Related: 10 Years After Vicious Tiger Attack, Siegfried & Roy Still Making Magic Together, Albeit Off StageBy the 1980s, Siegfried & Roy had become an international draw.
Their mix of magic and exotic animals–tigers, elephants and lions–made the pair two of Las Vegas’ biggest entertainers. They continued to perform there until 2003, when a tiger attack left Roy Horn scarred and disabled.Siegfried & Roy seldom discussed their personal lives, but did at times acknowledge that they were gay and had been a couple through at least part of their careers.
The pair remained together, with Siegfried caring for Roy after his tiger accident, until Horn’s death in 2020 due to COVID-19.Newsweek reports that Fischbacher died of pancreatic cancer, just.