Siegfired Fischbacher, of the illusionist duo Siegfried & Roy, has died from cancer in Las Vegas at the age of 81.
Key points:
- Fischbacher's long-time show business partner, Roy Horn, died in May
- Siegfried & Roy was an institution in Las Vegas, attracting sell out crowds
- The duo astonished millions until Horn was critically injured in by a white tiger in 2003
Multiple international outlets including German news agency DPA reported Fischbacher's death.
The news agency said Fischbacher's sister, a nun who lives in Munich, confirmed his death of cancer as did German news site Bild.
"He was at home in Las Vegas," Sister Dolore told DPA.
She said she talked to her brother on the phone before he died and they prayed together.
"I could pray with him and tell him that I will always be with him in my heart," she said.
After the call, he laid down and fell asleep, she added.
The New York Times confirmed Fischbacher's death through his publicist Dave Kirwin.
Fischbacher's long-time show business partner, Roy Horn, died in May of complications from COVID-19 at a Las Vegas hospital. He was 75.
The duo astonished millions with their extraordinary magic tricks until Horn was critically injured in 2003 by one of the act's famed white tigers.
For years, Siegfried & Roy was an institution in Las Vegas, where Fischbacher and Horn's magic and artistry consistently attracted sell-out crowds.
The pair performed six shows a week, 44 weeks per year.
Horn and Fischbacher, both natives of Germany, first teamed up in 1957 and made their Las Vegas debut a decade later.
They began performing at the Mirage Hotel in 1990.
The duo gained international recognition for helping to save rare white tigers and white lions from extinction.
The Siegfried & Roy show incorporated animal antics and magic tricks, featuring 20 white tigers and lions, the number varying depending on the night.
The show also had other exotic animals, including an elephant.
Horn and Fischbacher met on a cruise ship in 1957.
Fischbacher performed the magic tricks, while Horn became his assistant, eventually suggesting using a cheetah in the act.
They honed their animal-magic show in small clubs in Germany and Switzerland in the mid-1960s.
Their break came in a Monte Carlo casino when an agent in the audience invited them to Las Vegas.
The pair made their debut at the Tropicana hotel-casino in the late 1960s.
AP
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