Siegfried & Roy

Siegfried Fischbacher ( born June 13, 1939 in Rosenheim) and Roy Uwe Ludwig Horn ( born October 3, 1944 in Nordenham as Uwe Ludwig Horn ) are German -American magician and animal trainers who have become world famous for their appearances with white tigers and lions. From 1990 until the end brought about by a violation of her stage career on 3 October 2003, the duo designed the show Siegfried & Roy at The Mirage, which was regarded as the most visited show in Las Vegas. Both artists have been inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Society of American Magicians, they were also honored in 2004 as a magician of the century by the Magic Circle of Germany.

• 2.1 Siegfried and Roy at the Mirage

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• 5.2 TV / Documentaries / Movies 5.2.1 Films

Life

Siegfried

Siegfried Fischbacher is from Rosenheim, where he grew up in Kastenau district and where his family has lived until now. Fischbacher began at the age of eight years with magic tricks. He was able to reach his father's attention, who had returned from Russian captivity and become an alcoholic. After leaving school, Fischbacher learned the trade of weaver, before he moved to Lake Garda in 1956. There he worked as a waiter and appeared as a magician. In 1959, he hired as a steward at the Bremen and entertained there soon as an entertainer passengers with magic tricks.

Roy

Uwe Horn attended elementary school in the district Nordenhamer Blexen. Also Horns father was an alcoholic. After Horn had dropped out of school at the age of 13, he began as a Page on the TS Bremen.

Common career

Fischbacher and Horn met in 1960 on the TS Bremen know and were there together on. Trademarks of their show was the cheetah Chico, who came from the zoo Bremen. Horn, who was related to a founder of the zoo is to take the animal on board and him, even though the captain was actually more concerned to include in the magic show succeeded.

1963 both appeared together in the traditional Hamburg »Hansa - variety theater ." 1964 ended both their ship commitment and debuted at the Astoria Theatre in Germany. After they made a tour of Europe, which led also to Monte Carlo, where they performed in 1966 in a benefit show for the Red Cross in front of Princess Grace. This performance is considered to be their International breakthrough. The tour then went to the Lido in Paris, the Tropicana Las Vegas and Puerto Rico. In 1970, she returned to Las Vegas. With the support of Frank Rosenthal they got the Stardust a commitment and appeared on the show Lido de Paris. Them, the price for the best show of the year was awarded in 1972 for the first time. After a one year commitment at the Americana in Puerto Rico they were in 1974 in the show "Hallelujah Hollywood" to see the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. In 1976 she received from the American magician and magician Academy ( Academy of Magical Arts) awarded the title Magician of the Year, Cary Grant held the speech and presented the award. From 1978 to 1981 she appeared with a 33 -minute presentation again in the show Lido de Paris at the Stardust on the show this time was advertised with their name on the billboard. With their (re ) engagement in the Stardust were Siegfried and Roy the then highest paid artists in the history of Las Vegas.

From 1981 to 1988 she could be seen with its 100 - minute show Beyond Belief at the New Frontier in Las Vegas. With Beyond Belief they were the first magician with his own show of this magnitude, and the first that offered a show for the whole family, since they - topless renounced the well-known dancers. Overall, they performed 3,538 times on the New Frontier. Every performance was sold out. In total, more than 3 million viewers watched the shows. 1988/89 were Siegfried and Roy for ten months to see their show in Japan. Subsequently, she had an engagement at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. From 1981 to 1989, the King Charles Troupe was part of the shows.

1976 and 1988 were selected from the Magic Circle of Germany at the best magicians of the year Siegfried & Roy. In 1992, she was honored by the Academy of Magical Arts as a magician of the decade.

For the Bad World Tour of Michael Jackson created Siegfried and Roy some illusions.

1996 celebrated Siegfried and Roy their 15,000. Appearance in Las Vegas. During its 30-year presence on stage in Las Vegas for over 25 million people watched the shows of two German magician. Early in her career occurred both as Siegfried and partners. Siegfried and Roy had 28 February 2009 their last joint appearance on stage. At the ten -minute performance, which took place in favor of the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, also took part in the Tiger Monte Core, who had Roy injured. The two artists spoke not a word during the performance and said goodbye to their audience as Magierduo.

On the re-opening premiere of the Hansa- vaudeville theater in Hamburg on 27 October 2009 Siegfried & Roy were guests of honor in appearance, where they had laid the foundation of her artistic career 46 years ago.

Siegfried and Roy at the Mirage

In October 1988, Siegfried and Roy signed a five-year contract with the Mirage hotel, which guaranteed them a sum of $ 57.5 million, then the most lucrative contract in the history of live entertainment. As the hotel was at the time still under construction, started the show in 1990. On 2 February 1990, the two opened their legendary Siegfried and Roy at the Mirage Hotel and Resort show at the Mirage in Las Vegas. Steve Wynn built specifically for a named after them theater with 1,504 seats, Michael Jackson composed and sang for the show the song Mind Is The Magic and retaliated so for cooperation in the Bad World Tour. The 100 -minute Siegfried and Roy show was a mix of magic, Broadway show and grand opera, and with a budget of $ 25 million, according to Stern over $ 50 million production costs, the most expensive ever staged stage show. The show had more than 60 people and 27 white tigers. They became the most successful show in the United States of America. Time Magazine called the Siegfried and Roy show at the Mirage as a show of the Century ( show of the century ).

Opened in 1997 both in the hotel area of the Mirage their " Secret Garden ", an exotic designed outdoor enclosure in which one still white tigers, snow tiger (all white), white lions, black panthers, snow leopards and llamas can admire.

In 2001, the two a lifetime contract with the Mirage.

On his 59th birthday, October 3, 2003, Roy Horn suffered a mild stroke during the show. In a later interview Roy Horn described that the white tiger Monte Core 've sensed that something was wrong, and had then grabbed him by the neck to bring him off the stage to safety. Here, Roy was seriously injured and has been partially paralyzed. Doctors consider it, however, more likely that the stroke was caused only by the bite of the tiger. Because of this incident, the two artists ended their active career on the stage. The Tiger Monte Core died on 19 March 2014 aged 17 of natural causes.

Overall, they gave the Mirage 5750 performances that were seen by 10.5 million viewers. The MGM Mirage Hotel took the show a more than $ 1.5 billion.

More and after the career

Siegfried and Roy breed since 1982 so-called "White Bengal Tiger " and have made it a mission to get to the white tigers and the lions of Timbavati ( Kruger National Park, South Africa ) for posterity. In cooperation with theme parks (Zoo Safari Park Stukenbrock, NRW) they breed the animals. Phantasialand in Brühl near Cologne they gave on the 20th anniversary two white tiger cubs, which would also perform later. In 1996, the two partnered with the Hollywood and Safari Park Stukenbrock on the breeding and conservation program of the white tigers and lions.

In 1999 she received a star on the legendary "Walk of Fame" in Hollywood. Also they have been immortalized in this year's waxworks " Madame Tussauds ' " in Las Vegas. In addition, Siegfried and Roy were elected in 2000 to the best magicians of the century. The magic word of the duo was " Sarmoti " ( Siegfried And Roy, Masters Of The Impossible ).

On October 22, 2003 were received by Siegfried and Roy to the World Entertainment Award. Siegfried traveled alone to Hamburg and took the prize - also represent Roy - Mikhail Gorbachev meet.

Appeared in 2004 in the U.S. inspired by Siegfried & Roy Computer animation series with white lions in the lead roles: " Father of the Pride " (Eng.: A Lion in Las Vegas ), the two were co -executive producer of the series. The life history of the two illusionists under the title " Siegfried & Roy - Masters of Illusion" filmed in the IMAX 3D format.

In 2007, Siegfried and Roy expressed in an interview on her biography Magician of the Century for the first time publicly about their long-known homosexuality. Private Fischbacher and Horn were a couple whose relationship lasted until 1998 and still continues to exist as a friendship.

Shows

• Las Vegas Tropicana - Follies Bergere (3 months) (1967 )
• Paris: Lido ( 1967-1969 )
• Puerto Rico: Americano Hotel (3 months) (1969 )
• Las Vegas: Stardust - Lido de Paris (20 - minute show, 1970-1973 )
• Puerto Rico: Hotel Americano (1973 )
• Las Vegas: MGM - Hallelujah Hollywood ( 20 - minute show, 1974-1977 )
• Las Vegas: Stardust - Lido de Paris (33 - minute show, 1978-1981 )
• Las Vegas: New Frontier - Beyond Belief (100 - minute show, from 1981 to 1988, 3,538 performances, more than 3 million viewers)
• Japan Tour 1988/89 ( October 1988-September 1989, Tokyo and Osaka ) (1.5 million viewers )
• New York City: Radio City Music Hall ( 22 September-15 October 1989)
• Las Vegas: Mirage - Siegfried and Roy at the Mirage Hotel and Resort (100 - minute show, February 1990 to October 3, 2003 5,750 ideas, 10.5 million viewers)

Publications (selection )

Writings

• Siegfried & Roy - magicians of the century. BMG Ariola Media, Munich 2004. ( Autobiography ).
• Siegfried and Roy. Master of illusion. The story of a world success. ECON Paperback -Verlag, Dusseldorf 1995. ISBN 978-3612261441 ( autobiography ).

TV / Documentaries / Movies

• Siegfried and Roy, Lido Paris, the 80th of Maurice Chevaliar, First appearance on French TV, 1968
• Hocus Pocus, It's Magic USA 1978
• Siegfried & Roy - Superstars of Magic - Las Vegas in 1980, USA, TV Special 50 minutes
• " Siegfried & Roy " special. Feature-length documentary by Gabor Harrach with Frauke Ludowig, Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Uwe Horn. Original Air Date on RTL Television - Easter 1995.
• Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible, Animation, USA 1996
• " Illusions for millions - the magical career of Siegfried & Roy " - 45 - minute film by Alois Schwoim, BONN - TV production. Original in German wave ( DW-TV ) - Christmas 1996
• Siegfried & Roy: The Art of Magic, 150 minutes, documentation, USA 1998
• Siegfried & Roy - Masters of Illusion in 3D, 50 Minutes, 1999.
• Heroes of Magic - Documentary, USA 2000
• A lion in Las Vegas - 13-part Anmationsserie, USA 2004-2005
• Siegfried & Roy: The Miracle, documentation, USA 2004
• The Siegfried and Roy Story - told by Thomas Gottschalk, documentation, Original VOX - October 3, 2013

Movies

• Casino ( 1995) - In the movie, the two will be presented in a short scene of actors.
• The Lampoon in Las Vegas ( cameo ) 1997.
• Oceans Eleven ( cameo appearance ) (2001 )
• Showboy ( cameo appearance ) (2002 )

Awards (selection)

• The Siegfried and Roy Golden Lion Award is dedicated to the Magi, and among the most prestigious awards in the field of sorcery and magic.
• Siegfried and Roy both have a place in the Hall of Fame of the Society of American Magicians.
• Production of the Year Award ( Production of the Year ) ( 1972-1976, 5 ​​time in a row )
• Siegfried and Roy got together in 1999 on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (Category stage ) a star ( 7060 Hollywood Boulevard).
• Siegfried and Roy at the Mirage Hotel bronze statue
• Golden Camera (1984 )
• Kalanag -rings 4 and 5 for Exceptional Services to the magic, highest award of the Magic Circle of Germany ( April 1993)
• World Entertainment Award ( 2003)
• Bambi for the show of the decade (2004)
• Liberace Legend Award
• Federal Cross of Merit