Yes and I think due to faults of their own. One of their cats ended up attacking one of them which seemed to have put viewers off some even though they admitted to it being their fault. It’s quite sad that they didn’t get out on a high note while they were doing good.
They are classic magicians if there is such a thing.
Teller wrote an amazing article about magic for The Smithsonian Magazine.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/teller-reveals-his-secrets-100744801/
Magic is an art, as capable of beauty as music, painting or poetry. But the core of every trick is a cold, cognitive experiment in perception: Does the trick fool the audience? A magician’s data sample spans centuries, and his experiments have been replicated often enough to constitute near-certainty.
I can’t stand to look at David Blaine let alone watch his so-called illusions.
Doh! 
I seem to remember his hair was destined to leave his head in later life… p’raps that’s why he got into selling toupees 
You know, I didn’t realize that they actually passed away. I’m not sure how I missed that. I didn’t really keep track of them after the tiger attack. It’s good that he didn’t allow that animal to be put down and while I’m not really keen on wild animals being used to entertain us, they were one of a kind who left a huge impression on us. They were legendary.
Rip Siegfried & Roy.
That’s a great read.
