Ricky Jay - Card Control
Magician Ricky Jay on Arsenio in 1988
Ricky Jay finds a card
Ricky Jay throwing cards
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- Biography: Richard Jay "Ricky" Potash (born 1948), better known by the stage name Ricky Jay, is an American stage magician, actor, and writer. He is a sleight-of-hand expert and is notable for his card tricks, card throwing, memory feats, and stage patter.
Filmography
- The Great Buck Howard (2009)
- The Brothers Bloom (2009)
- The Unit Bad Beat (2009)
- Redbelt (2008)
- Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
- The Unit Paradise Lost (2007)
- The Unit Bedfellows (2007)
- The Unit Pandemonium: Part Two (2007)
- The Prestige (2006)
- The Illusionist (2006)
- Kidnapped Number One with a Bullet (2006)
- Last Days (2005)
News
Theatre review: Ricky Jay: A Rogue's Gallery at the Bathurst Street Theatre
nationalpost.com –
2009-05-15
Sleight-of-hand man Ricky Jay returned to Toronto for his first performance here in decades as his one-man show Ricky Jay: A Rogue's Gallery debuted Thursday night at the Bathurst Street Theatre. ... Full Article
The T.O. Do List: May 14 2009
eyeweekly.com –
2009-05-14
As Michael McDonald once said to Kenny Loggins, " the '80s can suck it. " If only McDonald had waited to pass judgement until he heard the ultra-smooth sounds of Francis and the Lights , a band for whom 1987... ... Full Article
Master cardist, magician and Mamet mainstay Ricky Jay finally comes to Toronto
eyeweekly.com –
2009-05-13
Quite why Ricky Jay is only now getting around to performing a stage show in Toronto, he can't exactly say. "I did a bit of TV back there years ago," says the actor, magician and raconteur in a recent phone... ... Full Article
Ricky Jay: Magic man
thestar.com –
2009-05-09
THEATRE CRITIC With Ricky Jay - as with all great magicians - the hand is quicker than the eye, but in his case, it's the voice that you'll remember long after the meeting. ... Full Article
The trick of being Ricky Jay
boston.com –
2009-04-08
Google Ricky Jay and you'll find fistfuls of video clips: Jay delivering a tutorial on dealing from the bottom of the deck, Jay beheading plastic ducks with flying playing cards, Jay performing his version of the shell game. ... Full Article
Movie review: 'Buck Howard' has special powers
sfgate.com –
2009-03-20
Comedy-drama. Written and directed by Sean McGinly. With John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt, Ricky Jay, Steve Zahn. (PG. 87 minutes. At the Bridge in San Francisco and the Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley.) ... Full Article