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My Take
Penn Jillette is one of those performers I admire for refusing to pick a single lane. Magician, novelist, radio voice, provocateur, half of Penn & Teller, and a graduate of clown college, no less, he treats showmanship as a full contact sport. I love that his act often reveals the mechanics of a trick and still leaves you fooled, an honesty that doubles as misdirection. Twenty-five years headlining in Las Vegas is endurance most entertainers never approach. Whether he is dazzling a crowd or skewering a sacred cow, he is fully, loudly himself, and that conviction is exactly why he endures.
Overview
Penn Fraser Jillette (born March 5, 1955) is an American magician, entertainer and author, best known for his work with fellow magician Teller. 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Penn Jillette
- Name (Japanese)
- ペン・ジルット
- Reading
- ぺん・じるっと
- Born
- March 5, 1955 (age 71)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Goat
- Origin
- Greenfield, Massachusetts, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- radio personality / actor / novelist / circus performer / jongleur
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College
Awards & achievements
- 2003 Emperor Has No Clothes Award
- 2005 Richard Dawkins Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.pennandteller.com
- Xhttps://x.com/pennjillette
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn%20Jillette
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.