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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Penn Jillette Timeline
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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
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Fast Facts
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Born
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Birth Place
Greenfield, Massachusetts
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Wife
Emily Zolten
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Children
Moxie CrimeFighter (daughter) and Zolten Penn (son)
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Height
6'6"
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Dancing with the Stars partner will be Kym Johnson
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Outspokenly drug- and alcohol-free
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Longstanding political libertarian
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Serious fan of the band, The Velvet Underground
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Paints one of his fingernails as a distraction for close-up illusions
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Fingernail has caused him to refer to himself as "the world's slowest transvestite"
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Has an ironic obsession with the color pink, driving (for instance) a pink Mini Cooper
