen, and his partner Siegfried Fischbacher were world famous for their performances with tigers and white lions.
“Today the world lost one of the greats of magic, but I lost my best friend,” Fischbacher (80) said in a message. “When we met, I knew that Roy and I would change the world together. There would have been no Siegfried without Roy or Roy without Siegfried. “
Thanks to the hospital staff.
His Las Vegas career ended in October 2003 when a Tiger Roy Horn was seriously injured in a performance. Horn was never able to fully recover from the severe blood loss, stroke, and brain surgery after the accident.
“Roy has been a fighter all his life, even in the past few days,” said Fischbacher. He thanked the doctors and nurses at Mountain View Hospital. They fought “heroically against the insidious virus,” which ultimately killed Roy. “
Horn had discovered his love for exotic animals as a boy in post-war Germany, including a cheetah named Chico at the Bremen Zoo. He hired as a butler on a cruise ship where he met Fischbacher. The duo made their way with magic tricks and animals. The two arrived in Las Vegas in 1967, about two decades later, the “masters of illusion” negotiated a million dollar deal with the Mirage hotel in the casino city. German artists delighted fans around the world with spectacular illusions and exotic animals, including the rare white tigers.
