{"id":26306,"date":"2021-01-14T15:54:59","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T23:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=26306"},"modified":"2021-01-18T17:32:14","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T01:32:14","slug":"magician-siegfried-fischbacher-of-siegfried-roy-dies-at-81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/magician-siegfried-fischbacher-of-siegfried-roy-dies-at-81\/","title":{"rendered":"Magician Siegfried Fischbacher of Siegfried & Roy Dies at 81"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Legendary Las Vegas magician Siegfried Fischbacher has died at 81 of pancreatic cancer. The iconic performer passed away in his Las Vegas home on Jan. 13, 2021.<\/p>\n

His longtime partner, Roy Horn, passed away<\/a> a few short months ago, on May 20, 2020. Horn was 75.<\/p>\n

The passing of Siegfried Fischbacher marks the end of an era.<\/p>\n

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Siegfried’s middle name was Tyrone. No, really.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At one time, the German-born Siegfried & Roy epitomized Las Vegas entertainment.<\/p>\n

The flamboyant pair’s collection of white tigers and other big cats were known around the world and the duo performed before millions of people.<\/p>\n

They were also among the highest-paid performers in the history of Las Vegas. Their Mirage contract was reportedly worth $57.5 million-a-year.<\/p>\n

The duo began their run at Mirage in 1989.<\/p>\n

There’s no dancing around it, in retrospect, much of what Siegfried & Roy did was just plain peculiar.<\/p>\n

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