Posted on 05/08/2020 7:58:11 PM PDT by RummyChick
Roy Uwe Ludwig Horn, whose collaboration with Siegfried Fischbacher created the well-known animal training and magic duo Siegfried & Roy, died of complications from COVID-19 Friday in Las Vegas. He was 75.
Horn had revealed on April 28 that he had tested positive for coronavirus.
“Today, the world has lost one of the greats of magic, but I have lost my best friend,” Siegfried said in a statement, “From the moment we met, I knew Roy and I, together, would change the world. There could be no Siegfried without Roy, and no Roy without Siegfried.
“Roy was a fighter his whole life including during these final days. I give my heartfelt appreciation to the team of doctors, nurses and staff at Mountain View Hospital who worked heroically against this insidious virus that ultimately took Roy’s life.”
Born in Nordenham, Germany, Horn had a lifelong love of animals and adopted a cheetah, Chico, at an early age.
He met magician Siegfried while working as a steward on a cruise ship. Horn asked Siegfried if he could make a cheetah disappear, not knowing that Horn had smuggled his pet cheetah on board. Siegfried said, “In magic, anything is possible,” though they were then reportedly fired from the ship.
Siegfried and Roy started performing with tigers in Europe, and were discovered while performing in Paris, They started performing in Las Vegas in 1967 in revues such as “Hallelujah Hollywood” and “Lido de Paris.”
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RIP
But we all know he was really eaten by his Tiger and it’s still being counted as Coronavirus.
LOL.
RIP.
Memory eternal.
Well, just dang it. These guys put on a great show, and I was lucky enough to see them many years ago @ the top of their game.
Rest In Peace, Roy Horn, and condolences to all your family and friends.
RIP
“They started performing in Las Vegas in 1967...”
I worked in a mine about 90 miles west of Las Vegas for a month around 1974 or 1975. Sure wish I had seen their act then. I was so broke I couldn’t afford anything and those big shows were out of the question.
RIP.
head, not a$$
“But we all know he was really eaten by his Tiger and it’s still being counted as Coronavirus.”
LOL.
Head, ass.....if he’d have had one up the other, that tiger could have killed two birds with one stone.
That was Siegfried, not the tiger.
LOL! I saw what you did there........
Poor guy was never the same after the tiger attack.
with coronavirus, not of coronavirus.
Oh My God!!! That is funny as heck!!! Wonder how many heads this will go over! Quite a few I suspect. Still laughing. Can’t stop laughing.
Beat me to it ....
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