Actor profile

Penn Jillette

5th March 1955 Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA Acting

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.

77 Movies 83 TV Shows 172 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass poster

Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass 9th July 2026 as Penn Jillette

Stealing Magic poster

Stealing Magic 5th June 2026

The Big Whoop poster

The Big Whoop 22nd December 2025

Marty Supreme poster

Marty Supreme 19th December 2025 as Hoff

WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2025 poster

WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2025 19th April 2025 as Penn

The Residents - A Documentary poster

The Residents - A Documentary 20th January 2024 as Penn Jillette

Joke Man poster

Joke Man 17th July 2023 as Self

The Hidden Talent of Gilbert Gottfried poster

The Hidden Talent of Gilbert Gottfried 26th June 2023 as self

Piff the Magic Dragon: Reptile Dysfunction poster

Piff the Magic Dragon: Reptile Dysfunction 1st July 2022 as Pop the Magic Dragon

Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends poster

Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends 22nd June 2021 as Self - Narrator

Clerk poster

Clerk 17th March 2021 as Self

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden poster

The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden 22nd September 2020 as Self - Interviewee

Penn & Teller: Try This at Home Too poster

Penn & Teller: Try This at Home Too 27th July 2020 as Himself

Penn & Teller: Try This at Home poster

Penn & Teller: Try This at Home 18th May 2020 as Self - Host

The Amazing Johnathan Documentary poster

The Amazing Johnathan Documentary 16th August 2019 as Self

J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius poster

J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius 10th March 2019 as Self

Pentatonix: A Not So Silent Night poster

Pentatonix: A Not So Silent Night 10th December 2018 as Self

We Are Most Amused and Amazed poster

We Are Most Amused and Amazed 13th November 2018 as Self

Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson poster

Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson 2nd April 2018 as Self

Always Amazing poster

Always Amazing 10th March 2018 as Self

Gilbert poster

Gilbert 20th April 2017 as Self

Sandy Wexler poster

Sandy Wexler 14th April 2017 as Testimonial

Eating You Alive poster

Eating You Alive 2nd December 2016 as Self

Can We Take a Joke? poster

Can We Take a Joke? 29th July 2016 as Self

Director's Cut poster

Director's Cut 19th July 2016 as Herbert Blount

The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers poster

The Keyboard Cowboys: A Look Back at Hackers 18th August 2015

Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! poster

Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! 22nd July 2015 as Lieutenant Colonel Stylo

Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents poster

Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents 14th March 2015 as Himself

Misery Loves Comedy poster

Misery Loves Comedy 23rd January 2015 as Self

An Honest Liar poster

An Honest Liar 18th April 2014 as Self

The Unbelievers poster

The Unbelievers 13th December 2013 as Self

Tim's Vermeer poster

Tim's Vermeer 6th December 2013 as Himself

TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks poster

TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks 31st December 2011 as Self

A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy poster

A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy 25th October 2011 as Self

Night of the Little Dead poster

Night of the Little Dead 15th March 2011 as Dave-O

Brave New Voices 2010 poster

Brave New Voices 2010 1st January 2010 as Himself

Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder poster

Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder 6th February 2009 as Penn Jillette's Head (voice)

Cheech & Chong Roasted poster

Cheech & Chong Roasted 30th November 2008 as Self

History of the Joke poster

History of the Joke 28th February 2008 as Self

Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular poster

Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular 5th December 2007 as Ghost of Christmas Present

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project poster

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project 13th October 2007 as Self

Phone Sex poster

Phone Sex 5th December 2006 as Caller

Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition poster

Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition 31st January 2006 as Self (archive footage)

Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End poster

Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End 13th November 2005 as Self

The Aristocrats poster

The Aristocrats 29th July 2005 as Self

Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico poster

Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico 4th January 2005 as Fortune Teller / Pawn Shop Owner / Ticket Man (voice)

Michael Moore Hates America poster

Michael Moore Hates America 12th September 2004 as Self

Goodnight, We Love You poster

Goodnight, We Love You 1st January 2004 as Self

Grand Illusions - The Story Of Magic poster

Grand Illusions - The Story Of Magic 25th March 2003 as Himself

Bravo Profiles: Penn and Teller poster

Bravo Profiles: Penn and Teller 24th January 2001 as Self

Fear of Fiction poster

Fear of Fiction 13th July 2000 as Albert

Fantasia 2000 poster

Fantasia 2000 1st January 2000 as Self - Host

Hayley Wagner, Star poster

Hayley Wagner, Star 19th September 1999 as Director

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas poster

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 22nd May 1998 as Carnie Talker

Home Invasion poster

Home Invasion 10th November 1997 as Self

Toy Story poster

Toy Story 22nd November 1995 as TV Announcer (voice)

Hackers poster

Hackers 14th September 1995 as Hal

Burnzy's Last Call poster

Burnzy's Last Call 1st February 1995 as Radio DJ

Car 54, Where Are You? poster

Car 54, Where Are You? 28th January 1994 as Luther

Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King poster

Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King 7th October 1993 as Self

This Is MST3K poster

This Is MST3K 14th November 1992 as Self

Martin Mull: Talent Takes a Holiday poster

Martin Mull: Talent Takes a Holiday 1st January 1992 as Self

The Eyes Scream: A History of the Residents poster

The Eyes Scream: A History of the Residents 1st January 1991 as Host

Don't Try This at Home! poster

Don't Try This at Home! 23rd November 1990 as Self

Penn & Teller Get Killed poster

Penn & Teller Get Killed 22nd September 1989 as Self

Steven Banks: Home Entertainment Center poster

Steven Banks: Home Entertainment Center 10th June 1989 as pre-show host

Exploring Psychic Powers Live poster

Exploring Psychic Powers Live 7th June 1989

Free to Be... a Family poster

Free to Be... a Family 14th December 1988 as Self

Negligee and Underpants Party poster

Negligee and Underpants Party 28th February 1988 as Self

Tough Guys Don't Dance poster

Tough Guys Don't Dance 18th September 1987 as Big Stoop

Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread poster

Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread 18th March 1987 as Penn

Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends poster

Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends 1st January 1987 as Self

Barbecue Death Squad From Hell poster

Barbecue Death Squad From Hell 8th May 1986 as Himself

Off Beat poster

Off Beat 10th April 1986 as Norman

My Chauffeur poster

My Chauffeur 24th January 1986 as Bone

Savage Island poster

Savage Island 1st September 1985 as Security Guard

Penn & Teller Go Public poster

Penn & Teller Go Public 28th January 1985 as Himself

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe poster

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe 23rd July 2026 as Penn Jillette

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night poster

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night 16th January 2025 as Self

After Midnight poster

After Midnight 17th January 2024 as Self

The G Word with Adam Conover poster

The G Word with Adam Conover 19th May 2022 as Self

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune poster

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune 7th January 2021 as Self - Contestant

Surviving Death poster

Surviving Death 6th January 2021 as Self (archive footage)

I Can See Your Voice poster

I Can See Your Voice 23rd September 2020

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? poster

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? 27th June 2019 as Penn Jillette (voice)

Rob & Romesh Vs poster

Rob & Romesh Vs 25th January 2019 as Self

The Masked Singer poster

The Masked Singer 2nd January 2019 as Hydra

The Masked Singer poster

The Masked Singer 2nd January 2019 as Hydra (archive footage)

Morecambe & Wise in America poster

Morecambe & Wise in America 27th December 2018 as Self

25 Words or Less poster

25 Words or Less 6th August 2018 as Self

Young Sheldon poster

Young Sheldon 25th September 2017 as A.V.

Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed poster

Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed 14th December 2016 as Self

The Grand Tour poster

The Grand Tour 17th November 2016 as Self

Billions poster

Billions 17th January 2016 as Penn Jillette

Code Black poster

Code Black 30th September 2015 as Johnny Prentiss

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson poster

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson 20th April 2015 as Self

Scorpion poster

Scorpion 22nd September 2014 as Dr. Cecil P. Rizzuto

Good Morning Britain poster

Good Morning Britain 28th April 2014 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 17th February 2014 as Self

Have You Been Paying Attention? poster

Have You Been Paying Attention? 3rd November 2013 as Self - Guest Quizmaster

The Arsenio Hall Show poster

The Arsenio Hall Show 9th September 2013 as Self

Through the Keyhole poster

Through the Keyhole 31st August 2013 as Self

Beat Bobby Flay poster

Beat Bobby Flay 24th August 2013 as Self

Deal With It poster

Deal With It 17th July 2013 as Self

Whose Line Is It Anyway? poster

Whose Line Is It Anyway? 16th July 2013 as Self

Alpha House poster

Alpha House 19th April 2013 as Penn Jillette

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown poster

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown 14th April 2013 as Self

The Eric Andre Show poster

The Eric Andre Show 20th May 2012 as Self

Penn & Teller Tell a Lie poster

Penn & Teller Tell a Lie 5th October 2011 as Himself - Host

Penn & Teller: Fool Us poster

Penn & Teller: Fool Us 7th January 2011 as Self - Judge

The Talk poster

The Talk 18th October 2010 as Self

The Defenders poster

The Defenders 22nd September 2010 as Reuben Charters

Modern Family poster

Modern Family 23rd September 2009 as Edward LeGrand

Free Radio poster

Free Radio 3rd February 2008 as Self

America's Got Talent poster

America's Got Talent 21st June 2006 as Self - Performer

Dancing with the Stars poster

Dancing with the Stars 1st June 2005 as Self - Contestant

Hell's Kitchen poster

Hell's Kitchen 30th May 2005 as Self

Hell's Kitchen poster

Hell's Kitchen 30th May 2005 as Self - Restaurant Patron

Numb3rs poster

Numb3rs 23rd January 2005 as Penn Jillette

Listen Up! poster

Listen Up! 20th September 2004 as Penn Jillette

Las Vegas poster

Las Vegas 22nd September 2003 as Penn Jilette

Penn & Teller's Magic & Mystery Tour poster

Penn & Teller's Magic & Mystery Tour 10th September 2003

Real Time with Bill Maher poster

Real Time with Bill Maher 21st February 2003 as Self

Penn & Teller: Bull! poster

Penn & Teller: Bull! 24th January 2003 as Himself

The Bernie Mac Show poster

The Bernie Mac Show 14th November 2001 as Penn

Fear Factor poster

Fear Factor 11th June 2001

Disney's House of Mouse poster

Disney's House of Mouse 13th January 2001 as Pluto Devil (voice)

Girlfriends poster

Girlfriends 11th September 2000 as Clem Valesco

The West Wing poster

The West Wing 22nd September 1999 as Penn Jilette

Mickey Mouse Works poster

Mickey Mouse Works 1st May 1999

V.I.P. poster

V.I.P. 26th September 1998 as Penn Jillette

Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares 14th September 1998 as Self - Panelist

Dharma & Greg poster

Dharma & Greg 24th September 1997 as Vincent (uncredited)

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self - Guest

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self

Nightmare Ned poster

Nightmare Ned 19th April 1997 as Frank Grimes (voice)

Just Shoot Me! poster

Just Shoot Me! 4th March 1997 as Terry

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch poster

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch 27th September 1996 as Drell

Muppets Tonight poster

Muppets Tonight 8th March 1996 as Self

The Drew Carey Show poster

The Drew Carey Show 13th September 1995 as Archibald Fenn

VR.5 poster

VR.5 10th March 1995 as Mr. Orwell Kravitz

The World's Greatest Magic poster

The World's Greatest Magic 14th November 1994 as Self

Friends poster

Friends 22nd September 1994 as Salesman

Space Ghost Coast to Coast poster

Space Ghost Coast to Coast 15th April 1994 as Self

Babylon 5 poster

Babylon 5 26th January 1994 as Rebo

The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller poster

The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller 7th January 1994 as Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien 13th September 1993 as Self - Guest

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman poster

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 12th September 1993 as Romick

Home Improvement poster

Home Improvement 17th September 1991 as Penn Jillette

The Word poster

The Word 10th August 1990

The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons 17th December 1989 as Penn (voice)

The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons 17th December 1989 as Penn Jilette (voice)

Miami Vice poster

Miami Vice 16th September 1984 as Jimmy Borges

MTV Video Music Awards poster

MTV Video Music Awards 14th September 1984 as Self - Preshow Host

Late Night with David Letterman poster

Late Night with David Letterman 1st February 1982 as Self - Guest

The Magic of David Copperfield poster

The Magic of David Copperfield 27th October 1978

Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live 11th October 1975 as Self

Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live 11th October 1975 as Self - Special Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self

The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show 11th December 1961 as Self