Ricky Jay

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jun 26, 1946 (78 years old)

Ricky Jay

Known For

Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
0h 45m
Movie 2017

Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic

In addition to the insight provided by performers who knew Vernon, including Max Maven, Herb Zarrow, John Carney, Jackie Flosso, Ricky Jay, Steve Freeman and Persi Diaconis, it was an important opportunity for Vernon's children, Edward and Derek Verner, to share their own thoughts and feelings about their father, the magician. It also featured black-and-white silent footage of a younger Vernon demonstrating sleight-of-hand which we had converted and professionally retouched for the film. While the film was very well received, it was only available briefly for purchase as a VHS cassette, which was subsequently pirated. The film pops up regularly online, always low-quality copies of copies shared without any credit to those who made the project possible.

The Automatic Hate
1h 37m
Movie 2016

The Automatic Hate

When Davis Green's alluring young cousin Alexis appears on his doorstep one night, he discovers that a side of his family has been kept secret from him. Against his father’s wishes, Davis travels to rural, upstate New York to meet his other cousins.

Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
1h 28m
Movie 2012

Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay

The life and career of renowned magician and sleight of hand artist Ricky Jay.

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
1h 0m
TV Show 2010

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

Each installment focuses on a different era of American movie history, from the invention of the first moving pictures to the revolutionary, cutting-edge films of the 1960s.

The Prestige
2h 10m
Movie 2006

The Prestige

A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

The Story of Magic
TV Show 1997

The Story of Magic

This four-hour historical documentary blends film footage, stills, literature and artifacts to paint a complex picture of the role that legerdemain has played down through the centuries.

Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
0h 55m
Movie 1990

Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women

Based on Ricky Jay's book of the same title, this TV special was made up of a combination of magic, juggling, amazing feats, stunts and performances, including a musical performance on wine glasses, a human calculator who could determine cube-routes of numbers in her head and an antique acrobatic clockwork doll.

Things Change
1h 40m
Movie 1988

Things Change

Jerry, a misfit Mafia henchman, is assigned the low-level job of keeping an eye on Gino, a shoe repairman fingered by the Mob to confess to a murder he didn't commit. But Gino's mistaken for a Mafia boss, and the two are suddenly catapulted to the highest levels of mobster status. Only friendship will see them through this dangerous adventure alive!

House of Games
1h 42m
Movie 1987

House of Games

A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.

Biography

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.

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