Ricky Jay

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Ricky Jay was an American magician, sleight-of-hand artist, and character actor renowned for his card mastery and appearances in films by directors like David Mamet and Christopher Nolan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American
actor
author
card magician
historian of magic
human
magician
sleight-of-hand artist
appearedIn Boogie Nights
Deadwood
Heist
Homicide
House of Games
Magnolia
State and Main
The Prestige
The Spanish Prisoner
Things Change
Tomorrow Never Dies
awardReceived Literary Fellowship from the Academy of Magical Arts
Performing Fellowship from the Academy of Magical Arts
birthName Richard Jay Potash
collaboratedWith Christopher Nolan
David Mamet
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1946-06-26
dateOfDeath 2018-11-24
familyName Potash
fieldOfWork conjuring history
performance magic
founded Ricky Jay & Company
givenName Richard
knownFor card throwing
expertise in the history of magic
sleight of hand with playing cards
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Academy of Magical Arts
notableWork Cards as Weapons
Jay’s Journal of Anomalies
Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
occupation actor
consultant
historian
magician
writer
performedWith David Mamet
placeOfBirth Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States of America
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
roleIn card expert in The Prestige
narrator in Magnolia
stageName Ricky Jay self-link

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The Prestige actor Ricky Jay
Jay hasNotableBearer Ricky Jay
Sneaky Pete starring Ricky Jay
Ricky Jay stageName Ricky Jay self-link
Magnolia hasCastMember Ricky Jay
Tomorrow Never Dies starring Ricky Jay
House of Games castMember Ricky Jay
Things Change starring Ricky Jay