The famous American illusionist and actor Ricky Jay died in Los Angeles at the age of 72, reports UNN with reference to The Hollywood Reporter.

The publication states that death occurred for natural reasons..

"He was one of a kind, we will never see him again," his manager Winston Simon told the publication..

Richard J. Potash was born in 1948 in Brooklyn.. According to his own memories, he began practicing tricks at the age of four..

? Ricky Jay has become famous as an illusionist due to the unique tricks with maps and views that demonstrate the capabilities of memory?. In addition, he is known as an actor, played a cyberterrorist in the film Boogie Nights (1997), as well as a consultant in many films such as Illusionist (2006), Prestige (2006) and Ocean's Thirteen (2007).

Jay first appeared in public at the age of four, in 1953, when he appeared on the television program Time For Pets.. In the 1990s, he and his partner opened a firm that advised Hollywood projects and developed tricks for films and television projects..