Ricky Jay
Born June 26, 1946 (Age: 79)
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Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
The Brothers Bloom
2008
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 62
The Great Buck Howard
2008
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as Gil Bellamy
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Age: 61
David Mamet on 'House of Games'
2005
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as Himself
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Age: 59
Last Days
2005
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as Detective
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Age: 58
Incident at Loch Ness
2004
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as Self - Party Guest
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Age: 58
Heist
2001
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as Don 'Pinky' Pincus
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Age: 55
Heartbreakers
2001
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as Dawson's Auctioneer
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Age: 54
State and Main
2000
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as Jack
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Age: 54
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
2000
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as Self
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Age: 53
Magnolia
1999
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as Burt Ramsey / Narrator
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Age: 53
Mystery Men
1999
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as Vic Weems
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Age: 53
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997
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as Henry Gupta
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Age: 51
The Spanish Prisoner
1997
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as George Lang
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Age: 51
Boogie Nights
1997
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as Kurt Longjohn
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Age: 51
Homicide
1991
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as Aaron
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Age: 44
Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
1990
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as
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Age: 43
House of Games
1987
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as George
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Age: 41