Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn created a legendary illusion team together, an entertaining duo of German-American magicians. Siegfried & Roy famously performed their acts alongside white lions and white tigers, which succeeded in drawing large crowds to their performances. The duo had a long-standing residency at the Mirage Resort and Casino, hosting the most-visited show in Las Vegas from 1990 to 2003. On Oct. 3, 2003, Roy suffered a career-ending injury when one of their tigers, Montecore, attacked him during a show, biting his neck and dragging him offstage. After creating an animated sitcom, the two retired from show business in 2010. On May 8, 2020, Roy died of coronavirus at the age of 75. On Jan. 13, 2021, Siegfried lost his battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 81. Look back at their spectacular life on and offstage.
Illusionists Siegfried Fischbacher, second from left, and Roy Uwe Ludwig Horn, right, pose with their white tiger cubs as actor Anthony Hopkins peeks between the two of them during the premiere of the L-Squared entertainment production of “Siegfried and Roy: The Magic Box,” in Los Angeles on Sept. 23, 1999.
Illusionist Siegfried, right, performs a magical act with gold fish as Roy, center, watches and Pride, a 550-pound white lion, occupies the couch during filming of the new Imax 3-D movie, on June 18, 1998, inside their home in Las Vegas. Little Bavaria is a private 100-acre enclave that Siegfried and Roy have carved for themselves from the Nevada desert over the past quarter-century.
Two rare, 18-day-old white lion cubs squirm their way through a photo session with their new American hosts, illusionists Siegfried, left, and Roy on May 2, 1996, in Las Vegas. The cubs, a male named “Pride” and and female named “Joy,” arrived Wednesday from Johannesburg, South Africa, and will be raised by Siegfried and Roy along with five others they are now raising.
Siegfried & Roy with their white Lions on the stage set of their Las Vegas show “Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box.” in 1999.
Las Vegas magicians Siegfried, left, and Roy, show off three new, six-day-old additions to their royal white tiger family on Oct. 28, 2002, at The Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Siegfried Fischbacher, left, and Roy Horn shows a cake as they celebrate tiger cubs’ first birthday at Secret Garden & Dolphin Habitat at the Mirage hotel and casino in Las Vegas, on May 12, 2009.
Illusionists Siegfried Fischbacher, left and Roy Uwe Ludwig Horn pose for photographers with a white tiger cub after they unveiled their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, Calif., on Sept. 23, 1994.
In this June 4, 1987, file photo, Las Vegas magicians Roy Horn, left, and Siegfried Fischbacher pose in New York, with their rare white tigers, Neva, left, a female, and Vegas, a male, during a stop at Van Cleef & Arpels jewelry before their departure for Germany.
Siegfried Fischbacher, center, and Roy Horn speak during Criss Angel’s HELP (Heal Every Life Possible) charity event at the Luxor Hotel and Casino benefiting pediatric cancer research and treatment on Sept. 12, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Siegfried Fischbacher, center, of the illusionist duo Siegfried & Roy, catches partner Roy Horn’s cane after Horn tossed it aside at the beginning of the third annual 5K Las Vegas Great Santa Run on Dec. 1, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Siegfried Fischbacher, right, and Roy Horn, world-renowned Las Vegas magicians known as Siegfried and Roy , look at a reticulated giraffe on the Serengeti Safari at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay July 23, 2003 in Tampa, Florida. The performers were taking a break from their Las Vegas show to see their protege, Darren Romeo, The Voice of Magic, perform at the adventure park.
Siegfried Fischbacher, left, and Roy Horn of the illusionist duo Siegfried & Roy pose with their star outside The Mirage Hotel & Casino during the duo’s Las Vegas Walk of Stars dedication ceremony on Horn’s 62nd birthday on October 3, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
World-renowned illusionists and conservationists Siegfried & Roy pose with their white tiger in this undated photo.
Illusionists Siegfried Fischbacher, left, and Roy Horn pose in front of thousands of runners dressed in Santa Claus outfits before the start of Opportunity Village’s fourth annual 5K Las Vegas Great Santa Run on Dec. 6, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
