Penn Jillette Biography (1955-)

Born March 5, 1955, in Greenfield, MA. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Office: Buggs & Rudy A Discount Corporation, 3555 West Reno Ave., Suite L, Las Vegas, NV 89118.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, screenwriter, producer, creator, composer
Birth Details: March 5, 1955; Greenfield, Massachusetts, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Security guard (U.S. version), Savage Island, 1985
Norman, Off Beat, Buena Vista, 1986
Bone, My Chauffeur, Crown, 1986
Penn & Teller's Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends (also known as Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends), 1987
Big Stoop, Tough Guys Don't Dance, 1987
Voice of the Chief of the Deformed, Light Years (also known as Gandahar), Miramax, 1988
Penn, Penn & Teller Get Killed (also known as Dead Funny), Warner Bros., 1989
Host, The Eyes Scream: A History of the Residents, 1991
Himself, Half Japanese: The Band Who Would Be King, Tara Releasing, 1993
Luthers, Car 54, Where Are You?, 1994
Hal, Hackers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1995
Voice of TV announcer, Toy Story (animated), Buena Vista, 1995
Radio deejay, Burnzy's Last Call, 1995
Himself, The Best of Ed's Night Party, 1996
Nothing Sacred, 1997
Fred, Life Sold Separately, 1997
Himself, Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart, Fox Lorber, 1997
Himself, Kid Nerd, 1997
Barker at Bazooko Circus, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Universal, 1998
Host, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," Fantasia/2000, Buena Vista, 1999
Albert, Fear of Fiction, 2000
Television Appearances
Series
Voice of Flea, The Moxy Show (animated), Cartoon Network, 1994-1995
Drell, Sabrina, The Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina),ABC, 1996-1997
Host, Sin City Spectacular (also known as Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular), F/X, 1998
Voice of Pluto Devil, Mickey Mouse Works (animated), ABC, 1999-2000
Voice of Pluto Devil, House of Mouse (animated), ABC, 2001
Himself, Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, Showtime, 2003
Movies
Director, Hayley Wagner, Star, Showtime, 1999
Miniseries
Himself, "Volume 4: Highway 93," Great Drives, 1996
Specials
Penn & Teller Go Public?, PBS, 1985
Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread (also known as Invisible Thread), Showtime, 1987
Ron Reagan Is the President's Son, Cinemax, 1988
Host, Showtime Comedy Club All-Stars III, Showtime, 1989
Woodstock: Return to the Planet of the '60s, CBS, 1989
Penn & Teller: Don't Try This At Home! (also known as Don'tTry This at Home!), NBC, 1990
Host, "This Is MST3K," Mystery Science Theater 3000, Comedy Central, 1992
Indecision '92: The Republican National Convention, Comedy Central, 1992
Harley-Davidson's 90th Birthday Blast, Showtime, 1993
Host, Discover Magazine's 5th Annual Technology Awards, The DisneyChannel, 1994
Narrator, Hal Roach: Hollywood's King of Laughter, The Disney Channel, 1994
Aspen Comedy Festival, Comedy Central, 1994
The World's Greatest Magic II, NBC, 1995
Penn, Phobophilia: The Love of Fear (also known as Penn & Teller's Phobophilia: The Love of Fear), 1995
It's a Wonderful Cyberlife: A Holiday Buying Guide, The DiscoveryChannel, 1996
The World's Wildest Magic, NBC, 1997
Penn & Teller's Home Invasion Magic (also known as Home Invasion), ABC, 1997
The Unpleasant World of Penn and Teller, Comedy Central, 2000

The Master of Deception, The Discovery Channel, 2000
The Great American History Quiz: 50 States, History Channel, 2001
Pilots
Orwell Kravitz, VR.5, 1995
Drell, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, ABC, 1996
Episodic
Jimmy Borges, "Prodigal Son," Miami Vice, NBC, 1985
Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1985, 1986
Late Night with David Letterman, CBS, 1986-1993
The Original Max Talking Headroom Show, Cinemax, 1987
Darrin Romick, "Illusions of Grandeur," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, ABC, 1994
Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1994-2000
Archibald Fenn, "Drew Meets Lawyers," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1995
Himself, "$20.01," Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Cartoon Network, 1996
Archibald Fenn, "See Drew Run," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1997
Encyclopedia salesman, "The One with the 'Cuffs," Friends, NBC, 1997
Himself, "The Gary Cahuenga Episode," Muppets Tonight!, ABC, 1997
Rebo, "Day of the Dead," Babylon 5, syndicated, 1998
(Uncredited) Pimp, "The Cat's Out of the Bag," Dharma & Greg,ABC, 1998
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 1998-2002
Himself, "Knee Deep," Home Improvement, ABC, 1999
Himself, "Val the Hard Way," V.I.P., syndicated, 1999
Voice of himself, "Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1999
Terry, "The Proposal: Part 2," Just Shoot Me!, NBC, 2001
Himself, "Celebrity Special," Fear Factor, NBC, 2002
Himself, "Las Vegas: Live Reveal," Trading Spaces, The Learning Channel, 2003
Himself, "Magic Jordan," The Bernie Mac Show, Fox, 2003
Himself, The View, ABC, 2003
Also appeared as Orwell Kravitz, "Parallel Lives," VR.5; in Famous Homes & Hideaways, syndicated; Evening at Pops.
Television Work
Series
Co-executive producer and development, Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular (also known as Sin City Spectacular), F/X, 1998
Co-executive producer, Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, Showtime, 2003
Specials
Creator, Penn & Teller Go Public, PBS, 1985
Executive producer, Phobophilia: The Love of Fear (also known as Penn & Teller's Phobophilia: The Love of Fear), 1995
Co-executive producer and concept originator, Penn & Teller's HomeInvasion Magic, ABC, 1997
Stage Appearances
Penn & Teller, Ritz Theatre, New York City, 1987-1988
Penn & Teller: The Refrigerator Tour, Eugene O'Neill Theatre,New York City, 1991
Penn & Teller Rot in Hell, John Houseman Theatre, New York City, 1991-1992
Penn & Teller, Wilshire Theatre, New York City, 1998
The Exonerated, 45 Bleecker, New York City, 2002-
Made off-Broadway debut in 1985.
RECORDINGS
Video Games
Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors, 1995
Voice of Leroy Paine, Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair, 1996
Voice of Drell, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Spellbound, 1998
WRITINGS
Screenplays
Penn & Teller's Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends (also known as Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends), 1987
Penn & Teller Get Killed (also known as Dead Funny), Warner Bros., 1989
Film Scores
Penn & Teller's Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends (also known as Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends), 1987
Television Specials
Penn & Teller Go Public?, 1985
Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread (also known as Invisible Friend), Showtime, 1987
Ron Reagan Is the President's Son, Cinemax, 1988
Penn & Teller: Don't Try This at Home! (also known as Don'tTry This at Home!), NBC, 1990
The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller, 1994
Phobophilia: The Love of Fear (also known as Penn & Teller:Phobophilia: The Love of Fear), 1995
Penn & Teller's Home Invasion Magic, ABC, 1997
Television Episodes
The Moxy Show (animated), Cartoon Network, 1994-1995
(With Teller, David Wechter, and John McLaughlin) "Talking to the Dead,"Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, 2003
(With Teller, Wechter, and McLaughlin) "Alternative Medicine," Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, 2003
Also wrote Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular (also known asSin City Spectacular), F/X.
Lyrics
Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular (also known as Sin City Spectacular), F/X, 1998
Video Games
Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors, 1995
Nonfiction
(With Teller) Penn & Teller's Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends, Villard Books, 1989
(With Teller) Penn & Teller's How to Play with Your Food, Villard Books, 1992
(With Teller) Penn & Teller's How to Play in Traffic, Boulevard Books, 1997
Audiobooks
The Golden Rule of Schmoozing, Listen & Live Audio, 1998
Other
Wrote a monthly column for PC/Computing. Contributor to magazines,including Playboy.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, November 21, 1997, p. 122
Newsbytes, June 14, 1994, p. 1994
Reason, April, 1994, p. 35

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