Penn Jillette

Penn Jillette

1955-03-05 • Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA • Male • 161 Known Credits

Biography

Penn Jillette is an American magician, juggler, comedian, musician, inventor, actor, and best-selling author known for his work with fellow magician Teller as half of the team Penn & Teller.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-03-05

Place of Birth

Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA

Known Credits

161

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

Penn Fraser Jillette, Penn & Teller

Photos

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Tagged Images

Penn & Teller: Fool Us

Penn & Teller: Fool Us

Tv (2011)

Naming Rights

Naming Rights

Episode

Known For Movies

Toy Story

Toy Story

1995
Fantasia 2000

Fantasia 2000

2000
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998
Hackers

Hackers

1995
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!

Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!

2015
Director's Cut

Director's Cut

2016
The Aristocrats

The Aristocrats

2005
Sandy Wexler

Sandy Wexler

2017
Misery Loves Comedy

Misery Loves Comedy

2015
The Unbelievers

The Unbelievers

2013
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder

Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder

2009
Gilbert

Gilbert

2017
Car 54, Where Are You?

Car 54, Where Are You?

1994
Eating You Alive

Eating You Alive

2016
Tough Guys Don't Dance

Tough Guys Don't Dance

1987
An Honest Liar

An Honest Liar

2014
Off Beat

Off Beat

1986
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

2007
The Residents - A Documentary

The Residents - A Documentary

2024
My Chauffeur

My Chauffeur

1986
Tim's Vermeer

Tim's Vermeer

2013
Joke Man

Joke Man

2023
Cheech & Chong Roasted

Cheech & Chong Roasted

2008
Free to Be... a Family

Free to Be... a Family

1988
We Are Most Amused and Amazed

We Are Most Amused and Amazed

2018
Goodnight, We Love You

Goodnight, We Love You

2004
History of the Joke

History of the Joke

2008
Clerk

Clerk

2021
Phone Sex

Phone Sex

2006
Burnzy's Last Call

Burnzy's Last Call

1995
Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread

Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread

1987
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

2011
Penn & Teller Get Killed

Penn & Teller Get Killed

1989
Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends

Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends

2021
To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore

To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore

2007
Savage Island

Savage Island

1985
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

2020
The Amazing Johnathan Documentary

The Amazing Johnathan Documentary

2019
Bravo Profiles: Penn and Teller

Bravo Profiles: Penn and Teller

2001
Don't Try This at Home!

Don't Try This at Home!

1990
Night of the Little Dead

Night of the Little Dead

2011
Always Amazing

Always Amazing

2018
Michael Moore Hates America

Michael Moore Hates America

2004
Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico

Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico

2005
This Is MST3K

This Is MST3K

1992
Penn & Teller: Try This at Home

Penn & Teller: Try This at Home

2020
Gorgon Video Magazine Vol. 2

Gorgon Video Magazine Vol. 2

1990
Hayley Wagner, Star

Hayley Wagner, Star

1999
Prop Master, Inside the World of Hollywood Props

Prop Master, Inside the World of Hollywood Props
Phobophilia: The Love of Fear

Phobophilia: The Love of Fear

1995
Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King

Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King

1993
Steven Banks: Home Entertainment Center

Steven Banks: Home Entertainment Center

1989
Pentatonix: A Not So Silent Night

Pentatonix: A Not So Silent Night

2018
Can We Take a Joke?

Can We Take a Joke?

2016
Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End

Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End

2005
Brave New Voices 2010

Brave New Voices 2010

2010
Exploring Psychic Powers Live

Exploring Psychic Powers Live

1989
Fear of Fiction

Fear of Fiction

2000
Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular

Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular

2007
The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers

The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers

2015
Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents

Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents

2015
Penn & Teller: Try This at Home Too

Penn & Teller: Try This at Home Too

2020
Piff the Magic Dragon: Reptile Dysfunction

Piff the Magic Dragon: Reptile Dysfunction

2022
Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends

Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends

1987
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition

Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition

2006
Negligee and Underpants Party

Negligee and Underpants Party

1988
J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius

J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius

2019
TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks

TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks

2011
Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson

Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson

2018
Barbecue Death Squad From Hell

Barbecue Death Squad From Hell

1986
Martin Mull: Talent Takes a Holiday

Martin Mull: Talent Takes a Holiday

1992
The Eyes Scream: A History of the Residents

The Eyes Scream: A History of the Residents

1991
Grand Illusions - The Story Of Magic

Grand Illusions - The Story Of Magic

2003
Penn & Teller Go Public

Penn & Teller Go Public

1985
Home Invasion

Home Invasion

1997
The Hidden Talent of Gilbert Gottfried

The Hidden Talent of Gilbert Gottfried

2023

Known For TV Shows

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962
The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989
Friends

Friends

1994
Modern Family

Modern Family

2009
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961
Young Sheldon

Young Sheldon

2017
Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003
The West Wing

The West Wing

1999
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975
Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares

1998
The View

The View

1997
Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars

2005
America's Got Talent

America's Got Talent

2006
Babylon 5

Babylon 5

1994
V.I.P.

V.I.P.

1998
Billions

Billions

2016
Miami Vice

Miami Vice

1984
The Drew Carey Show

The Drew Carey Show

1995
Numb3rs

Numb3rs

2005
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993
The Talk

The Talk

2010
Hell's Kitchen

Hell's Kitchen

2005
Las Vegas

Las Vegas

2003
Scorpion

Scorpion

2014
Home Improvement

Home Improvement

1991
25 Words or Less

25 Words or Less

2018
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

1996
Beat Bobby Flay

Beat Bobby Flay

2013
Late Night with David Letterman

Late Night with David Letterman

1982
After Midnight

After Midnight

2024
Girlfriends

Girlfriends

2000
MTV Video Music Awards

MTV Video Music Awards

1984
The Masked Singer

The Masked Singer

2019
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993
Just Shoot Me!

Just Shoot Me!

1997
Have You Been Paying Attention?

Have You Been Paying Attention?

2013
Disney's House of Mouse

Disney's House of Mouse

2001
The Bernie Mac Show

The Bernie Mac Show

2001
The Eric Andre Show

The Eric Andre Show

2012
Penn & Teller: Fool Us

Penn & Teller: Fool Us

2011
Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

1994
The Grand Tour

The Grand Tour

2016
Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

2013
Fear Factor

Fear Factor

2001
Dharma & Greg

Dharma & Greg

1997
Code Black

Code Black

2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

2015
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

2021
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

2019
Muppets Tonight

Muppets Tonight

1996
The Word

The Word

1990
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

2013
Mickey Mouse Works

Mickey Mouse Works

1999
The Defenders

The Defenders

2010
Alpha House

Alpha House

2013
I Can See Your Voice

I Can See Your Voice

2020
Through the Keyhole

Through the Keyhole

2013
The Arsenio Hall Show

The Arsenio Hall Show

2013
Penn & Teller: Bull!

Penn & Teller: Bull!

2003
Penn Point

Penn Point

2010
Good Morning Britain

Good Morning Britain

2014
Nightmare Ned

Nightmare Ned

1997
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

2025
Rob & Romesh Vs

Rob & Romesh Vs

2019
The Magic of David Copperfield

The Magic of David Copperfield

1978
Free Radio

Free Radio

2008
Listen Up!

Listen Up!

2004
Deal With It

Deal With It

2013
VR.5

VR.5

1995
Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular

Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular

1998
The Steven Banks Show

The Steven Banks Show

1994
My Coolest Years

My Coolest Years

2004
Great Drives

Great Drives

1996
Surviving Death

Surviving Death

2021
The G Word with Adam Conover

The G Word with Adam Conover

2022
Identity

Identity

2006
Behind the Scenes

Behind the Scenes

1992
My Favorite Place

My Favorite Place

2011
Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed

Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed

2016
The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller

The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller

1994
The World's Greatest Magic

The World's Greatest Magic

1994
Penn & Teller's Magic & Mystery Tour

Penn & Teller's Magic & Mystery Tour

2003
Morecambe & Wise in America

Morecambe & Wise in America

2018
Penn & Teller Tell a Lie

Penn & Teller Tell a Lie

2011

Movie Credits

Toy Story

1995

TV Announcer (voice)

Fantasia 2000

2000

Self - Host

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998

Carnie Talker

Hackers

1995

Hal

Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!

2015

Lieutenant Colonel Stylo

Director's Cut

2016

Herbert Blount

The Aristocrats

2005

Self

Sandy Wexler

2017

Testimonial

Misery Loves Comedy

2015

Self

The Unbelievers

2013

Self

Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder

2009

Penn Jillette's Head (voice)

Gilbert

2017

Self

Car 54, Where Are You?

1994

Luther

Eating You Alive

2016

Self

Tough Guys Don't Dance

1987

Big Stoop

An Honest Liar

2014

Self

Off Beat

1986

Norman

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

2007

Self

The Residents - A Documentary

2024

Penn Jillette

My Chauffeur

1986

Bone

Tim's Vermeer

2013

Himself

Joke Man

2023

Self

Cheech & Chong Roasted

2008

Self

Free to Be... a Family

1988

Self

We Are Most Amused and Amazed

2018

Self

Goodnight, We Love You

2004

Self

History of the Joke

2008

Self

Clerk

2021

Self

Phone Sex

2006

Caller

Burnzy's Last Call

1995

Radio DJ

Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread

1987

Penn

A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

2011

Self

Penn & Teller Get Killed

1989

Self

Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends

2021

Self - Narrator

To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore

2007

Self

Savage Island

1985

Security Guard

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

2020

Self - Interviewee

The Amazing Johnathan Documentary

2019

Self

Bravo Profiles: Penn and Teller

2001

Self

Don't Try This at Home!

1990

Self

Night of the Little Dead

2011

Dave-O

Always Amazing

2018

Self

Michael Moore Hates America

2004

Self

Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico

2005

Fortune Teller / Pawn Shop Owner / Ticket Man (voice)

This Is MST3K

1992

Self

Penn & Teller: Try This at Home

2020

Self - Host

Gorgon Video Magazine Vol. 2

1990

Self

Hayley Wagner, Star

1999

Director

Prop Master, Inside the World of Hollywood Props

Self

Phobophilia: The Love of Fear

1995

Himself

Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King

1993

Self

Steven Banks: Home Entertainment Center

1989

pre-show host

Pentatonix: A Not So Silent Night

2018

Self

Can We Take a Joke?

2016

Self

Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End

2005

Self

Brave New Voices 2010

2010

Himself

Exploring Psychic Powers Live

1989

Fear of Fiction

2000

Albert

Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular

2007

Ghost of Christmas Present

The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers

2015

Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents

2015

Himself

Penn & Teller: Try This at Home Too

2020

Himself

Piff the Magic Dragon: Reptile Dysfunction

2022

Pop the Magic Dragon

Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends

1987

Self

Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition

2006

Self (archive footage)

Negligee and Underpants Party

1988

Self

J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius

2019

Self

TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks

2011

Self

Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson

2018

Self

Barbecue Death Squad From Hell

1986

Himself

Martin Mull: Talent Takes a Holiday

1992

Self

The Eyes Scream: A History of the Residents

1991

Host

Grand Illusions - The Story Of Magic

2003

Himself

Penn & Teller Go Public

1985

Himself

Home Invasion

1997

Self

The Hidden Talent of Gilbert Gottfried

2023

self

TV Credits

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

Self (3 episodes)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Self (1 episodes)

The Simpsons

1989

Penn (voice) (1 episodes)

Friends

1994

Salesman (1 episodes)

Modern Family

2009

Edward LeGrand (1 episodes)

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Self (1 episodes)

Young Sheldon

2017

A.V. (1 episodes)

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003

Self (2 episodes)

The West Wing

1999

Penn Jilette (1 episodes)

Saturday Night Live

1975

Self (5 episodes)

Hollywood Squares

1998

Self - Panelist (15 episodes)

The View

1997

Self - Guest (1 episodes)

Dancing with the Stars

2005

Self - Contestant (3 episodes)

America's Got Talent

2006

Self - Performer (1 episodes)

Babylon 5

1994

Rebo (1 episodes)

V.I.P.

1998

Penn Jillette (1 episodes)

Billions

2016

Penn Jillette (1 episodes)

Miami Vice

1984

Jimmy Borges (1 episodes)

The Drew Carey Show

1995

Archibald Fenn (2 episodes)

Numb3rs

2005

Penn Jillette (1 episodes)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

Self - Guest (1 episodes)

The Talk

2010

Self (1 episodes)

Hell's Kitchen

2005

Self (4 episodes)

Las Vegas

2003

Penn Jilette (1 episodes)

Scorpion

2014

Dr. Cecil P. Rizzuto (4 episodes)

Home Improvement

1991

Penn Jillette (1 episodes)

25 Words or Less

2018

Self (1 episodes)

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

1996

Drell (4 episodes)

Beat Bobby Flay

2013

Self (1 episodes)

Late Night with David Letterman

1982

Self - Guest (1 episodes)

After Midnight

2024

Self (1 episodes)

Girlfriends

2000

Clem Valesco (1 episodes)

MTV Video Music Awards

1984

Self - Preshow Host (1 episodes)

The Masked Singer

2019

Hydra (1 episodes)

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993

Romick (1 episodes)

Just Shoot Me!

1997

Terry (1 episodes)

Have You Been Paying Attention?

2013

Self - Guest Quizmaster (1 episodes)

Disney's House of Mouse

2001

Pluto Devil (voice) (2 episodes)

The Bernie Mac Show

2001

Penn (1 episodes)

The Eric Andre Show

2012

Self (1 episodes)

Penn & Teller: Fool Us

2011

Self - Judge (170 episodes)

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

1994

Self (1 episodes)

The Grand Tour

2016

Self (1 episodes)

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

2013

Self (1 episodes)

Fear Factor

2001

(1 episodes)

Dharma & Greg

1997

Vincent (uncredited) (1 episodes)

Code Black

2015

Johnny Prentiss (1 episodes)

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

2015

Self (1 episodes)

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

2021

Self - Contestant (1 episodes)

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

2019

Penn Jillette (voice) (1 episodes)

Muppets Tonight

1996

Self (1 episodes)

The Word

1990

(1 episodes)

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

2013

Self (1 episodes)

Mickey Mouse Works

1999

(1 episodes)

The Defenders

2010

Reuben Charters (1 episodes)

Alpha House

2013

Penn Jillette (5 episodes)

I Can See Your Voice

2020

(1 episodes)

Through the Keyhole

2013

Self (1 episodes)

The Arsenio Hall Show

2013

Self (1 episodes)

Penn & Teller: Bull!

2003

Himself (89 episodes)

Penn Point

2010

(189 episodes)

Good Morning Britain

2014

Self (1 episodes)

Nightmare Ned

1997

Frank Grimes (voice) (1 episodes)

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

2025

Self (1 episodes)

Rob & Romesh Vs

2019

Self (1 episodes)

The Magic of David Copperfield

1978

(1 episodes)

Free Radio

2008

Self (1 episodes)

Listen Up!

2004

Penn Jillette (1 episodes)

Deal With It

2013

Self (1 episodes)

VR.5

1995

Mr. Orwell Kravitz (1 episodes)

Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular

1998

(24 episodes)

The Steven Banks Show

1994

Penn Jillette (1 episodes)

My Coolest Years

2004

Himself (1 episodes)

Great Drives

1996

Self (1 episodes)

Surviving Death

2021

Self (archive footage) (1 episodes)

The G Word with Adam Conover

2022

Self (1 episodes)

Identity

2006

Host (11 episodes)

Behind the Scenes

1992

(10 episodes)

My Favorite Place

2011

Self (1 episodes)

Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed

2016

Self (8 episodes)

The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller

1994

Self (6 episodes)

The World's Greatest Magic

1994

Self (1 episodes)

Penn & Teller's Magic & Mystery Tour

2003

(3 episodes)

Morecambe & Wise in America

2018

Self (1 episodes)

Penn & Teller Tell a Lie

2011

Himself - Host (6 episodes)

Movie Production Credits

Director's Cut

Writer

2016

The Aristocrats

Executive Producer

2005

The Big Whoop

Producer

2025

Tim's Vermeer

Producer

2013

Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread

Writer

1987

Penn & Teller Get Killed

Writer

1989

Don't Try This at Home!

Writer

1990

Penn & Teller: Try This at Home

Executive Producer

2020

Phobophilia: The Love of Fear

Executive Producer

1995

Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End

Writer

2005

Penn & Teller: Try This at Home Too

Producer

2020

Piff the Magic Dragon: Reptile Dysfunction

Executive Producer

2022

Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends

Writer

1987

Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson

Producer

2018

Oral Hygiene

Music

1991

The Tomb

Executive Producer

2013

Penn & Teller Go Public

Creator

1985

TV Production Credits

Black Mirror

Original Story

2011

Penn & Teller: Fool Us

Writer

2011

Penn & Teller: Bull!

Writer

2003

Penn & Teller Tell a Lie

Executive Producer

2011