Penn Badgley

Guide Note

Penn Badgley is an actor whose first breakthrough performance was on the soap opera The Young and the Restless

Fast Facts

1. Birth name: Penn Badgley
2. Born: November 1, 1986
3. Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland
4. Years active: 1998 - present
5. Debut show: The Young and the Restless
6. Named after the Penn tennis ball ¹
7. Studied at Santa Monica College and USC

Badgley started his career in 1999 with voice work on the video game Mario Golf 64 and again on Mario Tennis 64 in 2000. He has made appearances on television shows such as Will & Grace and What I Like About You. He also starred on the WB series Do Over. Currently he is playing the role of Dan Humphrey on the hit CW show Gossip Girl. Badgley was named one of the "Sexiest Men Alive" in 2007 by People Magazine. ²

• 2000: The Brothers García
• 2000: Daddio
• 2001: The Fluffer
• 2003: The Twilight Zone
• 2004: The Mountain
• 2006: John Tucker Must Die
• 2008: Forever Strong
• 2008: The Stepfather

"I want to do film. I want to be an actor- I don't want to be a celebrity. They are two different things, and people have forgotten that they are different. Because if you are one, you can be generally the other. Like if you are a celebrity, then anyone will let you be in a film or on a TV show, and if you're an actor, chances are if you are successful, you are becoming a celebrity." ³