Ricky Jay
Born: 1946-06-26
• Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Ricky Jay (born Richard Jay Potash) was an actor, magician, cardsharp, and film consultant. Ricky's love and deep study of card tricks and deception gained him worldwide fame and respect, and he was often called in to consult for movies and TV shows where deception was a key element of the story. Ricky was an exceptional close-up magician and playing-card handler, but he also acted in movies such as Boogie Nights, Tomorrow Never Dies, and Magnolia, as well as TV shows like the X-Files, HBO's Deadwood, and David Mamet's The Unit, always playing intense characters who seemed to know everything but only handed out information in riddles and suggestions.
Filmography
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
The Automatic Hate
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
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Lost Masterpieces of Pornography
The Brothers Bloom
Redbelt
The Great Buck Howard
David Mamet on House of Games
Ricky Jay Plays Poker
The Prestige
David Mamet on 'House of Games'
Last Days
Incident at Loch Ness
The Making of Last Days
Heist
Heartbreakers
State and Main
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
Magnolia
Mystery Men
Tomorrow Never Dies
The Spanish Prisoner
Boogie Nights
Sink Or Swim
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay
The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky
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The Water Engine
Homicide
Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
Things Change
House of Games
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Doug Henning's World of Magic