Biography
As the talkative half of the groundbreaking comedy-illusionist duo, Penn and Teller, Penn Jillette spent decades on the stage before parlaying his commanding personality and intellectual leanings into all manner of offshoots as a personality and pundit. Following the pair's Broadway hit, "Penn and Teller Go Public" (1987), Jillette began appearing in films like "Tough Guys Don't Dance" (1987), while he joined Teller for the practical …
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Career Milestones
2008 | Joined the cast of the ABC reality show, "Dancing with the Stars" | |
2006 | Hosted the primetime game show "Identity" (NBC) | |
2006 | Hosted a live radio show on Vegas-area station Free-FM | |
2005 | Co-produced (with Paul Provenza) the documentary feature "The Aristocrats" | |
2004 | Published first novel, Sock | |
2003 | Co-created and featured in Showtime's controversial series "Penn and Teller: Bullshit!"; earned several Emmy nominations from 2004-2009 for Outstanding Reality Program and Outstanding Writing | |
2001 | Performed (with Teller) a long-standing, six-night a week engagement at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas | |
1998 | Performed in (also co-produced) the variety show "Penn and Teller's Sin City Spectacular" (FX) | |
1996 | Began a recurring role as Drell, the head of the witches' council on "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" (ABC) | |
1995 | Voiced the role of the TV announcer in Disney's "Toy Story" | |
1992 | Appeared (with Teller) in the PBS Special, "Behind the Scenes" | |
1992 | Released second "magic" book, Penn and Teller's How to Play With Your Food | |
1991 | Hosted "The Eyes Scream: A History of the Residents" a documentary about the avant-garde performers | |
1990 | Wrote a regular column in the now-defunct PC/Computing magazine | |
1989 | Co-starred with Teller in the dark comedy "Penn and Teller Get Killed" directed by Arthur Penn | |
1989 | Released debut book, Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends with Teller; also a home video | |
1987 | Featured in the Norman Mailer cult favorite "Tough Guys Don't Dance" | |
1985 | Performed their act "Penn and Teller Go Public" off-Broadway (broadcast on PBS); show moved to Broadway in 1987 | |
1981 | Renamed themselves Penn and Teller (after Chrisemer left the act) and took their magic show on the road | |
| Formed a three-person act called Asparagus Valley Cultural Society with friends Robert Teller and Wier Chrisemer | ||
| Moved to San Francisco, CA | ||
1974 | Attended the Ringling Brothers' Clown College | |
Awards
2009 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For Nonfiction Programming in Penn & Teller: Bullshit! |
2007 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program in Penn & Teller: Bullshit! |
2007 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For Nonfiction Programming in Penn & Teller: Bullshit! |
2006 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program in Penn & Teller: Bullshit! |
2006 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For Nonfiction Programming in Penn & Teller: Bullshit! |
2005 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program in Penn & Teller: Bullshit! |
2005 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For Nonfiction Programming in Penn & Teller: Bullshit! |
2004 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program in Penn & Teller: Bullshit! |
2004 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For Nonfiction Programming in Penn & Teller: Bullshit! |
1999 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music and Lyrics in Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular |