Siegfried and Roy were magicians famous around the world for their thrilling tricks and daring acts involving one of the deadliest beasts on the planet - white tigers.
The duo, made up of Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn, met while Siegfried was performing on a cruise ship and he asked Roy to come and assist him with his act.
Siegfried had been obsessed with magic since he was a child and bought a book of tricks, which he would constantly try to perfect.
But when he met Roy, who was working as a waiter at the time, magic really did seem to happen and the legendary duo was born.
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