{"id":161008,"date":"2021-01-12T10:56:16","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T18:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=161008"},"modified":"2021-01-12T12:43:22","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T20:43:22","slug":"siegfried-fischbacher-of-siegfried-and-roy-fame-terminally-ill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/siegfried-fischbacher-of-siegfried-and-roy-fame-terminally-ill\/","title":{"rendered":"Siegfried Fischbacher of Siegfried and Roy Fame Terminally Ill with Pancreatic Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Siegfried Fischbacher, one-half of the legendary Siegfried and Roy duo, is reportedly terminally ill with pancreatic cancer.<\/p>\n

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Siegfried Fischbacher is said to be terminally ill with cancer. The Las Vegas entertainer was last seen here in August during the dedication of Siegfried & Roy Drive outside the Mirage. (Image: Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

German media outlet Bild <\/i>broke the news that the 81-year-old recently told his sister Dolore — who is a Franciscan nun living in Germany — that he is on hospice care at his home in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

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I take my brother with me in every one of my prayers and I am deeply connected to him,”<\/strong> Dolore was quoted in the Bild <\/i>article.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Roy Horn died just eight months ago from complications of COVID-19<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“The world has lost one of the greats of magic, but I have lost my best friend,” Fischbacher said in a statement last May. “From the moment we met, I knew Roy and I, together, would change the world. There could be no Siegfried without Roy, and no Roy without Siegfried.”<\/p>\n

Las Vegas Mainstay<\/b><\/h2>\n

Siegfried and Roy and Las Vegas went hand in hand for decades. Before Cirque du Soleil, David Copperfield, and Penn & Teller, they were the must-see magic show on the Strip.<\/p>\n

The magicians and entertainers, best known for their illusions involving white tigers, sold-out shows for years<\/a>. The duo, who were romantically involved throughout their career, got their start in Las Vegas in 1967 at the Tropicana.<\/p>\n

They held two residencies at the Stardust and performed at the MGM Grand before earning their first headlining show at the Frontier Casino. After a seven-year run, they moved to the Mirage after Steve Wynn opened the Strip casino resort in 1990.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Siegfried and Roy stayed at the Mirage for 13 years. In 2003, the curtain came down on the show following Horn being critically injured by Montecore, a 650-pound white tiger. Horn was left partially paralyzed from the attack and suffered two strokes in the aftermath of the incident.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The duo never blamed Montecore for their career-ending fate. The tiger died at Siegfried and Roy’s Secret Garden habitat at the Mirage in 2014.<\/p>\n

Permanent Place in History<\/b><\/h2>\n

Siegfried and Roy sold more than $1 billion worth of tickets during their 13-year run at the Mirage. Forbes <\/i>estimates that the two earned approximately $52 million for themselves during the residency.<\/p>\n

Last August, MGM Resorts, the parent company of the Mirage, renamed the road into the Strip casino resort Siegfried & Roy Drive.<\/p>\n

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I’m touched by this honor and I know Roy, if he were here, would love to see our names permanently placed on the Strip,”<\/strong> Fischbacher said at a low-key ceremony.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Siegfried and Roy have meant so much to Las Vegas and its millions of visitors, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Siegfried Fischbacher, one-half of the legendary Siegfried and Roy duo, is reportedly terminally ill with pancreatic cancer. German media outlet Bild broke the news that the 81-year-old recently told his sister Dolore — who is a Franciscan nun living in Germany — that he is on hospice care at his home in Las Vegas. 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