Penn Jillette
Acting • Born 1955-03-05
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.
Filmography
163 credits
Toy Story
Movie • 1995
TV Announcer (voice)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Movie • 1998
Carnie Talker
Hackers
Movie • 1995
Hal
Steven Banks: Home Entertainment Center
Movie • 1989
pre-show host
History of the Joke
Movie • 2008
Self
Penn & Teller Get Killed
Movie • 1989
Self
The Aristocrats
Movie • 2005
Self
Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End
Movie • 2005
Self
Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King
Movie • 1993
Self
My Chauffeur
Movie • 1986
Bone
Penn & Teller Go Public
Movie • 1985
Himself
Grand Illusions - The Story Of Magic
Movie • 2003
Himself
Fantasia 2000
Movie • 2000
Self - Host
Off Beat
Movie • 1986
Norman
Tough Guys Don't Dance
Movie • 1987
Big Stoop
Joke Man
Movie • 2023
Self
Phobophilia: The Love of Fear
Movie • 1995
Himself
Fear of Fiction
Movie • 2000
Albert
The Hidden Talent of Gilbert Gottfried
Movie • 2023
self
Free to Be... a Family
Movie • 1988
Self
Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends
Movie • 1987
Self
Savage Island
Movie • 1985
Security Guard
Goodnight, We Love You
Movie • 2004
Self
Night of the Little Dead
Movie • 2011
Dave-O
The Unbelievers
Movie • 2013
Self
To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore
Movie • 2007
Self
Tim's Vermeer
Movie • 2013
Himself
Burnzy's Last Call
Movie • 1995
Radio DJ
Piff the Magic Dragon: Reptile Dysfunction
Movie • 2022
Pop the Magic Dragon
Car 54, Where Are You?
Movie • 1994
Luther
Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread
Movie • 1987
Penn
An Honest Liar
Movie • 2014
Self
Hayley Wagner, Star
Movie • 1999
Director
Misery Loves Comedy
Movie • 2015
Self
Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents
Movie • 2015
Himself
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
Movie • 2011
Self
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!
Movie • 2015
Lieutenant Colonel Stylo
Director's Cut
Movie • 2016
Herbert Blount
Cheech & Chong Roasted
Movie • 2008
Self
Can We Take a Joke?
Movie • 2016
Self
This Is MST3K
Movie • 1992
Self
Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico
Movie • 2005
Fortune Teller / Pawn Shop Owner / Ticket Man (voice)
Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular
Movie • 2007
Ghost of Christmas Present
Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends
Movie • 2021
Self - Narrator
Negligee and Underpants Party
Movie • 1988
Self
Martin Mull: Talent Takes a Holiday
Movie • 1992
Self
Gorgon Video Magazine Vol. 2
Movie • 1990
Self
Gilbert
Movie • 2017
Self
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder
Movie • 2009
Penn Jillette's Head (voice)
Sandy Wexler
Movie • 2017
Testimonial
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Movie • 2007
Self
The Eyes Scream: A History of the Residents
Movie • 1991
Host
Barbecue Death Squad From Hell
Movie • 1986
Himself
Michael Moore Hates America
Movie • 2004
Self
Home Invasion
Movie • 1997
Self
Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson
Movie • 2018
Self
Pentatonix: A Not So Silent Night
Movie • 2018
Self
We Are Most Amused and Amazed
Movie • 2018
Self
Brave New Voices 2010
Movie • 2010
Himself
J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius
Movie • 2019
Self
The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers
Movie • 2015
The Amazing Johnathan Documentary
Movie • 2019
Self
Don't Try This at Home!
Movie • 1990
Self
Eating You Alive
Movie • 2016
Self
Always Amazing
Movie • 2018
Self
Penn & Teller: Try This at Home
Movie • 2020
Self - Host
Penn & Teller: Try This at Home Too
Movie • 2020
Himself
Exploring Psychic Powers Live
Movie • 1989
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
Movie • 2006
Self (archive footage)
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
Movie • 2020
Self - Interviewee
Phone Sex
Movie • 2006
Caller
Clerk
Movie • 2021
Self
TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks
Movie • 2011
Self
WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2025
Movie • 2025
Penn
Bravo Profiles: Penn and Teller
Movie • 2001
Self
The Big Whoop
Movie • 2025
Marty Supreme
Movie • 2025
Hoff
The Drew Carey Show
TV • 1995
Archibald Fenn
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Penn (voice)
Penn & Teller: Bull!
TV • 2003
Himself
Fear Factor
TV • 2001
Numb3rs
TV • 2005
Penn Jillette
Home Improvement
TV • 1991
Penn Jillette
Friends
TV • 1994
Salesman
The Bernie Mac Show
TV • 2001
Penn
Miami Vice
TV • 1984
Jimmy Borges
Mickey Mouse Works
TV • 1999
Las Vegas
TV • 2003
Penn Jilette
VR.5
TV • 1995
Mr. Orwell Kravitz
Girlfriends
TV • 2000
Clem Valesco
Disney's House of Mouse
TV • 2001
Pluto Devil (voice)
Dharma & Greg
TV • 1997
Vincent (uncredited)
Good Morning Britain
TV • 2014
Self
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
TV • 1993
Romick
Modern Family
TV • 2009
Edward LeGrand
Just Shoot Me!
TV • 1997
Terry
Behind the Scenes
TV • 1992
Listen Up!
TV • 2004
Penn Jillette
The Masked Singer
TV • 2019
Hydra
The Masked Singer
TV • 2019
Hydra (archive footage)
Penn & Teller's Magic & Mystery Tour
TV • 2003
Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular
TV • 1998
Penn Point
TV • 2010
The Defenders
TV • 2010
Reuben Charters
Penn & Teller Tell a Lie
TV • 2011
Himself - Host
Penn & Teller: Fool Us
TV • 2011
Self - Judge
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
TV • 2013
Self
Hell's Kitchen
TV • 2005
Self
The Steven Banks Show
TV • 1994
Penn Jillette
The Magic of David Copperfield
TV • 1978
The West Wing
TV • 1999
Penn Jilette
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
TV • 2013
Self
Hollywood Squares
TV • 1998
Self - Panelist
Identity
TV • 2006
Host
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
TV • 2015
Self
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
TV • 1996
Drell
The View
TV • 1997
Self - Guest
Dancing with the Stars
TV • 2005
Self - Contestant
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
Hell's Kitchen
TV • 2005
Self - Restaurant Patron
Nightmare Ned
TV • 1997
Frank Grimes (voice)
The Eric Andre Show
TV • 2012
Self
Billions
TV • 2016
Penn Jillette
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
Scorpion
TV • 2014
Dr. Cecil P. Rizzuto
MTV Video Music Awards
TV • 1984
Self - Preshow Host
The Grand Tour
TV • 2016
Self
The G Word with Adam Conover
TV • 2022
Self
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
TV • 1994
Self
Have You Been Paying Attention?
TV • 2013
Self - Guest Quizmaster
Babylon 5
TV • 1994
Rebo
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
TV • 2021
Self - Contestant
Code Black
TV • 2015
Johnny Prentiss
My Favorite Place
TV • 2011
Self
My Coolest Years
TV • 2004
Himself
Deal With It
TV • 2013
Self
Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed
TV • 2016
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
The View
TV • 1997
Self
The Arsenio Hall Show
TV • 2013
Self
Rob & Romesh Vs
TV • 2019
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self
Morecambe & Wise in America
TV • 2018
Self
Through the Keyhole
TV • 2013
Self
After Midnight
TV • 2024
Self
Surviving Death
TV • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV • 2003
Self
I Can See Your Voice
TV • 2020
Alpha House
TV • 2013
Penn Jillette
Young Sheldon
TV • 2017
A.V.
Muppets Tonight
TV • 1996
Self
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
TV • 2019
Penn Jillette (voice)
25 Words or Less
TV • 2018
Self
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Penn Jilette (voice)
V.I.P.
TV • 1998
Penn Jillette
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Beat Bobby Flay
TV • 2013
Self
America's Got Talent
TV • 2006
Self - Performer
Free Radio
TV • 2008
Self
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
TV • 2025
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Special Guest
The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller
TV • 1994
Self
Late Night with David Letterman
TV • 1982
Self - Guest