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The American illusionist, comedian, writer and actor, Penn Jillette, gained notoriety as half of the illusionist/comedy duo, Penn and Teller -- a perennial Las Vegas attraction also known for films including 1987's Penn & Teller Get Killed, and various TV specials and series. In 2006, Jillette hosted the prime-time game show, "Identity," and was announced as a contestant on the sixth season of Dancing with the Stars.
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Fast Facts
- Born: Penn Fraser Jillette, March 5, 1955
- Birth Place: Greenfield, Massachusetts
- Wife: Emily Zolten
- Children: Moxie CrimeFighter (daughter) and Zolten Penn (son)
- Height: 6'6"
- Dancing with the Stars partner will be Kym Johnson
- Outspokenly drug- and alcohol-free
- Longstanding political libertarian
- Serious fan of the band, The Velvet Underground
- Paints one of his fingernails as a distraction for close-up illusions
- Fingernail has caused him to refer to himself as "the world's slowest transvestite"
- Has an ironic obsession with the color pink, driving (for instance) a pink Mini Cooper
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Thanks to Emily for her WSOP coverage. She's off to LA to join magician husband Penn Jillette for big Magic Castle anniversary events.
@Robin_Leach | November 07, 2009 10:54 PM
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08/Nov/2009 às 2:30 no FX, "Penn & Teller" - Documentário. Com Penn Jillette e Teller
@revel_ul | November 08, 2009 04:01 AM -
@janeschmo penn jillette is not going to tweet you back. sorry mate
@Jeanyenglish | November 08, 2009 02:38 AM -
New on Simply Syndicated: MoN-We Know Celebrities #2- Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller http://bit.ly/2EKJoW
@simpsyn | November 08, 2009 01:46 AM -
Thanks to Emily for her WSOP coverage. She's off to LA to join magician husband Penn Jillette for big Magic Castle anniversary events.
@Robin_Leach | November 07, 2009 10:54 PM
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Penn Jillette on Twitter Powered by Twitter
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MoN-We Know Celebrities #2- Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller http://ff.im/-b7tSN
@techsupportrich | November 08, 2009 05:09 AM -
08/Nov/2009 às 2:30 no FX, "Penn & Teller" - Documentário. Com Penn Jillette e Teller
@revel_ul | November 08, 2009 04:01 AM -
@janeschmo penn jillette is not going to tweet you back. sorry mate
@Jeanyenglish | November 08, 2009 02:38 AM -
New on Simply Syndicated: MoN-We Know Celebrities #2- Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller http://bit.ly/2EKJoW
@simpsyn | November 08, 2009 01:46 AM -
Thanks to Emily for her WSOP coverage. She's off to LA to join magician husband Penn Jillette for big Magic Castle anniversary events.
@Robin_Leach | November 07, 2009 10:54 PM
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Penn Jillette on Twitter Powered by Twitter
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MoN-We Know Celebrities #2- Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller http://ff.im/-b7tSN
@techsupportrich | November 08, 2009 05:09 AM -
08/Nov/2009 às 2:30 no FX, "Penn & Teller" - Documentário. Com Penn Jillette e Teller
@revel_ul | November 08, 2009 04:01 AM -
@janeschmo penn jillette is not going to tweet you back. sorry mate
@Jeanyenglish | November 08, 2009 02:38 AM -
New on Simply Syndicated: MoN-We Know Celebrities #2- Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller http://bit.ly/2EKJoW
@simpsyn | November 08, 2009 01:46 AM -
Thanks to Emily for her WSOP coverage. She's off to LA to join magician husband Penn Jillette for big Magic Castle anniversary events.
@Robin_Leach | November 07, 2009 10:54 PM
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Penn Jillette on Amazon | View All
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Penn & Teller Get Killed [VHS] - $14.98
Penn and Teller burst onto the scene as part of the new-vaudeville wave of the mid 1980s. Riding high on the basis of a hit off-Broadway show, these two magicians--who poke fun at magic even as they pull off masterful illusions with a taste...
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Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends - $23.00
Penn & Teller impart their priceless secrets for conning, scamming, and fooling your closest personal friends. And even they're suprised how many copies of this we've sold: 120,000 to-date.
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Beg the Question (A Minimum Wage Collection) - $16.95
A caustic and hilarious love story set in 1990s New York.Bob Fingerman's Beg the Question tells the story of Rob and Sylvia, two twentysomethings navigating the labyrinth of New York City life. Imagine a cross betw...
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Sock - $13.99
Twisting the buddy cop story upside down and inside out, Penn Jillette has created the most distinctive narrator to come along in fiction in many years: a sock monkey called Dickie. The sock monkey belongs to a New York City police diver w...
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Penn Jillette on Amazon | View All
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Beg the Question (A Minimum Wage Collection) - $16.95
A caustic and hilarious love story set in 1990s New York.Bob Fingerman's Beg the Question tells the story of Rob and Sylvia, two twentysomethings navigating the labyrinth of New York City life. Imagine a cross betw...
Amazon -
Penn & Teller Get Killed [VHS] - $14.98
Penn and Teller burst onto the scene as part of the new-vaudeville wave of the mid 1980s. Riding high on the basis of a hit off-Broadway show, these two magicians--who poke fun at magic even as they pull off masterful illusions with a taste...
Amazon -
Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends - $23.00
Penn & Teller impart their priceless secrets for conning, scamming, and fooling your closest personal friends. And even they're suprised how many copies of this we've sold: 120,000 to-date.
Amazon -
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Sock - $13.99
Twisting the buddy cop story upside down and inside out, Penn Jillette has created the most distinctive narrator to come along in fiction in many years: a sock monkey called Dickie. The sock monkey belongs to a New York City police diver w...
Amazon
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Penn Jillette on Amazon | View All
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Beg the Question (A Minimum Wage Collection) - $16.95
A caustic and hilarious love story set in 1990s New York.Bob Fingerman's Beg the Question tells the story of Rob and Sylvia, two twentysomethings navigating the labyrinth of New York City life. Imagine a cross betw...
Amazon -
Penn & Teller Get Killed [VHS] - $14.98
Penn and Teller burst onto the scene as part of the new-vaudeville wave of the mid 1980s. Riding high on the basis of a hit off-Broadway show, these two magicians--who poke fun at magic even as they pull off masterful illusions with a taste...
Amazon -
Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends - $23.00
Penn & Teller impart their priceless secrets for conning, scamming, and fooling your closest personal friends. And even they're suprised how many copies of this we've sold: 120,000 to-date.
Amazon -
Sock - $13.99
Twisting the buddy cop story upside down and inside out, Penn Jillette has created the most distinctive narrator to come along in fiction in many years: a sock monkey called Dickie. The sock monkey belongs to a New York City police diver w...
Amazon -
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Penn Jillette on Amazon | View All
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Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends - $23.00
Penn & Teller impart their priceless secrets for conning, scamming, and fooling your closest personal friends. And even they're suprised how many copies of this we've sold: 120,000 to-date.
Amazon -
Beg the Question (A Minimum Wage Collection) - $16.95
A caustic and hilarious love story set in 1990s New York.Bob Fingerman's Beg the Question tells the story of Rob and Sylvia, two twentysomethings navigating the labyrinth of New York City life. Imagine a cross betw...
Amazon -
Penn & Teller Get Killed [VHS] - $14.98
Penn and Teller burst onto the scene as part of the new-vaudeville wave of the mid 1980s. Riding high on the basis of a hit off-Broadway show, these two magicians--who poke fun at magic even as they pull off masterful illusions with a taste...
Amazon -
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Sock - $13.99
Twisting the buddy cop story upside down and inside out, Penn Jillette has created the most distinctive narrator to come along in fiction in many years: a sock monkey called Dickie. The sock monkey belongs to a New York City police diver w...
Amazon
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Questions and Answers About Penn Jillette | View All | Ask a Question
View All Penn Jillette Questions (41) | Ask a QuestionI know mmaoverload.com carries BJ Penn clothing... does anywhere else? (1 Answer)You can buy a fair amount on amazon, just search for BJ Penn. You can also buy direcly from RVCA or on BJ Penn.com. read moreWhats the best thing to do in Penn State? ...other than drink? (1 Answer)I bet you haven't hiked a portion of the Pennsylvania Mid State Trail: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Mid_State_Trail http://hike-mst.org/ You might not be able to do it now, but maybe in March or April ... read moreDEBATE: Who had the better performance, Sean Penn in Milk or Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler? (9 Answers)Mickey Rourke with out a doubt had a better performance than Sean Penn. Not only did Rourke train for 7 months sometimes 16 hours a day and bulked up 20+ ... read more
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Penn Jillette on Twitter Powered by Twitter
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MoN-We Know Celebrities #2- Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller http://ff.im/-b7tSN
@techsupportrich | November 08, 2009 05:09 AM -
08/Nov/2009 às 2:30 no FX, "Penn & Teller" - Documentário. Com Penn Jillette e Teller
@revel_ul | November 08, 2009 04:01 AM -
@janeschmo penn jillette is not going to tweet you back. sorry mate
@Jeanyenglish | November 08, 2009 02:38 AM -
New on Simply Syndicated: MoN-We Know Celebrities #2- Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller http://bit.ly/2EKJoW
@simpsyn | November 08, 2009 01:46 AM -
Thanks to Emily for her WSOP coverage. She's off to LA to join magician husband Penn Jillette for big Magic Castle anniversary events.
@Robin_Leach | November 07, 2009 10:54 PM
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Penn Jillette on Amazon | View All
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Beg the Question (A Minimum Wage Collection) - $16.95
A caustic and hilarious love story set in 1990s New York.Bob Fingerman's Beg the Question tells the story of Rob and Sylvia, two twentysomethings navigating the labyrinth of New York City life. Imagine a cross betw...
Amazon -
Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends - $23.00
Penn & Teller impart their priceless secrets for conning, scamming, and fooling your closest personal friends. And even they're suprised how many copies of this we've sold: 120,000 to-date.
Amazon -
Sock - $13.99
Twisting the buddy cop story upside down and inside out, Penn Jillette has created the most distinctive narrator to come along in fiction in many years: a sock monkey called Dickie. The sock monkey belongs to a New York City police diver w...
Amazon -
Penn & Teller Get Killed [VHS] - $14.98
Penn and Teller burst onto the scene as part of the new-vaudeville wave of the mid 1980s. Riding high on the basis of a hit off-Broadway show, these two magicians--who poke fun at magic even as they pull off masterful illusions with a taste...
Amazon -
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Penn Jillette on Twitter Powered by Twitter
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MoN-We Know Celebrities #2- Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller http://ff.im/-b7tSN
@techsupportrich | November 08, 2009 05:09 AM -
08/Nov/2009 às 2:30 no FX, "Penn & Teller" - Documentário. Com Penn Jillette e Teller
@revel_ul | November 08, 2009 04:01 AM -
@janeschmo penn jillette is not going to tweet you back. sorry mate
@Jeanyenglish | November 08, 2009 02:38 AM -
New on Simply Syndicated: MoN-We Know Celebrities #2- Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller http://bit.ly/2EKJoW
@simpsyn | November 08, 2009 01:46 AM -
Thanks to Emily for her WSOP coverage. She's off to LA to join magician husband Penn Jillette for big Magic Castle anniversary events.
@Robin_Leach | November 07, 2009 10:54 PM
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Penn Jillette on Amazon | View All
-
Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends - $23.00
Penn & Teller impart their priceless secrets for conning, scamming, and fooling your closest personal friends. And even they're suprised how many copies of this we've sold: 120,000 to-date.
Amazon -
Penn & Teller Get Killed [VHS] - $14.98
Penn and Teller burst onto the scene as part of the new-vaudeville wave of the mid 1980s. Riding high on the basis of a hit off-Broadway show, these two magicians--who poke fun at magic even as they pull off masterful illusions with a taste...
Amazon -
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Sock - $13.99
Twisting the buddy cop story upside down and inside out, Penn Jillette has created the most distinctive narrator to come along in fiction in many years: a sock monkey called Dickie. The sock monkey belongs to a New York City police diver w...
Amazon -
Beg the Question (A Minimum Wage Collection) - $16.95
A caustic and hilarious love story set in 1990s New York.Bob Fingerman's Beg the Question tells the story of Rob and Sylvia, two twentysomethings navigating the labyrinth of New York City life. Imagine a cross betw...
Amazon
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Penn Jillette Timeline
- Note: Many of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- 1955: Born on March 5 in Greenfield, Massachusetts
- 1985: Penn & Teller Go Public - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1989: Penn & Teller Get Killed - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1995: Toy Story - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1998: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2000: Fear of Fiction - IMDb Listing
- 2001-2002: House of Mouse - IMDb Listing
- 2003-2007: Penn & Teller: Bullshit! - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2005: The Aristocrats - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2009: Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder - IMDb Listing
