Penn Jillette
American magician and actor · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1955 · age 71
Penn Fraser Jillette is an American magician, entertainer and author, best known for his work with fellow magician Teller.
Penn Jillette is read about 1,054 times a day, in 20 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex PassFilm, Penn Jillette2024“He's certainly not doing enough to help Palestinians.”In their words23 January 2024Quotes of Jillette from "Penn Jillette Wants to Talk It All Out" by Tim Grierson, in Cracked“What I am doing is creating ephemera, and I believe that’s not only okay, that’s part of what makes it beautiful.”In their words23 January 2024Quotes of Jillette from "Penn Jillette Wants to Talk It All Out" by Tim Grierson, in Cracked2021
ClerkFilm2019
J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGeniusFilm2018“I have nothing good to say about Donald Trump as president.”In their words14 August 2018"In Conversation: Penn Jillette Talking magic, truth, and Trump’s alleged Apprentice Tapes." (14 August 2018), by David Marchese, Vulture“Trump, who never showed the slightest glimpse of humility.”In their words14 August 2018"In Conversation: Penn Jillette Talking magic, truth, and Trump’s alleged Apprentice Tapes." (14 August 2018), by David Marchese, Vulture2017
Young SheldonSeries, A.V.
GilbertFilm, 20172016“The problem is, I know Trump, so my optimism has been squashed like a baby bird … Everything bad I had to say about him, I said to his face.”In their words1 March 2016Quotes of Jillette from "Why Penn Jillette is Terrified of a President Trump" by Grant Burningham, in Newsweek
Can We Take a Joke?Film, 20162014
ScorpionSeries, Dr. Cecil P. Rizzuto
An Honest LiarFilm, 20142012“Atheism is the only real hope against terrorism.”In their wordsDecember 2012"Morality, Religion And Bullsh*T: An Interview With Penn Jillette" by Ryan Shaffer, at the American Humanist Association (December 2012)2009
Futurama: Into the Wild Green YonderFilm, Penn Jillette's Head (voice)2007
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles ProjectFilm2006
America's Got TalentSeries2005Richard Dawkins AwardAward
Mucha Lucha: The Return of El MaleficoFilm, 2005Fortune Teller / Pawn Shop Owner / Ticket Man (voice)2003Emperor Has No Clothes AwardAward2000
Fantasia 2000Film1999
The West WingSeries, Penn Jilette1998
Fear and Loathing in Las VegasFilm, Carnie Talker1997
The ViewSeries1995
The Drew Carey ShowSeries, Archibald Fenn1994
Car 54, Where Are You?Film, Luther1993
Late Night with Conan O'BrienSeries1987
Cruel Tricks for Dear FriendsFilm, Writer1985
Savage IslandFilm, Security Guard1984
Miami ViceSeries, Jimmy Borges1975
Saturday Night LiveSeries1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSeries1955Born5 March 1955People around Penn
Teller Also in Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
Timothée Chalamet Produced Marty Supreme (2026)
Chris Rock Also in The Moxy Show and Sandy Wexler
James Randi Penn wrote Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989)
Fran Drescher Also in Car 54, Where Are You? and Marty Supreme
Arthur Penn Directed Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989)
Chris Noth Also in Off Beat and Burnzy's Last Call
Eli Roth Directed Borderlands (2024)
Gary Busey Also in The Celebrity Apprentice 6
Lou Ferrigno Also in The Apprentice, season 12
Avi Arad Produced Borderlands (2024)
Dee Snider Also in The Apprentice, season 12
Bob Balaban Directed Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread (1987)
Adam Carolla Also in Dancing with the Stars, season 6
Joe Roth Produced Off Beat (1986)
Bill Prady Wrote Spoiler: Gary Dies (2026)
David Johansen Also in Burnzy's Last Call (1995)
Adam Rifkin Directed Director's Cut (2016)
Josh Safdie Directed Marty Supreme (2026)
Alex Graves Directed In the Room (2004)
Anthony Katagas Produced Marty Supreme (2026)
Eddie Gorodetsky Also in Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends (1987)
Kyle Newacheck Directed Spoiler: Gary Dies (2026)
Nancy Giles Also in Off Beat and Penn & Teller Get Killed
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Toy Story 1995
Marty Supreme 2025
Tim's Vermeer 2013
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 1998
An Honest Liar 2014
Filmography 40
202 credits on file
Television 24
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In their own words 4
, ... if you want to get heavy about it, you can say that every magic show is an exploration of how we determine what’s true.
My ambitions were always, I think, fairly level-headed.
For 50 million years our biggest problems were too few calories, too little information. For about 50 years our biggest problem has been too many calories, too much information.
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About this person
Known as Penn & Teller, the duo has been featured in numerous stage and television shows, such as Penn & Teller: Fool Us and Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, and is as of 2026, celebrating 25 years headlining in Las Vegas at The Rio. Jillette serves as the act's orator and raconteur.
