# RIP Roy Horn of Sigfried & Roy

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-horn-of-sigfried-roy/853451>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** celebrity-death\
**Created:** [May 9, 2020, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-horn-of-sigfried-roy/853451 "2020-05-09T01:36:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2020, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-horn-of-sigfried-roy/853451/1 "2020-05-09T01:36:34Z")

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[Roy Horn of Sigfriend & Roy has died of COVID-19](https://www.tmz.com/2020/05/08/roy-horn-dead-dies-siegfried-fischbacher-covid-19-coronavirus/).

He was 75.

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**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2020, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-horn-of-sigfried-roy/853451/2 "2020-05-09T02:10:41Z")

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He’s the most famous person I know of to die from this fucking virus.

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**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2020, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-horn-of-sigfried-roy/853451/3 "2020-05-09T02:38:59Z")

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We can now add “tiger attack” to the list of preexisting conditions complicating COVID-19.

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**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2020, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-horn-of-sigfried-roy/853451/4 "2020-05-09T03:00:07Z")

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Ah, that’s sad to hear, when I heard he was hospitalized for this condition I did think he would be at risk due to his debilitated state.

> [@garygnu](#):
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> We can now add “tiger attack” to the list of preexisting conditions complicating COVID-19.

Oh dear, make room for me in that handbasket…

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2020, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-horn-of-sigfried-roy/853451/5 "2020-05-09T03:49:24Z")

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RIP, Roy. Would have loved to have caught your act back in the day.

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2020, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-horn-of-sigfried-roy/853451/6 "2020-05-09T05:48:06Z")

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Covid was Show on my card.