93,758 profiles ranked live

Ricky Jay

✓ Source-basedstable

American magician and actor (1946-2018)

United StatesActorsLived 1946 to 2018 · aged 72
Compare
Fame53.8
MomentumNot measured
Languages20
In century#15,345

Richard Jay Potash was an American stage magician, actor, and writer. In a 1993 profile for The New Yorker, Mark Singer called Jay "perhaps the most gifted sleight of hand artist alive". In addition to sleight of hand, he was known for his card tricks, card throwing, memory feats, and stage patter.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Also inDeutsch

Photos 2

Filmography 33

The Prestige2006 · ★ 8.2
Magnolia1999 · ★ 7.7
Boogie Nights1997 · ★ 7.6
Tomorrow Never Dies1997 · ★ 6.4
Mystery Men1999 · ★ 5.8
Heartbreakers2001 · ★ 6.1
Heist2001 · ★ 6.3
The Brothers Bloom2008 · ★ 6.6
Last Days2005 · ★ 5.6
Redbelt2008 · ★ 6.4
The Great Buck Howard2008 · ★ 6.0
House of Games1987 · ★ 6.8
The Spanish Prisoner1997 · ★ 6.8
State and Main2000 · ★ 6.3
Homicide1991 · ★ 6.3
Incident at Loch Ness2004 · ★ 5.8
Things Change1988 · ★ 6.1
The Automatic Hate2016
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay2012
That Moment: Magnolia Diary2000
The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky1995
Lost Masterpieces of Pornography2010
Sink Or Swim1997
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants1996
The Water Engine1992
Ricky Jay Plays Poker2007
Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay1996
Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women1990
Doug Henning's World of Magic1976
The Making of Last Days2004
David Mamet on House of Games2007
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic2017
David Mamet on 'House of Games'2005

56 credits on file

Television 18

The Simpsons1989
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962
The X-Files1993
Saturday Night Live1975
Teen Titans Go!2013
The Mike Douglas Show1961
Lie to Me2009
Deadwood2004
The Unit2006
Sneaky Pete2015
FlashForward2009
Getting On2013
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood2010
The Paul Daniels Magic Show1979
Doug Henning's World of Magic1975
Ring of the Musketeers1992
The Story of Magic1997

Connected to Ricky 6

About this person

Richard Jay Potash was an American stage magician, actor, and writer. In a 1993 profile for The New Yorker, Mark Singer called Jay "perhaps the most gifted sleight of hand artist alive". In addition to sleight of hand, he was known for his card tricks, card throwing, memory feats, and stage patter. He also wrote extensively on magic and its history. His acting credits include The Prestige, The Spanish Prisoner, Mystery Men, Heist, Boogie Nights, Tomorrow Never Dies, Heartbreakers, State and Main, House of Games, Magnolia, Deadwood and Sneaky Pete. In 2015, he was the subject of an episode of PBS's American Masters, the only magician ever profiled in the series.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1946 to 2018 · aged 72
Wikipedia
20 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.