Penn Jillette

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

Real Time with Bill Maher

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self

The Drew Carey Show

Archibald Fenn

Girlfriends

Beat Bobby Flay

Self

The Simpsons

Penn (voice)

The Simpsons

Penn Jilette (voice)

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Marty Supreme
2025	WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2025	Penn
2023	Joke Man	Self
2023	The Hidden Talent of Gilbert Gottfried	self
2022	Piff the Magic Dragon: Reptile Dysfunction	Pop the Magic Dragon
2021	Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends	Self - Narrator
2021	Clerk	Self
2020	Penn & Teller: Try This at Home	Self - Host
2020	Penn & Teller: Try This at Home Too	Himself
2020	The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden	Self - Interviewee
2019	J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius	Self
2019	The Amazing Johnathan Documentary	Self
2018	Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson	Self
2018	Pentatonix: A Not So Silent Night	Self
2018	We Are Most Amused and Amazed	Self
2018	Always Amazing	Himself
2017	Gilbert	Self
2017	Sandy Wexler	Testimonial
2016	Director's Cut	Herbert Blount
2016	Can We Take a Joke?	Himself
2016	Eating You Alive	Self
2015	Misery Loves Comedy	Self
2015	Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents	Himself
2015	Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!	Lieutenant Colonel Stylo
2015	The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers
2014	An Honest Liar	Self
2013	The Unbelievers	Self
2013	Tim's Vermeer	Himself
2011	Night of the Little Dead	Dave-O
2011	A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy	Self
2011	TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks	Self
2010	Brave New Voices 2010	Himself
2009	Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder	Penn Jillette's Head (voice)
2008	History of the Joke	Self
2008	Cheech & Chong Roasted	Self
2007	To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore	Himself
2007	Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular	Ghost of Christmas Present
2007	Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project	Self
2006	Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition	Self (archive footage)
2006	Phone Sex	Caller
2005	The Aristocrats	Self
2005	Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End	Self
2005	Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico	Fortune Teller / Pawn Shop Owner / Ticket Man (voice)
2004	Goodnight, We Love You	Self
2004	Michael Moore Hates America	Self
2003	Grand Illusions - The Story Of Magic	Himself
2000	Fantasia 2000	Self - Host
2000	Fear of Fiction	Albert
1999	Hayley Wagner, Star	Director
1998	Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas	Carnie Talker
1997	Home Invasion	Self
1995	Toy Story	TV Announcer (voice)
1995	Hackers	Hal
1995	Phobophilia: The Love of Fear	Himself
1995	Burnzy's Last Call	Radio DJ
1994	Car 54, Where Are You?	Luther
1993	Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King	Self
1992	This Is MST3K	Self
1992	Martin Mull: Talent Takes a Holiday	Self
1991	The Eyes Scream: A History of the Residents	Host
1990	Gorgon Video Magazine Vol. 2	Self
1990	Don't Try This at Home!	Himself
1989	Steven Banks: Home Entertainment Center	pre-show host
1989	Penn & Teller Get Killed	Self
1989	Exploring Psychic Powers Live
1988	Free to Be... a Family	Self
1988	Negligee and Underpants Party	Self
1987	Tough Guys Don't Dance	Big Stoop
1987	Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends	Self
1987	Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread	Penn
1986	My Chauffeur	Bone
1986	Off Beat	Norman
1986	Barbecue Death Squad From Hell	Himself
1985	Penn & Teller Go Public	Himself
1985	Savage Island	Security Guard
1985	Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son	Jimmy Borges

Year	TV Show	Role
2025	SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night	Self
2024	After Midnight	Self
2022	The G Word with Adam Conover	Self
2021	Celebrity Wheel of Fortune	Self - Contestant
2021	Surviving Death	Self (archive footage)
2020	I Can See Your Voice
2019	The Masked Singer	Hydra
2019	The Masked Singer	Hydra (archive footage)
2019	Rob & Romesh Vs	Self
2019	Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?	Penn Jillette (voice)
2018	Morecambe & Wise in America	Self
2018	25 Words or Less
2017	Young Sheldon	A.V.
2016	Billions
2016	The Grand Tour	Self
2016	Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed	Self
2015	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Self
2015	Code Black	Johnny Prentiss
2014	Good Morning Britain	Self
2014	Scorpion	Dr. Cecil P. Rizzuto
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Self
2013	Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown	Self
2013	Whose Line Is It Anyway?	Self
2013	Have You Been Paying Attention?	Guest Quizmaster
2013	Deal With It	Self
2013	The Arsenio Hall Show	Self
2013	Through the Keyhole	Self
2013	Alpha House	Penn Jillette
2013	Beat Bobby Flay	Self
2012	The Eric Andre Show	Self
2011	Penn & Teller Tell a Lie	Himself - Host
2011	Penn & Teller: Fool Us	Self - Judge
2011	My Favorite Place	Self
2010	Penn Point
2010	The Defenders	Reuben Charters
2009	Modern Family	Edward LeGrand
2006	Identity	Host
2005	Numb3rs
2005	Hell's Kitchen	Self
2005	Dancing with the Stars	Self - Contestant
2005	Hell's Kitchen	Self - Restaurant Patron
2004	Listen Up!	Penn Jillette
2004	My Coolest Years	Himself
2003	Penn & Teller: Bull!	Himself
2003	Las Vegas
2003	Penn & Teller's Magic & Mystery Tour
2003	Real Time with Bill Maher	Self
2001	Fear Factor
2001	The Bernie Mac Show	Penn
2001	Disney's House of Mouse	Pluto Devil (voice)
2000	Girlfriends
1999	Mickey Mouse Works
1999	The West Wing	Penn Jilette
1998	Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular
1998	Hollywood Squares	Self - Panelist
1998	V.I.P.	Penn Jillette
1997	Dharma & Greg	Vincent (uncredited)
1997	Just Shoot Me!	Terry
1997	The View	Self - Guest
1997	Nightmare Ned	Frank Grimes (voice)
1997	The View	Self
1996	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	Drell
1996	Muppets Tonight	Self
1995	The Drew Carey Show	Archibald Fenn
1995	VR.5	Mr. Orwell Kravitz
1994	Friends	Salesman
1994	The Steven Banks Show	Penn Jillette
1994	Space Ghost Coast to Coast	Self
1994	Babylon 5	Rebo
1993	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Self - Guest
1992	Behind the Scenes
1991	Home Improvement	Penn Jillette
1989	The Simpsons	Penn (voice)
1989	The Simpsons	Penn Jilette (voice)
1984	Miami Vice	Jimmy Borges
1984	MTV Video Music Awards	Self - Preshow Host
1978	The Magic of David Copperfield
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self
1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self