Ricky , author, actor and sleight-of-hand expert whose roles include Kurt Longjohn in 1997 film drama Boogie Nights (3)
I believe the answer is:
jay
(Other definitions for jay that I've seen before include "Colourful British bird" , "-- Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald character" , "Colourful type of crow" , "Bird of the crow family with blue plumage" , "Garden bird" .)