Ricky Jay
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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PHOTOS
TV Series
The Simpsons
8.013
Deadwood
8.127
The X-Files
8.378
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
4.7
FlashForward
7.028
Doug Henning's World of Magic
8
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.459
Deadwood
8.127
The Mike Douglas Show
5.375
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8
Sneaky Pete
7.503
The Story of Magic
0
Ring of the Musketeers
0
Getting On
6.3
Teen Titans Go!
6.483
Movies
Magnolia
7.732
Tomorrow Never Dies
6.368
Last Days
5.545
Boogie Nights
7.633
The Brothers Bloom
6.6
Mystery Men
5.815
House of Games
6.8
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
7.3
The Spanish Prisoner
6.803
Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
7
The Great Buck Howard
6.008
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
6.9
Ricky Jay Plays Poker
5.9
Heartbreakers
6.101
Lost Masterpieces of Pornography
6.4
The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky
5.65
Homicide
6.3
The Automatic Hate
5.9
The Prestige
8.2
Redbelt
6.452
Sink Or Swim
4.8
State and Main
6.2
Things Change
6.144
The Water Engine
5.25
Heist
6.3
The Making of Last Days
0
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
7.6
David Mamet on House of Games
0
Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay
8
Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
0
Incident at Loch Ness
5.789
Doug Henning's World of Magic
10