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AKA:
Richard Jay Potash
Ricki Jay
Birthplace:
Brooklyn, New York
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Described by David Mamet as "one of the world's great people", Ricky Jay is an actor who definitely should not give up his day job. Long considered one of the world's best sleight-of-hand artists, he began honing his skills at the age of four when his grandfather first introduced him to card tricks. Over the years, he has worked as a side-show barker and a carnival magician, as well as an opening act for numerous performers, including Tina Turner, Emmylou Harris and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, but it his film roles for directors Mamet and Paul Thomas Anderson that have brought his bearded
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The Great Maleeni/ Albert Pinchback
2000
Introduced to card tricks by his grandfather at the age of four
1981
Acted in CBS variety special, "Like Magic"
1982
Served as technical advisor for "The Escape Artist"
1982
Cast as Philostrate in the NY Shakespeare Festival production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in Central Park
1985
After meeting playwright David Mamet and lecturing to his acting class, served as an advisor on Mamet's play "The Shawl"
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