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.
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Acting History
2025
Marty Supreme as Hoff
2025WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2025 as Penn
2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night as Self
2024After Midnight as Self
2023Joke Man as Self
2023The Hidden Talent of Gilbert Gottfried as self
2022Piff the Magic Dragon: Reptile Dysfunction as Pop the Magic Dragon
2022The G Word with Adam Conover as Self
2021Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends as Self - Narrator
2021Clerk as Self
2021Celebrity Wheel of Fortune as Self - Contestant
2021Surviving Death as Self (archive footage)
2020I Can See Your Voice
2020The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden as Self - Interviewee
2020Penn & Teller: Try This at Home Too as Himself
2020Penn & Teller: Try This at Home as Self - Host
2019The Amazing Johnathan Documentary as Self
2019Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? as Penn Jillette (voice)
2019J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius as Self
2019Rob & Romesh Vs as Self
2019The Masked Singer as Hydra
2019The Masked Singer as Hydra (archive footage)
2018Morecambe & Wise in America as Self
2018Pentatonix: A Not So Silent Night as Self
2018We Are Most Amused and Amazed as Self
201825 Words or Less as Self
2018Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson as Self
2018Always Amazing as Himself
2017Young Sheldon as A.V.
2017Gilbert as Self
2017Sandy Wexler as Testimonial
2016Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed as Self
2016Eating You Alive as Self
2016The Grand Tour as Self
2016Can We Take a Joke? as Self
2016Director's Cut as Herbert Blount
2016Billions as Penn Jillette
2015Code Black as Johnny Prentiss
2015The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers
2015Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! as Lieutenant Colonel Stylo
2015StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self
2015Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents as Himself
2015Misery Loves Comedy as Self
2014Scorpion as Dr. Cecil P. Rizzuto
2014Good Morning Britain as Self
2014An Honest Liar as Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2013The Unbelievers as Self
2013Tim's Vermeer as Himself
2013Have You Been Paying Attention? as Self - Guest Quizmaster
2013The Arsenio Hall Show as Self
2013Through the Keyhole as Self
2013Beat Bobby Flay as Self
2013Deal With It as Self
2013Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Self
2013Alpha House as Penn Jillette
2013Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown as Self
2012The Eric Andre Show as Self
2011TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks as Self
2011A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy as Self
2011Penn & Teller Tell a Lie as Himself - Host
2011My Favorite Place as Self
2011Night of the Little Dead as Dave-O
2011Penn & Teller: Fool Us as Self - Judge
2010The Defenders as Reuben Charters
2010Penn Point
2010Brave New Voices 2010 as Himself
2009Modern Family as Edward LeGrand
2009Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder as Penn Jillette's Head (voice)
2008Cheech & Chong Roasted as Self
2008History of the Joke as Self
2008Free Radio as Self
2007Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular as Ghost of Christmas Present
2007Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project as Self
2007To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore as Himself
2006Identity as Host
2006Phone Sex as Caller
2006America's Got Talent as Self - Performer
2006Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition as Self (archive footage)
2005Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End as Self
2005The Aristocrats as Self
2005Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant
2005Hell's Kitchen as Self
2005Hell's Kitchen as Self - Restaurant Patron
2005Numb3rs as Penn Jillette
2005Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico as Fortune Teller / Pawn Shop Owner / Ticket Man (voice)
2004My Coolest Years as Himself
2004Listen Up! as Penn Jillette
2004Michael Moore Hates America as Self
2004Goodnight, We Love You as Self
2003Las Vegas as Penn Jilette
2003Penn & Teller's Magic & Mystery Tour
2003Grand Illusions - The Story Of Magic as Himself
2003Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
2003Penn & Teller: Bull! as Himself
2001The Bernie Mac Show as Penn
2001Fear Factor
2001Bravo Profiles: Penn and Teller as Self
2001Disney's House of Mouse as Pluto Devil (voice)
2000Girlfriends as Clem Valesco
2000Fear of Fiction as Albert
2000Fantasia 2000 as Self - Host
1999The West Wing as Penn Jilette
1999Hayley Wagner, Star as Director
1999Mickey Mouse Works
1998V.I.P. as Penn Jillette
1998Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
1998Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular
1998Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Carnie Talker
1997Home Invasion as Self
1997Dharma & Greg as Vincent (uncredited)
1997The View as Self - Guest
1997The View as Self
1997Nightmare Ned as Frank Grimes (voice)
1997Just Shoot Me! as Terry
1996Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Drell
1996Muppets Tonight as Self
1995Toy Story as TV Announcer (voice)
1995Hackers as Hal
1995The Drew Carey Show as Archibald Fenn
1995VR.5 as Mr. Orwell Kravitz
1995Burnzy's Last Call as Radio DJ
1995Phobophilia: The Love of Fear as Himself
1994Friends as Salesman
1994The Steven Banks Show as Penn Jillette
1994Space Ghost Coast to Coast as Self
1994Car 54, Where Are You? as Luther
1994Babylon 5 as Rebo
1993Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King as Self
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Romick
1992This Is MST3K as Self
1992Behind the Scenes
1992Martin Mull: Talent Takes a Holiday as Self
1991Home Improvement as Penn Jillette
1991The Eyes Scream: A History of the Residents as Host
1990Don't Try This at Home! as Self
1990Gorgon Video Magazine Vol. 2 as Self
1989The Simpsons as Penn (voice)
1989The Simpsons as Penn Jilette (voice)
1989Penn & Teller Get Killed as Self
1989Steven Banks: Home Entertainment Center as pre-show host
1989Exploring Psychic Powers Live
1988Free to Be... a Family as Self
1988Negligee and Underpants Party as Self
1987Gandahar as Chief of the Deformed (voice: English version)
1987Tough Guys Don't Dance as Big Stoop
1987Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread as Penn
1987Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends as Self
1986Barbecue Death Squad From Hell as Himself
1986Off Beat as Norman
1986My Chauffeur as Bone
1985Savage Island as Security Guard
1985Penn & Teller Go Public as Himself
1984Miami Vice as Jimmy Borges
1984MTV Video Music Awards as Self - Preshow Host
1978The Magic of David Copperfield
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self