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  • NAME: Siegfried Fischbacher
  • OCCUPATION: Theater Actor, Entrepreneur, Magician
  • BIRTH DATE: June 14, 1939 (Age: 72)
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Rosenheim, Germany
  • ZODIAC SIGN: Gemini

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Siegfried Fischbacher is a German-American entertainer known for his fantastic performances with white lions and tigers.

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Siegfried Fischbacher is a German entertainer known for his performances with live animals, specifically lions and tigers. In 1967 Fischbacher and his partner, Roy Horn, debuted in the U.S. as Siegfried & Roy. In 2003, a tiger attacked and partially paralyzed Horn, ending the duo's career in show business.

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Magician, stage performer. Born June 13, 1939 in Rosenheim, Germany. From a young age, Fischbacher was drawn to the world of magic, and would spend hours practicing tricks out of a book for his family.

In 1957, while working as a steward on an ocean liner, Fischbacher met Roy Horn, who became his assistant for an impromptu magic show. Soon, the pair were collaborating, upping the ante from making a rabbit disappear to vanishing a cheetah. For the next five years, they performed throughout Europe, playing for little money. They eventually received their big break while performing at a casino in Monte Carlo, where a scout spotted them and invited them to do their act in Las Vegas.

Siegfried and Roy have been combining magic tricks with tiger stunts in Las Vegas for more than 30 years, at first with shared billing and eventually as their own show. In addition to their hugely popular performances, they are active preservationists of white tigers and white lions. The duo has created a special compound outside of Las Vegas for the birthing, care and conservation of these rare animals.

In October 2003, the show was brought to its knees when a white tiger attacked Horn during a performance, leaving the trainer in critical condition. Horn insisted that the tiger was not at a fault, and the show was closed down indefinitely following the incident.

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