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    Ricky Jay

    1946-06-26 (77 years old) in Brooklyn, New York, USA

    Ricky Jay (born Richard Jay Potash) was an actor, magician, cardsharp, and film consultant. Ricky's love and deep study of card tricks and deception gained him worldwide fame and respect, and he was often called in to consult for movies and TV shows where deception was a key element of the story. Ricky was an exceptional close-up magician and playing-card handler, but he also acted in movies such as Boogie Nights, Tomorrow Never Dies, and Magnolia, as well as TV shows like the X-Files, HBO's Deadwood, and David Mamet's The Unit, always playing intense characters who seemed to know everything but only handed out information in riddles and suggestions.

    Movies

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    Dai Vernon: The Spirit of Magic
    0 %|Jul 4, 2017
    Documentary
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    The Automatic Hate
    59 %|Mar 11, 2016
    Drama, Comedy
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    The Brothers Bloom
    66 %|Sep 9, 2008
    Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    Redbelt
    64 %|Apr 7, 2008
    Drama
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    The Great Buck Howard
    60 %|Jan 18, 2008
    Comedy
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    David Mamet on House of Games
    0 %|Aug 21, 2007
    Documentary
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    Ricky Jay Plays Poker
    59 %|Feb 13, 2007
    Documentary, History
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    The Prestige
    82.04 %|Oct 19, 2006
    Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction
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    Last Days
    56 %|Jun 12, 2005
    Drama
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    Incident at Loch Ness
    57 %|Dec 17, 2004
    Comedy, Adventure, Horror
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    The Making of Last Days
    0 %|Jan 1, 2004
    Documentary
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    Heist
    63 %|Nov 9, 2001
    Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Heartbreakers
    61 %|Mar 23, 2001
    Comedy, Romance, Crime
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    State and Main
    63 %|Aug 26, 2000
    Comedy, Drama
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    That Moment: Magnolia Diary
    74 %|Jan 1, 2000
    Documentary
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    Magnolia
    77 %|Dec 10, 1999
    Drama
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    Mystery Men
    58 %|Aug 6, 1999
    Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
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    Tomorrow Never Dies
    63.550000000000004 %|Dec 11, 1997
    Adventure, Action, Thriller
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    The Spanish Prisoner
    69 %|Dec 3, 1997
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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    Boogie Nights
    76 %|Oct 7, 1997
    Drama
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    Hacks
    50 %|Sep 19, 1997
    Comedy
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    Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
    73 %|Dec 17, 1996
    Documentary, Comedy
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    The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky
    57 %|Jun 15, 1995
    Drama, Western, TV Movie
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    Ring of the Musketeers
    47 %|Dec 1, 1992
    Comedy, Adventure
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    Homicide
    62 %|May 28, 1991
    Drama, Crime
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    Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
    70 %|Apr 19, 1990
    Documentary
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    Things Change
    62 %|Oct 21, 1988
    Comedy, Crime
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    House of Games
    68 %|Oct 11, 1987
    Crime, Thriller

    Series

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    Sneaky Pete
    75 %|Aug 7, 2015
    Drama, Crime
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    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
    59 %|Feb 17, 2014
    Comedy, Talk
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    FlashForward
    70 %|Sep 24, 2009
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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    Deadwood
    81.03 %|Mar 21, 2004
    Western, Crime, Drama
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    Deadwood
    81.03 %|Mar 21, 2004
    Western, Crime, Drama
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    The Story of Magic
    0 %|Dec 7, 1997
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    The X-Files
    84 %|Sep 10, 1993
    Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The Simpsons
    80.10999999999999 %|Dec 17, 1989
    Family, Animation, Comedy
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    The Paul Daniels Magic Show
    75 %|Jun 9, 1979
    Family
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    The Mike Douglas Show
    54 %|Dec 11, 1961
    Comedy, Talk