Penn Jillette
Known for acting · Born 5 March 1955 · 71 · Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA
189 credits
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
Penn & Teller: Fool Us
2011
Penn & Teller: Bull!
2003
Black Mirror
2011
Penn Point
Penn Point
2010
Fantasia 2000
2000
The Aristocrats
2005
Tim's Vermeer
2013
An Honest Liar
2014
Scorpion
2014
The Amazing Johnathan Documentary
2019
Penn & Teller Get Killed
1989
Director's Cut
2016
Acting (168)
2026Stuart Fails to Save the UniversePenn JilletteSeries
2026Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex PassPenn JilletteFilm
2026Stealing MagicFilm
2025Marty SupremeHoffFilm
2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday NightSelfSeries
2025WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2025PennFilm
2025The Big WhoopFilm
2024After MidnightSelfSeries
2024The Residents - A DocumentaryPenn JilletteFilm
2023Joke ManSelfFilm
2023The Hidden Talent of Gilbert GottfriedselfFilm
2022The G Word with Adam ConoverSelfSeries
2022Piff the Magic Dragon: Reptile DysfunctionPop the Magic DragonFilm
2021Surviving DeathSelf (archive footage)Series
2021ClerkSelfFilm
2021Celebrity Wheel of FortuneSelf - ContestantSeries
2021Bob Dylan: Odds and EndsSelf - NarratorFilm
2020The Choice 2020: Trump vs. BidenSelf - IntervieweeFilm
2020I Can See Your VoiceSeries
2020Penn & Teller: Try This at HomeSelf - HostFilm
2020Penn & Teller: Try This at Home TooHimselfFilm
2019Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?Penn Jillette (voice)Series
2019The Masked SingerHydra, Hydra (archive footage)Series
2019The Amazing Johnathan DocumentarySelfFilm
2019Rob & Romesh VsSelfSeries
2019J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGeniusSelfFilm
2018Always AmazingSelfFilm
201825 Words or LessSelfSeries
2018Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny ThompsonSelfFilm
2018Pentatonix: A Not So Silent NightSelfFilm
2018We Are Most Amused and AmazedSelfFilm
2018Morecambe & Wise in AmericaSelfSeries
2017Young SheldonA.V.Series
2017Sandy WexlerTestimonialFilm
2017GilbertSelfFilm
2016BillionsPenn JilletteSeries
2016The Grand TourSelfSeries
2016Director's CutHerbert BlountFilm
2016Eating You AliveSelfFilm
2016Can We Take a Joke?SelfFilm
2016Unlocked: The World of Games, RevealedSelf · 8 episodesSeries
2015Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!Lieutenant Colonel StyloFilm
2015Code BlackJohnny PrentissSeries
2015Misery Loves ComedySelfFilm
2015StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonSelfSeries
2015Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the ResidentsHimselfFilm
2015The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at HackersFilm
2014ScorpionDr. Cecil P. Rizzuto · 4 episodesSeries
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf · 3 episodesSeries
2014An Honest LiarSelfFilm
2014Good Morning BritainSelfSeries
2013Tim's VermeerHimselfFilm
2013The UnbelieversSelfFilm
2013Whose Line Is It Anyway?SelfSeries
2013Anthony Bourdain: Parts UnknownSelfSeries
2013Alpha HousePenn Jillette · 5 episodesSeries
2013Beat Bobby FlaySelfSeries
2013Have You Been Paying Attention?Self - Guest QuizmasterSeries
2013Through the KeyholeSelfSeries
2013The Arsenio Hall ShowSelfSeries
2013Deal With ItSelfSeries
2012The Eric Andre ShowSelfSeries
2011Penn & Teller: Fool UsSelf - Judge · 170 episodesSeries
2011Penn & Teller Tell a LieHimself - Host · 6 episodesSeries
2011Night of the Little DeadDave-OFilm
2011A Tribute to Laurel & HardySelfFilm
2011TV's 50 Greatest Magic TricksSelfFilm
2011My Favorite PlaceSelfSeries
2010The DefendersReuben ChartersSeries
2010The TalkSelfSeries
2010Brave New Voices 2010HimselfFilm
2010Penn Point · 189 episodesSeries
2009Modern FamilyEdward LeGrandSeries
2009Futurama: Into the Wild Green YonderPenn Jillette's Head (voice)Film
2008Cheech & Chong RoastedSelfFilm
2008History of the JokeSelfFilm
2008Free RadioSelfSeries
2007Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles ProjectSelfFilm
2007Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas SpectacularGhost of Christmas PresentFilm
2007To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother TheodoreSelfFilm
2006America's Got TalentSelf - PerformerSeries
2006Farce of the PenguinsLeopard Seal Gang Member (voice)Film
2006IdentityHost · 11 episodesSeries
2006Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities EditionSelf (archive footage)Film
2006Phone SexCallerFilm
2005Numb3rsPenn JilletteSeries
2005Hell's KitchenSelf · 4 episodes, Self - Restaurant Patron · 2 episodesSeries
2005The AristocratsSelfFilm
2005Dancing with the StarsSelf - Contestant · 3 episodesSeries
2005Mucha Lucha: The Return of El MaleficoFortune Teller / Pawn Shop Owner / Ticket Man (voice)Film
2005Penn & Teller: Off the Deep EndSelfFilm
2004Michael Moore Hates AmericaSelfFilm
2004Listen Up!Penn JilletteSeries
2004Goodnight, We Love YouSelfFilm
2004My Coolest YearsHimselfSeries
2003Las VegasPenn JiletteSeries
2003Real Time with Bill MaherSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2003Penn & Teller: Bull!Himself · 89 episodesSeries
2003Penn & Teller's Magic & Mystery Tour · 3 episodesSeries
2003Grand Illusions - The Story Of MagicHimselfFilm
2001Disney's House of MousePluto Devil (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
2001The Bernie Mac ShowPennSeries
2001Fear FactorSeries
2001Bravo Profiles: Penn and TellerSelfFilm
2000Fantasia 2000Self - HostFilm
2000GirlfriendsClem ValescoSeries
2000Fear of FictionAlbertFilm
1999The West WingPenn JiletteSeries
1999Mickey Mouse WorksSeries
1999Hayley Wagner, StarDirectorFilm
1998Fear and Loathing in Las VegasCarnie TalkerFilm
1998V.I.P.Penn JilletteSeries
1998Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist · 15 episodesSeries
1998Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular · 24 episodesSeries
1997Dharma & GregVincent (uncredited)Series
1997Just Shoot Me!TerrySeries
1997The ViewSelf - GuestSeries
1997Nightmare NedFrank Grimes (voice)Series
1997Home InvasionSelfFilm
1996Sabrina, the Teenage WitchDrell · 4 episodesSeries
1996Muppets TonightSelfSeries
1996Great DrivesSelfSeries
1995Toy StoryTV Announcer (voice)Film
1995HackersHalFilm
1995The Drew Carey ShowArchibald Fenn · 2 episodesSeries
1995VR.5Mr. Orwell KravitzSeries
1995Phobophilia: The Love of FearHimselfFilm
1995Burnzy's Last CallRadio DJFilm
1994FriendsSalesmanSeries
1994Babylon 5ReboSeries
1994Space Ghost Coast to CoastSelfSeries
1994Car 54, Where Are You?LutherFilm
1994The Unpleasant World of Penn & TellerSelf · 6 episodesSeries
1994The Steven Banks ShowPenn JilletteSeries
1994The World's Greatest MagicSelfSeries
1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanRomickSeries
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - GuestSeries
1993Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be KingSelfFilm
1992Behind the Scenes · 10 episodesSeries
1992This Is MST3KSelfFilm
1992Martin Mull: Talent Takes a HolidaySelfFilm
1991Home ImprovementPenn JilletteSeries
1991The Eyes Scream: A History of the ResidentsHostFilm
1990Don't Try This at Home!SelfFilm
1990The WordSeries
1990Gorgon Video Magazine Vol. 2SelfFilm
1989The SimpsonsPenn (voice), Penn Jilette (voice)Series
1989Penn & Teller Get KilledSelfFilm
1989Steven Banks: Home Entertainment Centerpre-show hostFilm
1989Exploring Psychic Powers LiveFilm
1988Free to Be... a FamilySelfFilm
1988Negligee and Underpants PartySelfFilm
1987Tough Guys Don't DanceBig StoopFilm
1987Cruel Tricks for Dear FriendsSelfFilm
1987Penn & Teller's Invisible ThreadPennFilm
1986My ChauffeurBoneFilm
1986Off BeatNormanFilm
1986Barbecue Death Squad From HellHimselfFilm
1985Savage IslandSecurity GuardFilm
1985Penn & Teller Go PublicHimselfFilm
1984Miami ViceJimmy BorgesSeries
1984MTV Video Music AwardsSelf - Preshow HostSeries
1982Late Night with David LettermanSelf - GuestSeries
1978The Magic of David CopperfieldSeries
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf · 5 episodes, Self - Special Guest · 2 episodesSeries
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelfSeries
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelfSeries
—Prop Master, Inside the World of Hollywood PropsSelfFilm
Crew (1)
1985Penn & Teller Go PublicCreatorFilm
Production (11)
2025The Big WhoopProducerFilm
2022Piff the Magic Dragon: Reptile DysfunctionExecutive ProducerFilm
2020Penn & Teller: Try This at HomeExecutive ProducerFilm
2020Penn & Teller: Try This at Home TooProducerFilm
2018Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny ThompsonProducerFilm
2013Tim's VermeerProducer, WriterFilm
2013The TombExecutive ProducerFilm
2011Penn & Teller Tell a LieExecutive Producer, WriterSeries
2005The AristocratsExecutive Producer, DirectorFilm
2003Penn & Teller: Bull!Executive Producer, WriterSeries
1995Phobophilia: The Love of FearExecutive Producer, WriterFilm
Sound (1)
1991Oral HygieneMusicFilm
Writing (8)
2016Director's CutWriter, ProducerFilm
2011Black MirrorOriginal StorySeries
2011Penn & Teller: Fool UsWriter, CreatorSeries
2005Penn & Teller: Off the Deep EndWriterFilm
1990Don't Try This at Home!WriterFilm
1989Penn & Teller Get KilledWriterFilm
1987Cruel Tricks for Dear FriendsWriterFilm
1987Penn & Teller's Invisible ThreadWriterFilm