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Born in Brooklyn, but raised in New Jersey, Ricky Jay (Potash), a protegee of Dai Vernon has become known as a cardician,
sleight of hand expert and an actor on both stage and screen.
Today, he is widely recognized as one of the greatest sleight of hand performers living and
as an expert on unusual performers and on the methods of the con artist.
Using this knowledge, and with the assistance of the Director David Mamet, Mr. Jay has developed and performed two award winning Broadway shows. "Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants" was the first of these and was later followed by "Ricky Jay on the Stem."
As an author, Ricky has produced several works of great interest to both the magic community and the Lay public. In 1977 he released
"The Magic, Magic Book." In 1990, The American Antiquarian Society published "Many Mysteries Unraveled." He is likely best known for
the hard to find "Cards as Weapons" and for "Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women." In addition, he has authored "Dice: Deception, Fate, and Rotten Luck,"
"Jay's Journal of Anomolies," and "Extraordinary Exhibitions." Most recently, a CD/DVD/Book package has been released entitled "Ricky Jay Plays Poker."
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VISIT: The Official Website of Ricky Jay
♣ INFO: Get More info on his latest release: "Ricky Jay Plays Poker"
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ARTICLE: Secrets Of Magus
THENEW YORKER :: April 5th, 1993
"One morning last December, a few days before Christmas, Jay came to see me in my office. He wore a dark-gray suit and a black shirt that was open at the collar, and the colors seemed to match his mood. The most uplifting magic, Jay believes, has a spontaneous, improvisational vigor. Nevertheless..."
(Follow the link above to read this outstanding article)
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AUDIO: Cards & the Con
NPR: Talk of the Nation (5/10/05)
"Sleight-of-hand artist Ricky Jay has astounded audiences with his physical abilities. And readers have also been impressed with the wealth of facts he has gathered from the world of carnivals and conmen."
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AUDIO: Crumbling Dice
NPR: Fresh Air (11/9/01)
"Ricky Jay has been called 'a master in the art of deception,' and "one of the greatest sleight of hand artists in the world." Next spring Jay will star in the one-man show Ricky Jay on Broadway. A few years ago, he starred in the off-Broadway show Ricky Jay and his 52 Assistants, which was directed by David Mamet. Jay has had a long-term collaboration with Mamet, acting in the films House of Games, Things Change, Homicide, Spanish Prisoner, State and Main, and co-starring in Mamet's new film, Heist. Jay's new book, Jay's Journal of Anomalies, is a compilation of four years of his quarterly publication of the same name. He also wrote Cards as Weapons, The Magic Magic Book, and Learned Pigs, and Fireproof Women."
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AUDIO: Ricky Jay Plays Poker
NPR: Weekend Edition (3/04/07))
"Ricky Jay has had a deck of cards in his hand nearly every day for going on 50 years.
He has just released Ricky Jay Plays Poker. It's a collection of poker music, tricks and history. The package includes a DVD, CD and a deck of cards.
ay speaks with Liane Hansen about his new collection and how he became attracted to the hustling side of the game."
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RICKY JAY PLAYS POKER
2/14/7
Just released for sale is a unique CD/DVD/ Playing card combo from master sleight of hand artist Ricky Jay.
Entitled "Ricky Jay Plays Poker," the set includes a CD of "songs of hustlers, reprobates, blacklegs, scallywags and the passions and pleasures of the game."
The deluxe set also includes a DVD with Ricky discussing the history of the game as well as demonstrating the techniques of cheaters.
Also included are a custom deck of cards and a 72 page booklet of reproductions from his private collection.
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DETAILS: "Ricky Jay Plays Poker"
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VISIT: RICKY JAY'S WEBSITE
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Many Mysteries Unraveled
Book
In 1990, Ricky Jay released a book in conjunction with the Mulholland Library of Conjuring and the Allied Arts. Entitled "Many Mysteries Unraveled or Conjuring Literature in America 1786-1876" which was exactly as the title stated, a survey of Conjuring Literature.
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Donald Sutton: Playing Cards
Book
Ricky Jay and David Mamet both contributed introductions to a book by artist David Sutton in which he describes a deck of playing cards that he designed in the contect of a game of blackjack being played.
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