Ricky Jay: The actor and magician died in Los Angeles
He was a magician and actor, on Saturday New York-born Ricky Jay died a natural death in Los Angeles, according to "The Hollywood Reporter." He was 70 years old. His manager is quoted as saying, "He was unique and we'll never see anyone like that again."
In addition to his long career as a magician, he has been mainly seen in movies such as "Boogie Nights" (1997) with Mark Wahlberg and Burt Reynolds, "James Bond 007: The Morning Never Dies" (1997) with Pierce Brosnan in the title role, and "Magnolia (1999) with Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
"Ricky Jay was one of my heroes"
US scriptwriter Brian Koppelman (52, "Ocean's Thirteen") wrote on Twitter: "Ricky Jay was one of my heroes, and when I met him, met him, worked with him twice, made him his friendliness, professionalism, sense of humor and his brilliance is even more of a hero, he was one of the greatest entertainers of our time and a true genius. #RipRickyJay ".
