Penn Jillette

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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

Toy Story

TV Announcer (voice)

The Simpsons

Penn (voice)

The Simpsons

Penn Jilette (voice)

Friends

Salesman

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Carnie Talker

Scorpion

Dr. Cecil P. Rizzuto

Modern Family

Edward LeGrand

Young Sheldon

A.V.

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2026	Who Is Martin Mull? MOVIE	Self
2026	Stuart Fails to Save the Universe TV	Penn Jillette
2026	Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass MOVIE	Penn Jillette
2026	Stealing Magic MOVIE	Self
2025	The Big Whoop MOVIE	Self
2025	Marty Supreme MOVIE	Hoff
2025	WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2025 MOVIE	Penn
2025	SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night TV	Self
2024	The Residents - A Documentary MOVIE	Penn Jillette
2024	After Midnight TV	Self
2023	Joke Man MOVIE	Self
2023	The Hidden Talent of Gilbert Gottfried MOVIE	self
2022	Piff the Magic Dragon: Reptile Dysfunction MOVIE	Pop the Magic Dragon
2022	The G Word with Adam Conover TV	Self
2021	Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends MOVIE	Self - Narrator
2021	Clerk MOVIE	Self
2021	Celebrity Wheel of Fortune TV	Self - Contestant
2021	Surviving Death TV	Self (archive footage)
2020	I Can See Your Voice TV	Self
2020	The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden MOVIE	Self - Interviewee
2020	Penn & Teller: Try This at Home Too MOVIE	Himself
2020	Penn & Teller: Try This at Home MOVIE	Self - Host
2019	The Amazing Johnathan Documentary MOVIE	Self
2019	Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? TV	Penn Jillette (voice)
2019	J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius MOVIE	Self
2019	Rob & Romesh Vs TV	Self
2019	The Masked Singer TV	Hydra
2019	The Masked Singer TV	Hydra (archive footage)
2018	Morecambe & Wise in America TV	Self
2018	Pentatonix: A Not So Silent Night MOVIE	Self
2018	We Are Most Amused and Amazed MOVIE	Self
2018	25 Words or Less TV	Self
2018	Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson MOVIE	Self
2018	Always Amazing MOVIE	Self
2017	Young Sheldon TV	A.V.
2017	Gilbert MOVIE	Self
2017	Sandy Wexler MOVIE	Testimonial
2016	Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed TV	Self
2016	Eating You Alive MOVIE	Self
2016	The Grand Tour TV	Self
2016	Can We Take a Joke? MOVIE	Self
2016	Director's Cut MOVIE	Herbert Blount
2016	Billions TV	Penn Jillette
2015	Code Black TV	Johnny Prentiss
2015	The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers MOVIE	Self
2015	Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! MOVIE	Lieutenant Colonel Stylo
2015	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson TV	Self
2015	Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents MOVIE	Himself
2015	Misery Loves Comedy MOVIE	Self
2014	Scorpion TV	Dr. Cecil P. Rizzuto
2014	Good Morning Britain TV	Self
2014	An Honest Liar MOVIE	Self
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV	Self
2013	The Unbelievers MOVIE	Self
2013	Tim's Vermeer MOVIE	Himself
2013	Have You Been Paying Attention? TV	Self - Guest Quizmaster
2013	The Arsenio Hall Show TV	Self
2013	Through the Keyhole TV	Self
2013	Beat Bobby Flay TV	Self
2013	Deal With It TV	Self
2013	Whose Line Is It Anyway? TV	Self
2013	Alpha House TV	Penn Jillette
2013	Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown TV	Self
2012	The Eric Andre Show TV	Self
2011	TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks MOVIE	Self
2011	A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy MOVIE	Self
2011	Penn & Teller Tell a Lie TV	Himself - Host
2011	My Favorite Place TV	Self
2011	Night of the Little Dead MOVIE	Dave-O
2011	Penn & Teller: Fool Us TV	Self - Judge
2010	The Talk TV	Self
2010	The Defenders TV	Reuben Charters
2010	Penn Point TV	Self
2010	Brave New Voices 2010 MOVIE	Himself
2009	Modern Family TV	Edward LeGrand
2009	Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder MOVIE	Penn Jillette's Head (voice)
2008	Cheech & Chong Roasted MOVIE	Self
2008	History of the Joke MOVIE	Self
2008	Free Radio TV	Self
2007	Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular MOVIE	Ghost of Christmas Present
2007	Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project MOVIE	Self
2007	To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore MOVIE	Self
2006	Identity TV	Host
2006	Phone Sex MOVIE	Caller
2006	Farce of the Penguins MOVIE	Leopard Seal Gang Member (voice)
2006	America's Got Talent TV	Self - Performer
2006	Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2005	Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End MOVIE	Self
2005	The Aristocrats MOVIE	Self
2005	Dancing with the Stars TV	Self - Contestant
2005	Hell's Kitchen TV	Self
2005	Hell's Kitchen TV	Self - Restaurant Patron
2005	Numb3rs TV	Penn Jillette
2005	Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico MOVIE	Fortune Teller / Pawn Shop Owner / Ticket Man (voice)
2004	My Coolest Years TV	Himself
2004	Listen Up! TV	Penn Jillette
2004	Michael Moore Hates America MOVIE	Self
2004	Goodnight, We Love You MOVIE	Self
2003	Las Vegas TV	Penn Jilette
2003	Penn & Teller's Magic & Mystery Tour TV	Self
2003	Grand Illusions - The Story Of Magic MOVIE	Himself
2003	Real Time with Bill Maher TV	Self
2003	Penn & Teller: Bull! TV	Himself
2001	The Bernie Mac Show TV	Penn
2001	Fear Factor TV	Self
2001	Bravo Profiles: Penn and Teller MOVIE	Self
2001	Disney's House of Mouse TV	Pluto Devil (voice)
2000	Girlfriends TV	Clem Valesco
2000	Fear of Fiction MOVIE	Albert
2000	Fantasia 2000 MOVIE	Self - Host
1999	The West Wing TV	Penn Jilette
1999	Hayley Wagner, Star MOVIE	Director
1999	Mickey Mouse Works TV	Self
1998	V.I.P. TV	Penn Jillette
1998	Hollywood Squares TV	Self - Panelist
1998	Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular TV	Self
1998	Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas MOVIE	Carnie Talker
1997	Home Invasion MOVIE	Self
1997	Dharma & Greg TV	Vincent (uncredited)
1997	The View TV	Self - Guest
1997	The View TV	Self
1997	Nightmare Ned TV	Frank Grimes (voice)
1997	Just Shoot Me! TV	Terry
1996	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch TV	Drell
1996	Muppets Tonight TV	Self
1996	Great Drives TV	Self
1995	Toy Story MOVIE	TV Announcer (voice)
1995	Hackers MOVIE	Hal
1995	The Drew Carey Show TV	Archibald Fenn
1995	VR.5 TV	Mr. Orwell Kravitz
1995	Burnzy's Last Call MOVIE	Radio DJ
1995	Phobophilia: The Love of Fear MOVIE	Himself
1994	The World's Greatest Magic TV	Self
1994	Friends TV	Salesman
1994	The Steven Banks Show TV	Penn Jillette
1994	Space Ghost Coast to Coast TV	Self
1994	Car 54, Where Are You? MOVIE	Luther
1994	Babylon 5 TV	Rebo
1994	The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller TV	Self
1993	Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King MOVIE	Self
1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien TV	Self - Guest
1993	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman TV	Romick
1992	This Is MST3K MOVIE	Self
1992	Behind the Scenes TV	Self
1992	Martin Mull: Talent Takes a Holiday MOVIE	Self
1991	Home Improvement TV	Penn Jillette
1991	The Eyes Scream: A History of the Residents MOVIE	Host
1990	Don't Try This at Home! MOVIE	Self
1990	The Word TV	Self
1990	Gorgon Video Magazine Vol. 2 MOVIE	Self
1989	The Simpsons TV	Penn (voice)
1989	The Simpsons TV	Penn Jilette (voice)
1989	Penn & Teller Get Killed MOVIE	Self
1989	Steven Banks: Home Entertainment Center MOVIE	pre-show host
1989	Exploring Psychic Powers Live MOVIE	Self
1988	Free to Be... a Family MOVIE	Self
1988	Negligee and Underpants Party MOVIE	Self
1987	Tough Guys Don't Dance MOVIE	Big Stoop
1987	Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread MOVIE	Penn
1987	Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends MOVIE	Self
1986	Barbecue Death Squad From Hell MOVIE	Himself
1986	Off Beat MOVIE	Norman
1986	My Chauffeur MOVIE	Bone
1985	Savage Island MOVIE	Security Guard
1985	Penn & Teller Go Public MOVIE	Himself
1984	Miami Vice TV	Jimmy Borges
1984	MTV Video Music Awards TV	Self - Preshow Host
1982	Late Night with David Letterman TV	Self - Guest
1978	The Magic of David Copperfield TV	Self
1975	Saturday Night Live TV	Self
1975	Saturday Night Live TV	Self - Special Guest
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV	Self
1961	The Mike Douglas Show TV	Self
	Prop Master, Inside the World of Hollywood Props MOVIE	Self

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