John Edward Szeles was a fixture on late-night TV and the Las Vegas Strip.
His wife, stuntwoman and fellow magician Anastasia Synn, confirmed the news to theLas Vegas Review-Journal.
His sister Gail McGuire alsopaid tribute to him on Facebook, writing, “Our hearts are broken.
The Amazing Johnathan.Bobby Bank/WireImage
John lived life as he wanted and brought so many laughs to thousands with his brand of humor…
The world is a little less funny today.”
Johnathan Edward Szeles was born Sept. 9, 1958, in Detroit.
In 2007, theLas Vegas Journal-Reviewreportedthat Szeles had been diagnosed with a serious heart condition.
During aninterview withThe Guardianin 2014, Szeles said he’d been told he had a year to live.
