• 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
  • 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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