Penn Jillette

Penn Jillette

Known for
Acting
Born
March 5, 1955 (age 71)
Birthplace
Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

Penn Jillette is an American magician, juggler, comedian, musician, inventor, actor, and best-selling author known for his work with fellow magician Teller as half of the team Penn & Teller.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

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Prop Master, Inside the World of Hollywood Props poster

Prop Master, Inside the World of Hollywood Props

Movie · as Self

2026
Stealing Magic poster

Stealing Magic

Movie

2026
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass poster

Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass

Movie · as Penn Jillette

2026
Who Is Martin Mull? poster

Who Is Martin Mull?

Movie · as Self

2026
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe poster

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe

TV · as Penn Jillette · 1 ep

2025
WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2025 poster

WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2025

Movie · as Penn

2025
The Big Whoop poster

The Big Whoop

Movie

2025
Marty Supreme poster

Marty Supreme

Movie · as Hoff

2025
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night poster

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2024
The Residents - A Documentary poster

The Residents - A Documentary

Movie · as Penn Jillette

2024
After Midnight poster

After Midnight

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2023
Joke Man poster

Joke Man

Movie · as Self

2023
The Hidden Talent of Gilbert Gottfried poster

The Hidden Talent of Gilbert Gottfried

Movie · as self

2022
Piff the Magic Dragon: Reptile Dysfunction poster

Piff the Magic Dragon: Reptile Dysfunction

Movie · as Pop the Magic Dragon

2022
The G Word with Adam Conover poster

The G Word with Adam Conover

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2021
Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends poster

Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends

Movie · as Self - Narrator

2021
Clerk poster

Clerk

Movie · as Self

2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune poster

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2021
Surviving Death poster

Surviving Death

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

2020
Penn & Teller: Try This at Home poster

Penn & Teller: Try This at Home

Movie · as Self - Host

2020
Penn & Teller: Try This at Home Too poster

Penn & Teller: Try This at Home Too

Movie · as Himself

2020
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden poster

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden

Movie · as Self - Interviewee

2020
I Can See Your Voice poster

I Can See Your Voice

TV · 1 ep

2019
J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius poster

J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius

Movie · as Self

2019
The Amazing Johnathan Documentary poster

The Amazing Johnathan Documentary

Movie · as Self

2019
The Masked Singer poster

The Masked Singer

TV · as Self, Hydra (archive footage) · 2 eps

2019
Rob & Romesh Vs poster

Rob & Romesh Vs

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? poster

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

TV · as Penn Jillette (voice) · 1 ep

2018
Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson poster

Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson

Movie · as Self

2018
Pentatonix: A Not So Silent Night poster

Pentatonix: A Not So Silent Night

Movie · as Self

2018
We Are Most Amused and Amazed poster

We Are Most Amused and Amazed

Movie · as Self

2018
Always Amazing poster

Always Amazing

Movie · as Self

2018
Morecambe & Wise in America poster

Morecambe & Wise in America

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2018
25 Words or Less poster

25 Words or Less

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
Gilbert poster

Gilbert

Movie · as Self

2017
Sandy Wexler poster

Sandy Wexler

Movie · as Testimonial

2017
Young Sheldon poster

Young Sheldon

TV · as A.V. · 1 ep

2016
Director's Cut poster

Director's Cut

Movie · as Herbert Blount

2016
Can We Take a Joke? poster

Can We Take a Joke?

Movie · as Self

2016
Eating You Alive poster

Eating You Alive

Movie · as Self

2016
Billions poster

Billions

TV · as Penn Jillette · 1 ep

2016
The Grand Tour poster

The Grand Tour

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed poster

Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed

TV · as Self · 8 eps

2015
Misery Loves Comedy poster

Misery Loves Comedy

Movie · as Self

2015
Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents poster

Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents

Movie · as Himself

2015
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! poster

Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!

Movie · as Lieutenant Colonel Stylo

2015
The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers poster

The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers

Movie

2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson poster

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Code Black poster

Code Black

TV · as Johnny Prentiss · 1 ep

2014
An Honest Liar poster

An Honest Liar

Movie · as Self

2014
Good Morning Britain poster

Good Morning Britain

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Scorpion poster

Scorpion

TV · as Dr. Cecil P. Rizzuto · 4 eps

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2013
The Unbelievers poster

The Unbelievers

Movie · as Self

2013
Tim's Vermeer poster

Tim's Vermeer

Movie · as Himself

2013
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown poster

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
Whose Line Is It Anyway? poster

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
Have You Been Paying Attention? poster

Have You Been Paying Attention?

TV · as Self - Guest Quizmaster · 1 ep

2013
Deal With It poster

Deal With It

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
The Arsenio Hall Show poster

The Arsenio Hall Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
Through the Keyhole poster

Through the Keyhole

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
Alpha House poster

Alpha House

TV · as Penn Jillette · 5 eps

2013
Beat Bobby Flay poster

Beat Bobby Flay

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
The Eric Andre Show poster

The Eric Andre Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
Night of the Little Dead poster

Night of the Little Dead

Movie · as Dave-O

2011
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy poster

A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

Movie · as Self

2011
TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks poster

TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks

Movie · as Self

2011
Penn & Teller Tell a Lie poster

Penn & Teller Tell a Lie

TV · as Himself - Host · 6 eps

2011
Penn & Teller: Fool Us poster

Penn & Teller: Fool Us

TV · as Self - Judge · 170 eps

2011
My Favorite Place

My Favorite Place

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2010
Brave New Voices 2010 poster

Brave New Voices 2010

Movie · as Himself

2010
Penn Point

Penn Point

TV · 189 eps

2010
The Defenders poster

The Defenders

TV · as Reuben Charters · 1 ep

2010
The Talk poster

The Talk

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder poster

Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder

Movie · as Penn Jillette's Head (voice)

2009
Modern Family poster

Modern Family

TV · as Edward LeGrand · 1 ep

2008
History of the Joke poster

History of the Joke

Movie · as Self

2008
Cheech & Chong Roasted poster

Cheech & Chong Roasted

Movie · as Self

2008
Free Radio poster

Free Radio

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore

To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore

Movie · as Self

2007
Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular poster

Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular

Movie · as Ghost of Christmas Present

2007
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project poster

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

Movie · as Self

2006
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition poster

Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2006
Phone Sex poster

Phone Sex

Movie · as Caller

2006
Farce of the Penguins poster

Farce of the Penguins

Movie · as Leopard Seal Gang Member (voice)

2006
Identity

Identity

TV · as Host · 11 eps

2006
America's Got Talent poster

America's Got Talent

TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep

2005
The Aristocrats poster

The Aristocrats

Movie · as Self

2005
Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End poster

Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End

Movie · as Self

2005
Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico poster

Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico

Movie · as Fortune Teller / Pawn Shop Owner / Ticket Man (voice)

2005
Numb3rs poster

Numb3rs

TV · as Penn Jillette · 1 ep

2005
Hell's Kitchen poster

Hell's Kitchen

TV · as Self, Self - Restaurant Patron · 4 eps

2005
Dancing with the Stars poster

Dancing with the Stars

TV · as Self - Contestant · 3 eps

2004
Goodnight, We Love You poster

Goodnight, We Love You

Movie · as Self

2004
Michael Moore Hates America poster

Michael Moore Hates America

Movie · as Self

2004
Listen Up! poster

Listen Up!

TV · as Penn Jillette · 1 ep

2004
My Coolest Years

My Coolest Years

TV · as Himself · 1 ep

2003
Grand Illusions - The Story Of Magic poster

Grand Illusions - The Story Of Magic

Movie · as Himself

2003
Penn & Teller: Bull! poster

Penn & Teller: Bull!

TV · as Himself · 89 eps

2003
Las Vegas poster

Las Vegas

TV · as Penn Jilette · 1 ep

2003
Penn & Teller's Magic & Mystery Tour poster

Penn & Teller's Magic & Mystery Tour

TV · 3 eps

2003
Real Time with Bill Maher poster

Real Time with Bill Maher

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2001
Bravo Profiles: Penn and Teller poster

Bravo Profiles: Penn and Teller

Movie · as Self

2001
Fear Factor poster

Fear Factor

TV · 1 ep

2001
The Bernie Mac Show poster

The Bernie Mac Show

TV · as Penn · 1 ep

2001
Disney's House of Mouse poster

Disney's House of Mouse

TV · as Pluto Devil (voice) · 2 eps

2000
Fantasia 2000 poster

Fantasia 2000

Movie · as Self - Host

2000
Fear of Fiction poster

Fear of Fiction

Movie · as Albert

2000
Girlfriends poster

Girlfriends

TV · as Clem Valesco · 1 ep

1999
Hayley Wagner, Star poster

Hayley Wagner, Star

Movie · as Director

1999
Mickey Mouse Works poster

Mickey Mouse Works

TV · 1 ep

1999
The West Wing poster

The West Wing

TV · as Penn Jilette · 1 ep

1998
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas poster

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Movie · as Carnie Talker

1998
Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular

Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular

TV · 24 eps

1998
Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares

TV · as Self - Panelist · 15 eps

1998
V.I.P. poster

V.I.P.

TV · as Penn Jillette · 1 ep

1997
Home Invasion poster

Home Invasion

Movie · as Self

1997
Dharma & Greg poster

Dharma & Greg

TV · as Vincent (uncredited) · 1 ep

1997
Just Shoot Me! poster

Just Shoot Me!

TV · as Terry · 1 ep

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1997
Nightmare Ned poster

Nightmare Ned

TV · as Frank Grimes (voice) · 1 ep

1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch poster

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

TV · as Drell · 4 eps

1996
Muppets Tonight poster

Muppets Tonight

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Great Drives

Great Drives

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Family Film and TV Awards

Family Film and TV Awards

TV · as Self - Recipient · 1 ep

1995
Toy Story poster

Toy Story

Movie · as TV Announcer (voice)

1995
Hackers poster

Hackers

Movie · as Hal

1995
Phobophilia: The Love of Fear

Phobophilia: The Love of Fear

Movie · as Himself

1995
Burnzy's Last Call poster

Burnzy's Last Call

Movie · as Radio DJ

1995
The Drew Carey Show poster

The Drew Carey Show

TV · as Archibald Fenn · 2 eps

1995
VR.5 poster

VR.5

TV · as Mr. Orwell Kravitz · 1 ep

1994
Car 54, Where Are You? poster

Car 54, Where Are You?

Movie · as Luther

1994
Friends poster

Friends

TV · as Salesman · 1 ep

1994
The Steven Banks Show

The Steven Banks Show

TV · as Penn Jillette · 1 ep

1994
Space Ghost Coast to Coast poster

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1994
Babylon 5 poster

Babylon 5

TV · as Rebo · 1 ep

1994
The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller poster

The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller

TV · as Self · 6 eps

1994
The World's Greatest Magic poster

The World's Greatest Magic

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1993
Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King poster

Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King

Movie · as Self

1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman poster

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

TV · as Romick · 1 ep

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1992
This Is MST3K poster

This Is MST3K

Movie · as Self

1992
Martin Mull: Talent Takes a Holiday poster

Martin Mull: Talent Takes a Holiday

Movie · as Self

1992
Behind the Scenes

Behind the Scenes

TV · 10 eps

1991
The Eyes Scream: A History of the Residents poster

The Eyes Scream: A History of the Residents

Movie · as Host

1991
Home Improvement poster

Home Improvement

TV · as Penn Jillette · 1 ep

1990
Gorgon Video Magazine Vol. 2

Gorgon Video Magazine Vol. 2

Movie · as Self

1990
Don't Try This at Home! poster

Don't Try This at Home!

Movie · as Self

1990
The Word poster

The Word

TV · 1 ep

1989
Steven Banks: Home Entertainment Center poster

Steven Banks: Home Entertainment Center

Movie · as pre-show host

1989
Penn & Teller Get Killed poster

Penn & Teller Get Killed

Movie · as Self

1989
Exploring Psychic Powers Live poster

Exploring Psychic Powers Live

Movie

1989
The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons

TV · as Penn (voice), Penn Jilette (voice) · 1 ep

1988
Free to Be... a Family poster

Free to Be... a Family

Movie · as Self

1988
Negligee and Underpants Party poster

Negligee and Underpants Party

Movie · as Self

1987
Tough Guys Don't Dance poster

Tough Guys Don't Dance

Movie · as Big Stoop

1987
Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends poster

Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends

Movie · as Self

1987
Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread poster

Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread

Movie · as Penn

1986
My Chauffeur poster

My Chauffeur

Movie · as Bone

1986
Off Beat poster

Off Beat

Movie · as Norman

1986
Barbecue Death Squad From Hell poster

Barbecue Death Squad From Hell

Movie · as Himself

1985
Penn & Teller Go Public poster

Penn & Teller Go Public

Movie · as Himself

1985
Savage Island poster

Savage Island

Movie · as Security Guard

1984
Miami Vice poster

Miami Vice

TV · as Jimmy Borges · 1 ep

1984
MTV Video Music Awards poster

MTV Video Music Awards

TV · as Self - Preshow Host · 1 ep

1982
Late Night with David Letterman poster

Late Night with David Letterman

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1978
The Magic of David Copperfield poster

The Magic of David Copperfield

TV · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self, Self - Special Guest · 5 eps

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep