Legendary Las Vegas showmen Siegfried & Roy are planning a shocking return to Las Vegas for one final show - five years after an onstage tiger attack closed their show.
Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn appeared in more than 5,000 shows together before Horn was attacked by one of the duo's famous white tigers in 2003.
Horn suffered a stroke and partial paralysis as a result of the incident, but he has slowly fought his way back to health - and the pair is determined to bid their followers a final farewell with a comeback performance on 28 February.
Horn tells U.S. tabloid the National Enquirer, "We never got to say a proper goodbye. This will be our final bow, and it will never be repeated."
Siegfried adds, "It has given Roy a whole new lease on life. We are both incredibly excited about doing this one last time."...
Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn appeared in more than 5,000 shows together before Horn was attacked by one of the duo's famous white tigers in 2003.
Horn suffered a stroke and partial paralysis as a result of the incident, but he has slowly fought his way back to health - and the pair is determined to bid their followers a final farewell with a comeback performance on 28 February.
Horn tells U.S. tabloid the National Enquirer, "We never got to say a proper goodbye. This will be our final bow, and it will never be repeated."
Siegfried adds, "It has given Roy a whole new lease on life. We are both incredibly excited about doing this one last time."...
- 2/12/2009
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Las Vegas, Nevada, illusionists Siegfried And Roy have called in the police after bullets were fired at their desert hideaway on Monday. Two shots were fired at the gates of the pair's exclusive home from an assailant in a white van. Police are trying to track down why the shots were fired and who fired them.
- 10/6/2004
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Illusionist Roy Horn has spoken publicly for the first about the tiger attack that almost ended his life. The Siegfried & Roy star was mauled by tiger pet Montecore when he tumbled during a magic show at Las Vegas's Mirage hotel and casino last October - and he has spent the past 11 months making a miraculous discovery. On Wednesday night, in an appearance on American TV, the magician revealed his big cat friend was merely trying to take him to safety after he suffered a stroke due to high blood pressure onstage. Horn, 59, told Arnold Schwarzenegger's journalist wife Maria Shriver, "It was a stroke. He's (Montecore) my baby. He saved my life." The illusionist, who was joined by partner Siegfried Fischbacher for the NBC news special, revealed he's in so much pain he often cries himself to sleep, but he has no hard feelings towards the tiger, whose deep teeth incisions almost killed him instantly. He added, "There's no bad feeling of any kind. They're (tigers) part of me, I'm part of them. That's how wonderful they are." Horn refuses to release video footage of the night he was attacked - because he doesn't want to be in a position where he sees the incident again. He says, "I thought, 'Dear God let this be just a bad nightmare.'"...
- 9/17/2004
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Las Vegas, Nevada, showmen Siegfried And Roy are refusing to hand over footage of their onstage tiger mauling incident to America's Department of Agriculture officials because they fear it will fall into the wrong hands. Government officials want to check the footage, which is owned by the illusionists, to see if there are any violations of the Animal Welfare Act. The footage, being shot for a potential DVD release, features Roy Horn getting attacked by tiger pet Montecore last October. Siegfried and Roy have agreed to let officials see the tape, but only if they can keep control on where they see it. In a statement, the illusionists says, "If the tape got out the Siegfried and Roy family would be forced to relive this tragic accident over and over again."...
- 8/26/2004
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Injured illusionist Roy Horn is able to walk again with the help of a wheeled walking aid, according to his spokeswoman. Horn, 59, managed to walk 558 paces last week with the assistance of the device, says Claudia Dressler, adding that he has "strong willpower" and is training intensively. Horn was mauled by a white tiger on October 3 during his Siegfried & Roy stage act in Las Vegas. Horn's magician show partner Siegfried Fischbacher has downplayed Horn's injuries from the attack, describing the illusionist's wound as "a little punch hole" on the left side of his neck. Fischbacher has said a stroke Horn suffered afterwards resulted from blood pressure medication that sometimes made him feel faint. The duo's long-running show at the gambling city's Mgm Mirage has been closed as Horn recovers.
- 3/3/2004
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Illusionist Roy Horn has been given a great Christmas gift - he'll be home for the holidays. The Siegfried & Roy star is expected to be released from hospital on December 22, according to close pal Penn Gillette, so he can spend Christmas at home in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he'll be surrounded by friends and hi s beloved big cats. Horn was left fighting for his life after a heart attack and tiger mauling on-stage in Las Vegas left him fighting for his life. He has been hospitalized in Las Vegas and Los Angeles since the beginning of October. Gillette says, "They're putting a hospital room in his home. He's getting better. He's communicating somewhat and there's some good news in the midst of a huge amount of bad."...
- 12/15/2003
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Siegfried & Roy star Roy Horn has been airlifted to a new hospital in Los Angeles as he continues to battle back from his near-fatal tiger attack earlier this month. The pair's manager Bernie Yuman insists the move from Las Vegas, Nevada's University Medical Center is further proof the illusionist is getting better. He says, "All of us in the Siegfried & Roy family are encouraged by his remarkable will and progress during this challenging time."...
- 10/31/2003
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Las Vegas cabaret duo Siegfried & Roy paid off government officers assigned to inspect their show, according to American animal rights activists. People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (PETA) have told American news site The Scoop they believe inspectors from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) failed to probe the treatment of animals used in Siegfried & Roy's act, after they were given free tickets to the pair's show at Las Vegas' Mirage Hotel. A Peta letter to Usda General Inspector Phyllis Fong reads, "PETA suspects favoritism or bribery may have played a role in the USDA's repeated failure to cite Siegfried & Roy for the unsafe handling of adult tigers who were routinely allowed dangerously close to the audience with no safety barrier. We kindly ask that this matter be fully investigated and that appropriate actions be taken." A PETA spokesperson tells the Scoop, "It's clearly a conflict of interest. The USDA has turned a blind eye to red flags that they clearly should have noticed. This may explain why." Earlier this month Roy Horn - one half of the double act - was mauled by a white tiger onstage at The Mirage. The 59-year-old is still in critical condition at Las Vegas' University Medical Center.
- 10/22/2003
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Part of mauled magician Roy Horn's skull was removed and stored in his stomach during a radical operation where the illusionist officially died for almost a minute. According to American tabloid Star, the 59-year-old German performer suffered a stroke and is paralyzed on his left side after being horrifically attacked on-stage by a white tiger on October 3. They describe his condition as being "far worse" than previously thought. A source tells the publication, "Roy has been fighting like mad to stay alive. Anyone else would have died by now." The extreme procedure involving his skull - called a hemicraniectomy - may have saved his life by reducing the amount of pressure from brain swelling. The skull fragment was kept in his stomach for safekeeping and to keep the bone marrow alive. Dr. Joshua Bederson, a neurosurgeon at New York's Mount Sinai Medical Center, tells the New York Daily News, "It is amazing - and we see immediate improvement in some of the patients." He also believes Horn will be able to recover from the paralysis, adding, "Frequently someone like that will regain a tremendous amount of function, including the ability to walk, drive, and return to work again." As part of flamboyant illusion duo Siegfried And Roy, Horn had performed at Las Vegas's Mirage venue thousands of times since 1990.
- 10/16/2003
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The impresario who first brought Siegfried And Roy to Las Vegas, Nevada, insists showman Roy Horn's tiger attack happened because foolish fans tried to stroke the beast. Former Mirage casino and hotel owner Steve Wynn has reviewed a videotape of the October 3 show, when tiger Montecore attacked his master, leaving the flamboyant German fighting for his life. And he's convinced a group of "big-haired women" sitting in the front row sparked the near-tragedy. Wynn claims that somehow Montecore got in the wrong position on his performing ramp, and became distracted by some women who were getting a little too close for comfort. He explains, "The ladies at the ringside who he was looking at thought that they could pet the animal, and, when one of them looked like they were getting ready to pet the tiger, Roy stepped over. But Montecore's right front paw was behind Roy's left leg and Roy falls over backwards. By this time four guys are out on stage from the crew. The tiger got confused and, since Roy fell down, he picked up Roy and took him with him, not knowing that you can't pick up a human the way you pick up a cub. He even tried to go into his cage with Roy." Wynn insists that the tiger never intended to kill his master: "Roy can't talk at the moment but if he were here I know he would be screaming and pounding on the table because there was neither a tiger attack, nor was there a maul. Montecore didn't shake him or bite down completely or he would have killed him on the spot. He would have snapped his neck."...
- 10/15/2003
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Animal activists staged a rally outside Las Vegas, Nevada's Mirage hotel and casino on Saturday calling for bosses to retire their performing big cats after one attacked Siegfried & Roy star Roy Horn. Horn, who is fighting for his life in hospital after the tiger attack earlier this month, has made his partner Siegfried Fischbacher promise not to destroy the animal, Montecore, but the People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (PETA) pressure group want all the creatures sent to a sanctuary. The protestors carried signs that read, 'The Strip is no place for tigers, ' and, 'Big Cats - Big Danger.' They also held up placards wishing Horn well, and PETA bosses insisted they have no problems with the entertainer because they're convinced he treated his animals well. They simply fear for the cats' futures. Siegfried & Roy's show has been temporarily halted until Christmas. It still isn't known if the pair will continue in Las Vegas.
- 10/14/2003
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The tiger that almost ended Siegfried & Roy star Roy Horn's life during a tragedy onstage in Las Vegas, Nevada, last week was actually trying to protect him, according to the showman's partner. Siegfried Fischbacher insists white tiger Montecore never meant to harm his partner - because if he did, the German cabaret star would be dead. Horn is still in critical condition in a Las Vegas hospital after the tiger attack, but the beast will not be destroyed - because the tiger thought it was doing the right thing. Fischbacher told CNN newsman Larry King Wednesday night, "Something was just a little confusion (sic). I saw the tiger grab him on the sleeve and Roy said, 'Let go, ' and the tiger let go and Roy went back and he slipped and tripped and he fell. At that moment I ran. I realized Roy is in danger and we tried to separate (them) and I realized that the tiger took Roy by the neck and pulled him backstage. It was an accident. If the tiger would be out for killing Roy it would be over in no time. Roy fell and he wanted to protect him." Fischbacher admits his decision to run to his partner's aid didn't help the situation: "I thought we were doing right (but it was) extra danger, so he took Roy and put him backstage behind the curtain to protect him, and then he let Roy go." Horn managed to utter some final words on the way to hospital in an ambulance. Fischbacher says, "He said, 'Don't harm the tiger. Montecore is a great cat.'"...
- 10/10/2003
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Hannibal Lecter may be a beast, but Anthony Hopkins has a heart of gold when it comes to his mother. When 88-year-old Muriel told the veteran Welsh actor of her fondest wish to was to see Siegfried & Roy, he accompanied her on a first class trip to Las Vegas and snapped up front-row seats to the famed illusionists' show. Sir Anthony, who narrated the duo's 1999 IMAX-3D film Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box, also arranged for a private tour of their magnificent mansion.
- 4/2/2001
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