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Penn Jillette

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Actor
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Penn Jillette at an event for The Aristocrats (2005)
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Penn Jillette was born on 5 March 1955 in Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989), Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003) and Hackers (1995). He has been married to Emily Zolten Jillette since 23 November 2004. They have two children.
BornMarch 5, 1955
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BornMarch 5, 1955
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  • Nominated for 10 Primetime Emmys
    • 2 wins & 17 nominations total

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Penn Jillette in Miami Vice (1984)
Penn Jillette and Philip Michael Thomas in Miami Vice (1984)
Matt LeBlanc and Penn Jillette in Friends (1994)
Penn Jillette in Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996)
Debbie Harry, Penn Jillette, and Teller in Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996)
Penn Jillette and Teller in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Penn Jillette, William Allen Young, Benjamin Hollingsworth, and Emily Tyra in Code Black (2015)
Penn Jillette in Billions (2016)
Penn Jillette and Tom Smothers in The Green Room with Paul Provenza (2010)
Penn Jillette, Teller, and Kendra Wilkinson in Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015)
Penn Jillette, Jonathan Ross, Teller, and Etienne Pradier in Penn & Teller: Fool Us (2011)
Penn Jillette in Penn & Teller: Fool Us (2011)

Known for

Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989)
Penn & Teller Get Killed
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1989
Penn Jillette and Teller in Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003)
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
8.2
TV Series
  • Writer
Angelina Jolie and Jonny Lee Miller in Hackers (1995)
Hackers
6.2
  • Hal
  • 1995
Johnny Depp in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
7.5
  • Carnie Talker
  • 1998

Credits

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Writer

  • Alyson Hannigan, Penn Jillette, and Teller in Penn & Teller: Fool Us (2011)
    Penn & Teller: Fool Us
    • created by (creator)
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2021
  • Black Mirror (2011)
    Black Mirror
    • "Pain Addict" is based on a story by
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Harry Hamlin, Penn Jillette, and Missi Pyle in Director's Cut (2016)
    Director's Cut
    • Writer
    • 2016
  • Tim's Vermeer (2013)
    Tim's Vermeer
    • written by
    • 2013
  • Penn & Teller Tell a Lie (2011)
    Penn & Teller Tell a Lie
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Penn Jillette and Teller in Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003)
    Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
    • written by
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 2003–2010
  • Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End (2005)
    Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End
    • Writer
    • TV Special
    • 2005
  • Phobophilia: The Love of Fear (1995)
    Phobophilia: The Love of Fear
    • written by (as Penn)
    • TV Movie
    • 1995
  • Smoke and Mirrors (1995)
    Smoke and Mirrors
    • Writer
    • Video Game
    • 1995
  • The Moxy & Flea Show (1995)
    The Moxy & Flea Show
    • Writer (1995-2000)
    • TV Series
    • 1995
  • The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller (1994)
    The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller
    • written by (as Penn)
    • TV Series
    • 1994
  • The Moxy Pirate Show (1993)
    The Moxy Pirate Show
    • Writer (1994-2000)
    • TV Series
    • 1993
  • Behind the Scenes (1992)
    Behind the Scenes
    • host segments
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1992
  • Monstervision (1991)
    Monstervision
    • Writer (1993)
    • TV Series
    • 1991
  • Don't Try This at Home! (1990)
    Don't Try This at Home!
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1990

Producer

  • Year Without God
    • executive producer
    • Completed
  • Tim's View of Delft (unconfirmed)
    • executive producer
    • Post-production
    • TV Mini Series
  • Alyson Hannigan, Penn Jillette, and Teller in Penn & Teller: Fool Us (2011)
    Penn & Teller: Fool Us
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2021
  • Penn & Teller: Try This at Home Too (2020)
    Penn & Teller: Try This at Home Too
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 2020
  • Penn & Teller: Try This at Home (2020)
    Penn & Teller: Try This at Home
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 2020
  • Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson (2018)
    Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Gambler's Ballad
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Harry Hamlin, Penn Jillette, and Missi Pyle in Director's Cut (2016)
    Director's Cut
    • producer
    • 2016
  • Wizard Wars (2014)
    Wizard Wars
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2014–2015
  • The Tomb (2013)
    The Tomb
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2013
  • Tim's Vermeer (2013)
    Tim's Vermeer
    • producer
    • 2013
  • Penn & Teller Tell a Lie (2011)
    Penn & Teller Tell a Lie
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Penn Jillette and Teller in Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003)
    Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
    • co-executive producer
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2003–2010
  • The Aristocrats (2005)
    The Aristocrats
    • executive producer
    • 2005
  • Sin City Spectacular (1998)
    Sin City Spectacular
    • co-executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1998
  • Phobophilia: The Love of Fear (1995)
    Phobophilia: The Love of Fear
    • executive producer (as Penn)
    • TV Movie
    • 1995

Actor

  • Iain Armitage in Young Sheldon (2017)
    Young Sheldon
    • A.V. (as Penn)
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • T.O.T.S. (2019)
    T.O.T.S.
    • Hoo Hoo Dini
    • The Great Who Who Dini
    • TV Series
    • 2020–2021
  • Riley Smith, Leah Lewis, Tunji Kasim, Alex Saxon, Maddison Jaizani, and Kennedy McMann in Nancy Drew (2019)
    Nancy Drew
    • Penn
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Ernie Sabella in Timon and Pumbaa at the Movies (2019)
    Timon and Pumbaa at the Movies
    • TV Announcer (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Borderlands 3 (2019)
    Borderlands 3
    • Pain
    • Video Game
    • 2019
  • Matthew Lillard, Grey Griffin, Frank Welker, and Kate Micucci in Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? (2019)
    Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
    • Penn Jillette (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Tell Us About It Presents: Disrespecting Luna (2019)
    Tell Us About It Presents: Disrespecting Luna
    • Penn Jillette
    • 2019
  • Scorpion (2014)
    Scorpion
    • Dr. Cecil P. Rizzuto
    • Dr. Cecil Rizzuto
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2018
  • Jack Cutmore-Scott in Deception (2018)
    Deception
    • Penn (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Pete Holmes in Crashing (2017)
    Crashing
    • Penn Jillette
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Adam Sandler in Sandy Wexler (2017)
    Sandy Wexler
    • Testimonial
    • 2017
  • Rob Lowe, Marcia Gay Harden, Luis Guzmán, and Boris Kodjoe in Code Black (2015)
    Code Black
    • Johnny Prentiss
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Billions (2016)
    Billions
    • Penn Jillette
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Harry Hamlin, Penn Jillette, and Missi Pyle in Director's Cut (2016)
    Director's Cut
    • Herbert Blount
    • 2016
  • David Hasselhoff, Frankie Muniz, Tara Reid, Ian Ziering, and Cassandra Scerbo in Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015)
    Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!
    • Lieutenant Colonel Stylo
    • TV Movie
    • 2015
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Videos39

Director's Cut
Clip 1:14
Director's Cut
Director's Cut
Clip 2:09
Director's Cut
Fantasia 2000: Special Edition
Clip 0:57
Fantasia 2000: Special Edition
Fantasia 2000: Special Edition
Clip 1:14
Fantasia 2000: Special Edition
Fantasia 2000: Special Edition
Clip 1:23
Fantasia 2000: Special Edition
Fantasia 2000: Special Edition
Clip 0:49
Fantasia 2000: Special Edition
Fantasia 2000: Special Edition
Clip 1:42
Fantasia 2000: Special Edition
Fantasia 2000: Special Edition
Clip 1:27
Fantasia 2000: Special Edition
Fantasia 2000: Special Edition
Clip 0:42
Fantasia 2000: Special Edition
Fantasia 2000: Special Edition
Clip 0:44
Fantasia 2000: Special Edition
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:37
Official Trailer
Theatrical Trailer
Trailer 2:05
Theatrical Trailer

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Penn Gillette
  • Height
    • 6′ 6½″ (2.00 m)
  • Born
    • March 5, 1955
    • Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA
  • Spouse
    • Emily Zolten JilletteNovember 23, 2004 - present (2 children)
  • Other works
    Book (w/Teller): "Penn & Teller's Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends", New York: Villard Books).
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 2 Interviews
    • 16 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Claims to have no facial recall. He says he even ran into his mother once after a show and did not recognize her.
  • Quotes
    [on his son's name] Zolten is a common Hungarian name, it's my wife's maiden name and most importantly, it's the name of Dracula's dog.
  • Trademarks
      The taller, non-silent half of Penn & Teller

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