Las Vegas illusionist succumbs to Covid
LASVEGAS:Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy, the duo whose magic tricks astonished millions until Horn was critically injured in 2003 by one of the act’s famed white tigers, has died. He was 75.
Horn died of complications from the coronavirus disease on Friday in a Las Vegas hospital. “Today, the world has lost one of the greats of magic, but I have lost my best friend,” Siegfried Fischbacher said in the 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.”
He was injured in October 2003 when a tiger named Montecore attacked him on stage at the Mirage hotel-casino in Las Vegas.
Horn was credited with the idea of introducing an exotic animal - his pet cheetah - to the magic act. The two became an institution in Las Vegas, where their magic and artistry consistently attracted sell-out crowds.