Siegfried Fischbacher/Roy Horn (Siegfried & Roy) Signed Photograph

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Siegfried & Roy are a German-American duo of former entertainers who became known for their appearances with white lions and white tigers .From 1990 until an injury ended their stage careers on October 3, 2003, the duo formed the show "Siegfried & Roy at the The Mirage Resort and Casino", which was regarded as the most-visited show in Las Vegas , Nevada , USA . The magic word of the duo was "SARMOTI" (Siegfried and Roy, Masters of the Impossible"). Authentic Autographed Signed 5" X 8" Photograph Dated 98 Please read "My Terms Of Sale" at bottom of listing before bidding. History Siegfried Fischbacher (born June 13, 1939, Rosenheim , Bavaria ) and Roy Horn (born October 3, 1944, Nordenham , Oldenburg ) were born and grew up in Germany . They immigrated to the United States and became naturalized citizens .Siegfried is a traditional magician , or illusionist, while Roy grew up among exotic animals.They met in 1959 when they both found work on a German ocean liner. Siegfried was a cabin steward and Roy a waiter. Siegfried began performing magic for some of the passengers, eventually being allowed to have his own show, with Roy as his assistant. Unknown to the crew, Roy had smuggled a cheetah named Chico aboard the vessel ( Penn Jillette suggested on his radio show that it was an ocelot ). Roy had come to know Chico from his frequent visits to the Bremer Zoo in Germany. After developing their show they were given an engagement in Las Vegas. In 1972 they received an award for the best show of the year. In 1990 they were hired by Steve Wynn , the manager of The Mirage , for an annual guarantee of $57.5 million. In 2001, they signed a lifetime contract with the hotel. The duo has appeared in around 5,750 shows together, mostly at The Mirage. Their long-running illusion and magic act closed October 3, 2003 (Roy's birthday) after Roy was severely injured by Montecore, one of the act's tigers, during a performance.According to the 2000 Becky Celebrity 100 List, Siegfried & Roy were then the 9th-highest-paid celebrities in the U.S., coming in just behind motion picture producer and director Steven Spielberg . They have worked together for almost five decades, sharing a residence in Las Vegas.In 1999 they took Darren Romeo as a protégé, sponsoring and training him. [1 ]For their contribution to live theater performance, Siegfried & Roy were honored in 1999 with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7060 Hollywood Boulevard.In 2002, Siegfried & Roy were honored as Grand Marshals in the German-American Steuben Parade in New York City. Tens of thousands of fans greeted the magicians on Fifth Avenue and celebrated their German heritage. Horn's injury On October 3, 2003, during a show at The Mirage, Roy Horn was bitten on the neck by a seven-year-old male tiger named Montecore. [2 ] Crew members separated Horn from the tiger and rushed him to the only Level I trauma center in Nevada, University Medical Center . Horn was critically injured and sustained severe blood loss. [3 ] While being taken to the hospital, Horn said, "Montecore is a great cat. Make sure no harm comes to Montecore." [4 ]Horn was in critical condition for several weeks thereafter, and was said to have suffered a stroke and partial paralysis . Doctors removed one-quarter of his skull to relieve the pressure of his swelling brain during an operation known as a decompressive craniectomy . The portion of skull was placed in a pouch in Horn's abdomen in the hope of replacing it later. Horn was eventually transferred to UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California for long-term recovery and rehabilitation.As of 2006, Horn was talking and walking (with assistance from Fischbacher). To host Pat O'Brien on the television news program The Insider , he commented about his daily rehabilitation, "They are slave drivers over there. You'd think they are the KGB from Russia." [5 ]Montecore had been trained by Horn since he was a cub; he had performed with... read more

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