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Biography

Penn started out his performing career in 1973 with his friend Michael Moschen. Penn and Michael separated when they went to separate colleges. In…more

Born

3/5/1955, Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA

Birth Name

Penn Fraser Jillette

Gender

Male

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Star (8)

Role
- The Apprentice
  Himself - Season 12
  - S 12: Ep 8 Ad Hawk
    4/8/12
  - S 12: Ep 7 Walking Papers
    4/1/12
  - S 12: Ep 6 Party Like a Mock-Star
    3/25/12
  - S 12: Ep 5 I'm Going to Mop the Floor with You
    3/18/12
  - S 12: Ep 4 Failure to Launch
    3/11/12
  - + 1 More Credits
- Penn & Teller Tell A Lie
  Host
- Penn & Teller: Fool Us
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 1
    6/18/11
- Dancing With The Stars
  Season 6 - Celebrity Dancer
  - S 6: Ep 20 Episode 610A
    5/20/08
  - S 6: Ep 4 Episode 602A
    3/25/08
  - S 6: Ep 3 Episode 602
    3/24/08
  - S 6: Ep 2 Episode 601A
    3/18/08
  - S 6: Ep 1 Episode 601
    3/17/08
- Identity (2007)
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 10 Episode 110
    4/13/07
  - S 1: Ep 9 Episode 109
    4/6/07
  - S 1: Ep 8 Episode 108
    3/30/07
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 107
    3/23/07
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 105
    12/22/06
  - + 4 More Credits
- Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 6 College
    5/30/05
  - S 3: Ep 5 Holier Than Thou
    5/23/05
  - S 3: Ep 4 Life Coaching
    5/16/05
  - S 3: Ep 3 Conspiracy Theories
    5/9/05
  - S 3: Ep 2 Family Values
    5/2/05
  - + 27 More Credits
- Fear Factor Australia
  (Host - 1 episode, 2002)
- Sin City Spectacular
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 23 Show No. 123
    3/19/99
  - S 1: Ep 17 Show No. 117
    2/1/99
  - S 1: Ep 20 Show No. 120
    1/18/99
  - S 1: Ep 13 Show No. 113
    12/6/98
  - S 1: Ep 14 Show No. 114
    11/22/98
  - + 19 More Credits
Recurring Role (5)

Role
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 113 Show #2920
    5/9/08
  - S 15: Ep 32 Show #2839
    10/31/07
  - S 7: Ep 150 Show #1412
    5/25/00
  - S 5: Ep 196 Show #1058
    8/5/98
  - S 5: Ep 33 Show #0895
    10/28/97
  - + 4 More Credits
- E!'s 101
  Interviewee
  - S 2: Ep 10 Most Awesome Moments in Entertainment 20 - 1
    10/21/04
  - S 2: Ep 9 Most Awesome Moments in Entertainment 40 - 21
    10/20/04
  - S 2: Ep 8 Most Awesome Moments in Entertainment 60 - 41
    10/19/04
  - S 2: Ep 7 Most Awesome Moments in Entertainment 80 - 61
    10/18/04
  - S 2: Ep 6 Most Awesome Moments in Entertainment 101 - 81
    10/17/04
- The Hollywood Squares
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 10 January 8 - 12, 2001 - Friday
    1/12/01
  - S 3: Ep 9 January 8 - 12, 2001 - Thursday
    1/11/01
  - S 3: Ep 8 January 8 - 12, 2001 - Wednesday
    1/10/01
  - S 3: Ep 7 January 8 - 12, 2001 - Tuesday
    1/9/01
  - S 3: Ep 6 January 8 - 12, 2001 - Monday
    1/8/01
  - + 2 More Credits
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 12: Ep 62 Show #1804
    6/16/93
  - S 11: Ep 135 Show #1719
    11/26/92
  - S 11: Ep 84 Show #1668
    8/13/92
  - S 10: Ep 144 Show #1572
    12/20/91
  - S 10: Ep 91 Show #1519
    8/22/91
  - + 12 More Credits
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 7 Steve Guttenberg/The Pretenders & Buster Poindexter
    12/13/86
  - S 11: Ep 16 Catherine Oxenberg, Paul Simon/Ladysmith Black Mambazo
    5/10/86
  - S 11: Ep 15 Tony Danza/Laurie Anderson
    4/19/86
  - S 11: Ep 14 Oprah Winfrey/Joe Jackson
    4/12/86
  - S 11: Ep 12 Griffin Dunne/Rosanne Cash
    3/15/86
  - + 3 More Credits
Guest Star (76)

Role
- The Talk
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 185 Episode 185
    7/28/11
- The Simpsons
  Himself
  - S 22: Ep 18 The Great Simpsina
    4/10/11
  - S 11: Ep 6 Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder
    11/14/99
- The Defenders
  Reuben Charters
  - S 1: Ep 9 Whitten v. Fenlee
    11/17/10
- Hell's Kitchen
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 7 HK8: Day Seven
    10/13/10
- Shaq Vs.
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 2 Shaq Vs. Shane Mosley
    8/10/10
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 24 Jimmy Carr, Ellen Page, Penn & Teller, Sir Tom Jones.
    7/9/10
- True Beauty
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 2 The Secret
    6/7/10
- The Wanda Sykes Show
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 112 Episode 112
    2/6/10
- Top Chef
  Guest Client
  - S 6: Ep 6 Penn & Teller
    9/23/09
- Time Warp
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 11 Las Vegas: Warped
    6/17/09
- Numb3rs
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 6 Magic Show
    11/7/08
- Myths & Legends
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 2 Manson, Monkees and Mister Ed
    10/15/08
- Last Comic Standing
  Self
  - S 6: Ep 12 Season Finale
    8/7/08
- The View
  Himself (Penn & Teller)
  - S 11: Ep 331 June 23, 2008
    6/23/08
- Chelsea Lately
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 18 Penn Jillette
    6/23/08
- Free Radio
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 9 Lance's Birthday
    3/28/08
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 45 Roseanne Barr, Panic! at the Disco
    3/25/08
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 149 February 29, 2008
    2/29/08
- History Alive
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 2 History of the Joke
    2/18/08
- The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet
  Penn Jillette
  - S 2: Ep 38 Morning Show With Mike and Juliet
    11/1/07
- World Series of Blackjack
  Tournament Player
  - S 4: Ep 6 Marlin v. T.J. v. Ken Smith v. Penn v. Helen
    7/9/07
- TV Land: Myths and Legends
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Super Stars & Sudden Deaths
    2/7/07
  - S 1: Ep 3 Munchkins and Misbehavior
    1/24/07
- The Colbert Report
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 137 Penn Jillette
    11/1/06
- Criss Angel Mindfreak
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 19 Magician of the Year
    9/27/06
- Real Time with Bill Maher
  himself
  - S 4: Ep 14 September 1, 2006
    9/1/06
- America's Got Talent
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 15 Episode # 110
    8/16/06
- Queer Eye
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 3 Turn a Poker Dud into a Five Card Stud: Ed M
    6/20/06
- 20/20
  Himself - Comedian/Magician
  - S 26: Ep 33 Lost Special
    5/6/05
- Listen Up
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 22 Last Vegas
    4/25/05
- Inside Dish with Rachael Ray
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 11 Penn & Teller
    1/28/05
- The West Wing
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 8 In the Room
    12/8/04
- Girlfriends
  Clem Valesco
  - S 5: Ep 10 Porn to Write
    11/29/04
- Celebrity Poker Showdown
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 2 Tournament 3 Game 2
    7/15/04
- Best Week Ever
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 26 Kerry Picks Edwards, Britney & Kevin and more
    7/9/04
- The Hollywood Squares
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 136 April 5 - April 9, 2004 - Monday
    4/5/04
  - S 6: Ep 91 February 2 - 6, 2004 - Monday
    2/2/04
  - S 6: Ep 51 Dynamic Duos Week - Monday
    11/17/03
  - S 6: Ep 21 October 6 - 10, 2003 - Monday
    10/6/03
- While You Were Out
  Planner/Friend
  - S 2: Ep 34 Las Vegas: Teller in Wonderland
    3/21/04
- The View
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 117 Eads/Fox
    2/19/04
  - S 6: Ep 94 January 23, 2003
    1/23/03
- SuperSecret Movie Rules
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Stupid and Stupider
    2/7/04
- Nerd Nation
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Kid Nerd
    1/19/04
- Las Vegas
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 8 Luck Be a Lady
    11/17/03
- Who Wants To Marry My Dad?
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode #3
    7/28/03
- The Greatest
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 15 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons (40 - 21)
    7/25/03
  - S 2: Ep 7 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons (200-181)
    7/21/03
- The Bernie Mac Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 12 Magic Jordan
    2/12/03
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 64 Dylan McDermott, Penn & Teller, Laura Cantrell
    1/23/03
- Trading Spaces
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 32 Vegas [Live Reveal]
    1/18/03
- Fear Factor
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 1 Big Foot; Snake Tank; Floor Drop (Celebrity Edition)
    9/23/02
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 63 Show #2337
    9/19/02
  - S 7: Ep 1 981127
    11/27/98
- Disney's House of Mouse
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 16 Pluto vs. Figaro
    9/2/02
- Politically Incorrect
  Self
  - S 9: Ep 180 Debbie Schlussel, Jane Seymour, Michael Olowokandi, Penn Jillette
    6/10/02
  - S 9: Ep 92 Joe Califano, Robert Young Pelton, Penn Jillette, Celeste Greig
    1/23/02
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 201 Adam Carolla, Robin Tunney, and Penn and Teller
    5/23/02
  - S 2: Ep 172 Penn & Teller and Kimberley Davies
    3/10/00
- One Hit Wonders
  Interviewee (as Penn & Teller)
  - S 1: Ep 5 VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders: Hour 5
    5/10/02
  - S 1: Ep 4 VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders: Hour 4
    5/9/02
  - S 1: Ep 2 VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders: Hour 2
    5/7/02
  - S 1: Ep 1 VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders: Hour 1
    5/6/02
- Disney's House of Mouse
  voice of Pluto Devil
  - S 1: Ep 13 Pluto Saves the Day
    4/14/01
- Just Shoot Me!
  Terry
  - S 5: Ep 13 The Proposal (2)
    2/1/01
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Guest
  - S 4: Ep 148 Penn & Teller
    6/5/00
- Mickey Mouse Works
  voice of Pluto's Devil
  - S 2: Ep 9 Episode 17
    1/22/00
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 5
    5/22/99
- V.I.P.
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 22 Val The Hard Way
    5/22/99
- Home Improvement
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 15 Knee Deep
    2/2/99
- Dharma & Greg
  Pimp (uncredited)
  - S 1: Ep 20 The Cat's Out of the Bag
    4/1/98
- Babylon 5
  Reebo
  - S 5: Ep 8 Day of the Dead
    3/11/98
- Muppets Tonight
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 10 The Gary Cahuenga Episode
    12/27/97
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1997)
  TV Announcer
  - S 1: Ep 1 Toy Story
    9/28/97
- The Drew Carey Show
  Archibald Fenn
  - S 2: Ep 17 See Drew Run
    2/19/97
  - S 1: Ep 6 Drew Meets Lawyers
    11/1/95
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
  Drell
  - S 1: Ep 17 First Kiss
    2/14/97
  - S 1: Ep 13 Jenny's Non-Dream
    1/10/97
  - S 1: Ep 4 Terrible Things
    10/18/96
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    9/27/96
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 2 $20.01
    2/9/96
- VR.5
  Orwell Kravitz
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    3/10/95
  - S 1: Ep 12 Parallel Lives
- Friends
  the Salesman
- The Steven Banks Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 Phonettiquette
    8/1/94
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
  Darren Romick
  - S 1: Ep 15 Illusions of Grandeur
    1/23/94
- Mystery Science Theater 3000
  host
  - S 4: Ep 15 This is MST3K!
    11/14/92
- Good Morning America
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 221 November 9, 1992
    11/9/92
- Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 63 Island Copping
    12/25/91
  - S 1: Ep 58 The Purloined Pooch
    12/18/91
  - S 1: Ep 43 The Time Bandit
    11/27/91
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 44 October 31, 1991
    10/31/91
  - S 3: Ep 241 August 15, 1991
    8/15/91
  - S 3: Ep 184 May 24, 1991
    5/24/91
  - S 3: Ep 7 September 11, 1990
    9/11/90
- The Joan Rivers Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 137 May 3, 1991
    5/3/91
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 27: Ep 114 Show #4041
    9/21/89
- Miami Vice
  Jimmy Borges
  - S 2: Ep 1 The Prodigal Son (1 & 2)
    9/27/85
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 133 March 10, 1977
    3/10/77
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- Friends
  the Salesman
  - S 4: Ep 3 The One with the 'Cuffs
    10/9/97
Writer (1)

Role
- Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
  Writer
  - S 3: Ep 1 Circumcision
    4/25/05
  - S 2: Ep 13 Hypnosis
    9/2/04
  - S 2: Ep 12 Exercise vs. Genetics
    8/26/04
  - S 2: Ep 10 12-Stepping
    8/19/04
  - S 2: Ep 6 Profanity
    8/12/04
  - + 22 More Credits
Executive Producer (1)

Role
- Penn & Teller Tell A Lie
  Executive Producer

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Trivia
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- Is extremely against infant circumcision, with having a whole episode of Penn and Teller Bullshit dedicated to debunking the procedure, and even stating in his web video Penn Says that his son is uncircumcised.
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- Penn is also the owner of the entire catalog of the band Half Japanese.
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- William A. Donohue, president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, has accused Penn of engaging in anti-Catholic bigotry after remarks Penn made on his radio show.
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- Penn: Teller doesn't talk.
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- Penn: Teller and I are a couple of eccentric guys who have learned how to do a few cool things.
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- Penn: (Appeal to Identity) It's much more interesting to me than either Deal or No Deal or 1 vs. 100, because [it's] linking together the good-natured avarice of game shows with how we judge one another. You play it every time you go to a mall and think, 'What's her story?'
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