Tune in to my next interview on October the 23rd. when Dennie Pasion tells us about her time with Siegfried and Roy

 

Las Vegas Siegfried & Roy the Mirage via Getty images

 Siegfried and Roy grew up in war-stricken Germany.

In a time of destruction and very little hope, Siegfried discovered his love for everything magic. Over the years, he refined his act and started his stage career as a magician aboard the German cruise ship TS Bremen.

What started as a small act would soon grow into a glorious career when Siegfried met Roy aboard the ship and asked him to assist him on stage. And it was on this ship that they started to perform together. Unfortunately, both were fired from the TS Bremen when they brought a live cheetah onto the ship. But again, luck would be on their side when they got scouted by a New York-based cruise line to perform as a duo for their passengers.

It was early 1967 when Siegfried and Roy presented their magic in Las Vegas for the first time. Their magical glitzy act stood out and helped to transform a small desert town into a sprawling glitzy metropolis. By 1988 Siegfried and Roy signed their first record-breaking deal with the casino developer Steve Wynn. For the next five years, they staged a Broadway-meets-Barnum & Bailey extravaganza at the Mirage.

Siegfried and Roy fulfilled a childhood dream with their newly found stardom and $57 million from the deal. Las Vegas new royalty found their home in an opulent compound they called the Jungle Palace and a 100-acre estate, Little Bavaria, outside of town. And this is where our Guest, Dennie Pasion, met Siegfried for the first time. But as always, let me not tell you but hand the microphone to Dennie to tell us about her time with Siegfried and Roy.