Ricky Jay
| Ricky Jay | |
 Jay at the premiere of Redbelt, April 2008
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| Born | 1948 Brooklyn, NY |
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| Other names | Richard Jay Potash |
| Occupation | Magician, actor, author |
| Known for | Sleight of Hand, Card Tricks, History of Magic |
Ricky Jay (born Richard Jay Potash; 1948) is an American stage magician, actor, and writer. He is a sleight-of-hand expert and is notable for his card tricks, card throwing, memory feats, and stage patter.[1]
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Biography
Consultant
Jay created a consulting firm, Deceptive Practices, which provides "arcane knowledge on a need-to-know basis." His firm's clients are often within the stage, television, and film industries. He has worked with libraries and museums on their collections, including the Mulholland Library of Conjuring and the Allied Arts and the Museum of Jurassic Technology in Culver City, CA.
Filmography
Televised performances
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (October 26, 1970)
- Saturday Night Live (1977)
- Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women - 1 hour special for American TV (1989)
- Simon Drake's Secret Cabaret (UK)
- Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants - 1 hour version of his Off-Broadway show, taped for HBO (1996)
- X Files - The Amazing Maleeni (2000)
- Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay (1996)
- MythBusters - Episode 20, "Exploding Jawbreaker, Static Cannon, Deadly Playing Cards." Ricky demonstrated card throwing, and the speed of his throws was clocked. (2003)
- Deadwood - Eddie Sawyer (2004), Season 1
- Tales From The Crypt (Unknown)
- The Unit (2007)
- Kidnapped (TV series) (2007)
Feature films
- House of Games (1987)
- Things Change (1988)
- Homicide (1991)
- The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky (1995) (TV)
- The Spanish Prisoner (1997)
- Boogie Nights (1997)
- Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
- Magnolia (1999)
- Mystery Men (1999)
- State and Main (2000)
- Heist (2001)
- Heartbreakers (2001)
- Incident at Loch Ness (2004)
- Last Days (2005)
- The Prestige (2006)
- Redbelt (2008)
Books
When not performing, Ricky Jay collects rare books and artifacts. He is the author of several books:
- Extraordinary Exhibitions: The Wonderful Remains of an Enormous Head, The Whimsiphusicon & Death to the Savage Unitarians - a collection of 17th, 18th, and 19th-century broadsides[2]
- Jay's Journal of Anomalies
- Dice: Deception, Fate, and Rotten Luck
- Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
- Cards As Weapons
- Ricky Jay Plays Poker
References
- ^ Singer, Mark (April 5, 1993), "Secrets of the magus", New Yorker 69 (7): 54
- ^ Quantuck Lane Press || Extraordinary Exhibitions:
External links
- Official website
- Ricky Jay Archive at the Magic Newswire website
- Ricky Jay at the Internet Movie Database
- San Francisco Chronicle review of "Extraordinary Exhibitions: Broadsides From the Collection of Ricky Jay" during 2005 exhibition
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