Penn Jillette

Penn Jillette

1955-03-05 • Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA • Male • 151 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

151

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
Hackers

Hackers

1995
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998
Fantasia 2000

Fantasia 2000

2000
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!

Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!

2015
Sandy Wexler

Sandy Wexler

2017
An Honest Liar

An Honest Liar

2014
The Aristocrats

The Aristocrats

2005
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder

Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder

2009
Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents

Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents

2015
Misery Loves Comedy

Misery Loves Comedy

2015
Tim's Vermeer

Tim's Vermeer

2013
Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends

Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends

2021
Tough Guys Don't Dance

Tough Guys Don't Dance

1987
Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico

Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico

2005
Clerk

Clerk

2021
Gilbert

Gilbert

2017
Savage Island

Savage Island

1985
Car 54, Where Are You?

Car 54, Where Are You?

1994
The Unbelievers

The Unbelievers

2013
Phone Sex

Phone Sex

2006
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

2007
Penn & Teller Get Killed

Penn & Teller Get Killed

1989
Off Beat

Off Beat

1986
My Chauffeur

My Chauffeur

1986
This Is MST3K

This Is MST3K

1992
Director's Cut

Director's Cut

2016
Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread

Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread

1987
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

2020
Can We Take a Joke?

Can We Take a Joke?

2016
Joke Man

Joke Man

2023
Cheech & Chong Roasted

Cheech & Chong Roasted

2008
Hayley Wagner, Star

Hayley Wagner, Star

1999
Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son

Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son

1985
The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers

The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers

2015
Eating You Alive

Eating You Alive

2016
The Amazing Johnathan Documentary

The Amazing Johnathan Documentary

2019
Free to Be... a Family

Free to Be... a Family

1988
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

2011
Goodnight, We Love You

Goodnight, We Love You

2004
Michael Moore Hates America

Michael Moore Hates America

2004
Phobophilia: The Love of Fear

Phobophilia: The Love of Fear

1995
To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore

To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore

2007
Burnzy's Last Call

Burnzy's Last Call

1995
History of the Joke

History of the Joke

2008
J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius

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

2019
Penn & Teller: Try This at Home

Penn & Teller: Try This at Home

2020
Fear of Fiction

Fear of Fiction

2000
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition

Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition

2006
Negligee and Underpants Party

Negligee and Underpants Party

1988
Exploring Psychic Powers Live

Exploring Psychic Powers Live

1989
Grand Illusions - The Story Of Magic

Grand Illusions - The Story Of Magic

2003
Night of the Little Dead

Night of the Little Dead

2011
Piff the Magic Dragon: Reptile Dysfunction

Piff the Magic Dragon: Reptile Dysfunction

2022
Always Amazing

Always Amazing

2018
We Are Most Amused and Amazed

We Are Most Amused and Amazed

2018
Penn & Teller: Try This at Home Too

Penn & Teller: Try This at Home Too

2020
Pentatonix: A Not So Silent Night

Pentatonix: A Not So Silent Night

2018
Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End

Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End

2005
Don't Try This at Home!

Don't Try This at Home!

1990
Steven Banks: Home Entertainment Center

Steven Banks: Home Entertainment Center

1989
Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends

Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends

1987
Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson

Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson

2018
Home Invasion

Home Invasion

1997
Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular

Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular

2007
Penn & Teller Go Public

Penn & Teller Go Public

1985
TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks

TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks

2011
The Eyes Scream: A History of the Residents

The Eyes Scream: A History of the Residents

1991
The Hidden Talent of Gilbert Gottfried

The Hidden Talent of Gilbert Gottfried

2023
Brave New Voices 2010

Brave New Voices 2010

2010
Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King

Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King

1993
Barbecue Death Squad From Hell

Barbecue Death Squad From Hell

1986
Gorgon Video Magazine Vol. 2

Gorgon Video Magazine Vol. 2

1990
Martin Mull: Talent Takes a Holiday

Martin Mull: Talent Takes a Holiday

1992

Known For TV Shows

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014
The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989
Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962
The View

The View

1997
The Masked Singer

The Masked Singer

2019
V.I.P.

V.I.P.

1998
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

2019
Beat Bobby Flay

Beat Bobby Flay

2013
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993
Friends

Friends

1994
The Grand Tour

The Grand Tour

2016
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961
The Eric Andre Show

The Eric Andre Show

2012
Modern Family

Modern Family

2009
Young Sheldon

Young Sheldon

2017
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993
Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

2013
After Midnight

After Midnight

2024
The Arsenio Hall Show

The Arsenio Hall Show

2013
Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars

2005
Hell's Kitchen

Hell's Kitchen

2005
Babylon 5

Babylon 5

1994
Numb3rs

Numb3rs

2005
Scorpion

Scorpion

2014
The Bernie Mac Show

The Bernie Mac Show

2001
Billions

Billions

2016
Las Vegas

Las Vegas

2003
Miami Vice

Miami Vice

1984
Home Improvement

Home Improvement

1991
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

1996
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

2015
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975
The West Wing

The West Wing

1999
Disney's House of Mouse

Disney's House of Mouse

2001
Penn & Teller: Bull!

Penn & Teller: Bull!

2003
Penn Point

Penn Point

2010
Mickey Mouse Works

Mickey Mouse Works

1999
MTV Video Music Awards

MTV Video Music Awards

1984
Have You Been Paying Attention?

Have You Been Paying Attention?

2013
The Magic of David Copperfield

The Magic of David Copperfield

1978
Code Black

Code Black

2015
The Drew Carey Show

The Drew Carey Show

1995
Dharma & Greg

Dharma & Greg

1997
Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares

1998
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

2021
Good Morning Britain

Good Morning Britain

2014
My Coolest Years

My Coolest Years

2004
Penn & Teller: Fool Us

Penn & Teller: Fool Us

2011
Through the Keyhole

Through the Keyhole

2013
Fear Factor

Fear Factor

2001
Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

1994
Nightmare Ned

Nightmare Ned

1997
The Defenders

The Defenders

2010
Girlfriends

Girlfriends

2000
I Can See Your Voice

I Can See Your Voice

2020
Alpha House

Alpha House

2013
Just Shoot Me!

Just Shoot Me!

1997
The Steven Banks Show

The Steven Banks Show

1994
25 Words or Less

25 Words or Less

2018
Rob & Romesh Vs

Rob & Romesh Vs

2019
Behind the Scenes

Behind the Scenes

1992
Deal With It

Deal With It

2013
The G Word with Adam Conover

The G Word with Adam Conover

2022
Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular

Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular

1998
Penn & Teller's Magic & Mystery Tour

Penn & Teller's Magic & Mystery Tour

2003
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

2013
Surviving Death

Surviving Death

2021
Listen Up!

Listen Up!

2004
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

2025
Muppets Tonight

Muppets Tonight

1996
Identity

Identity

2006
VR.5

VR.5

1995
Morecambe & Wise in America

Morecambe & Wise in America

2018
Penn & Teller Tell a Lie

Penn & Teller Tell a Lie

2011
My Favorite Place

My Favorite Place

2011
Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed

Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed

2016

Movie Credits

Toy Story

1995

TV Announcer (voice)

Hackers

1995

Hal

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998

Carnie Talker

Fantasia 2000

2000

Self - Host

Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!

2015

Lieutenant Colonel Stylo

Sandy Wexler

2017

Testimonial

An Honest Liar

2014

Self

The Aristocrats

2005

Self

Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder

2009

Penn Jillette's Head (voice)

Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents

2015

Himself

Misery Loves Comedy

2015

Self

Tim's Vermeer

2013

Himself

Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends

2021

Self - Narrator

Tough Guys Don't Dance

1987

Big Stoop

Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico

2005

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

Clerk

2021

Self

Gilbert

2017

Self

Savage Island

1985

Security Guard

Car 54, Where Are You?

1994

Luther

The Unbelievers

2013

Self

Phone Sex

2006

Caller

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

2007

Self

Penn & Teller Get Killed

1989

Self

Off Beat

1986

Norman

My Chauffeur

1986

Bone

This Is MST3K

1992

Self

Director's Cut

2016

Herbert Blount

Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread

1987

Penn

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

2020

Self - Interviewee

Can We Take a Joke?

2016

Himself

Joke Man

2023

Self

Cheech & Chong Roasted

2008

Self

Hayley Wagner, Star

1999

Director

Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son

1985

Jimmy Borges

The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers

2015

Eating You Alive

2016

Self

The Amazing Johnathan Documentary

2019

Self

Free to Be... a Family

1988

Self

A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

2011

Self

Goodnight, We Love You

2004

Self

Michael Moore Hates America

2004

Self

Phobophilia: The Love of Fear

1995

Himself

To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore

2007

Himself

Burnzy's Last Call

1995

Radio DJ

History of the Joke

2008

Self

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

2019

Self

Penn & Teller: Try This at Home

2020

Self - Host

Fear of Fiction

2000

Albert

Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition

2006

Self (archive footage)

Negligee and Underpants Party

1988

Self

Exploring Psychic Powers Live

1989

Grand Illusions - The Story Of Magic

2003

Himself

Night of the Little Dead

2011

Dave-O

Piff the Magic Dragon: Reptile Dysfunction

2022

Pop the Magic Dragon

Always Amazing

2018

Himself

We Are Most Amused and Amazed

2018

Self

Penn & Teller: Try This at Home Too

2020

Himself

Pentatonix: A Not So Silent Night

2018

Self

Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End

2005

Self

Don't Try This at Home!

1990

Himself

Steven Banks: Home Entertainment Center

1989

pre-show host

Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends

1987

Self

Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson

2018

Self

Home Invasion

1997

Self

Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular

2007

Ghost of Christmas Present

Penn & Teller Go Public

1985

Himself

TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks

2011

Self

The Eyes Scream: A History of the Residents

1991

Host

The Hidden Talent of Gilbert Gottfried

2023

self

Brave New Voices 2010

2010

Himself

Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King

1993

Self

Barbecue Death Squad From Hell

1986

Himself

Gorgon Video Magazine Vol. 2

1990

Self

Martin Mull: Talent Takes a Holiday

1992

Self

TV Credits

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

Self (1 episodes)

The Simpsons

1989

Penn (voice) (1 episodes)

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003

Self (2 episodes)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Self (1 episodes)

The View

1997

Self - Guest (1 episodes)

The Masked Singer

2019

Hydra (1 episodes)

V.I.P.

1998

Penn Jillette (1 episodes)

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

2019

Penn Jillette (voice) (1 episodes)

Beat Bobby Flay

2013

Self (1 episodes)

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993

(1 episodes)

Friends

1994

Salesman (1 episodes)

The Grand Tour

2016

Self (1 episodes)

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Self (1 episodes)

The Eric Andre Show

2012

Self (1 episodes)

Modern Family

2009

Edward LeGrand (1 episodes)

Young Sheldon

2017

A.V. (1 episodes)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

Self - Guest (1 episodes)

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

2013

Self (1 episodes)

After Midnight

2024

Self (1 episodes)

The Arsenio Hall Show

2013

Self (1 episodes)

Dancing with the Stars

2005

Self - Contestant (3 episodes)

Hell's Kitchen

2005

Self (4 episodes)

Babylon 5

1994

Rebo (1 episodes)

Numb3rs

2005

(1 episodes)

Scorpion

2014

Dr. Cecil P. Rizzuto (4 episodes)

The Bernie Mac Show

2001

Penn (1 episodes)

Billions

2016

(1 episodes)

Las Vegas

2003

(1 episodes)

Miami Vice

1984

Jimmy Borges (2 episodes)

Home Improvement

1991

Penn Jillette (1 episodes)

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

1996

Drell (4 episodes)

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

2015

Self (1 episodes)

Saturday Night Live

1975

Self - Cameo (uncredited) (4 episodes)

The West Wing

1999

Penn Jilette (1 episodes)

Disney's House of Mouse

2001

Pluto Devil (voice) (1 episodes)

Penn & Teller: Bull!

2003

Himself (89 episodes)

Penn Point

2010

(189 episodes)

Mickey Mouse Works

1999

(1 episodes)

MTV Video Music Awards

1984

Self - Preshow Host (1 episodes)

Have You Been Paying Attention?

2013

Guest Quizmaster (1 episodes)

The Magic of David Copperfield

1978

(1 episodes)

Code Black

2015

Johnny Prentiss (1 episodes)

The Drew Carey Show

1995

Archibald Fenn (2 episodes)

Dharma & Greg

1997

Vincent (uncredited) (1 episodes)

Hollywood Squares

1998

Self - Panelist (10 episodes)

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

2021

Self - Contestant (1 episodes)

Good Morning Britain

2014

Self (1 episodes)

My Coolest Years

2004

Himself (1 episodes)

Penn & Teller: Fool Us

2011

Self - Judge (162 episodes)

Through the Keyhole

2013

Self (1 episodes)

Fear Factor

2001

(1 episodes)

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

1994

Self (1 episodes)

Nightmare Ned

1997

Frank Grimes (voice) (1 episodes)

The Defenders

2010

Reuben Charters (1 episodes)

Girlfriends

2000

(1 episodes)

I Can See Your Voice

2020

(1 episodes)

Alpha House

2013

Penn Jillette (5 episodes)

Just Shoot Me!

1997

Terry (1 episodes)

The Steven Banks Show

1994

Penn Jillette (1 episodes)

25 Words or Less

2018

(1 episodes)

Rob & Romesh Vs

2019

Self (1 episodes)

Behind the Scenes

1992

(10 episodes)

Deal With It

2013

Self (1 episodes)

The G Word with Adam Conover

2022

Self (1 episodes)

Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular

1998

(24 episodes)

Penn & Teller's Magic & Mystery Tour

2003

(3 episodes)

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

2013

Self (1 episodes)

Surviving Death

2021

Self (archive footage) (1 episodes)

Listen Up!

2004

Penn Jillette (1 episodes)

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

2025

Self (4 episodes)

Muppets Tonight

1996

Self (1 episodes)

Identity

2006

Host (11 episodes)

VR.5

1995

Mr. Orwell Kravitz (1 episodes)

Morecambe & Wise in America

2018

Self (1 episodes)

Penn & Teller Tell a Lie

2011

Himself - Host (6 episodes)

My Favorite Place

2011

Self (1 episodes)

Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed

2016

Self (8 episodes)

Movie Production Credits

The Aristocrats

Executive Producer

2005

Tim's Vermeer

Producer

2013

Penn & Teller Get Killed

Writer

1989

Director's Cut

Writer

2016

Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread

Writer

1987

Phobophilia: The Love of Fear

Writer

1995

Penn & Teller: Try This at Home

Executive Producer

2020

Piff the Magic Dragon: Reptile Dysfunction

Executive Producer

2022

Penn & Teller: Try This at Home Too

Producer

2020

Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End

Writer

2005

Don't Try This at Home!

Writer

1990

Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends

Writer

1987

Oral Hygiene

Music

1991

Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson

Producer

2018

The Tomb

Executive Producer

2013

Penn & Teller Go Public

Creator

1985

The Big Whoop

Producer

TV Production Credits

Black Mirror

Original Story

2011

Penn & Teller: Bull!

Executive Producer

2003

Penn & Teller: Fool Us

Writer

2011

Penn & Teller Tell a Lie

Executive Producer

2011