JILLETTE, Penn 1955–

PERSONAL

Born March 5, 1955, in Greenfield, MA.

Addresses: Agent— William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Office— Buggs & Rudy A Discount Corporation, 3555 West Reno Ave., Suite L, Las Vegas, NV 89118.

Career: Actor, screenwriter, producer, creator, and composer. Half of comedy/magic team, Penn & Teller; Buggs & Rudy A Discount Corporation, partner; appeared in television commercials for Powerstreet online trading, 1999, Pizza Hut, 2001, and HP Media Center, 2002.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Security guard (U.S. version), Savage Island, 1985.

Norman, Off Beat, Buena Vista, 1986.

Bone, My Chauffeur, Crown, 1986.

Penn & Teller's Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends (also known as Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends ), 1987.

Big Stoop, Tough Guys Don't Dance, 1987.

Voice of the Chief of the Deformed, Light Years (also known as Gandahar ), Miramax, 1988.

Penn, Penn & Teller Get Killed (also known as Dead Funny ), Warner Bros., 1989.

Host, The Eyes Scream: A History of the Residents, 1991.

Himself, Half Japanese: The Band Who Would Be King, Tara Releasing, 1993.

Luthers, Car 54, Where Are You?, 1994.

Hal, Hackers, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1995.

Voice of TV announcer, Toy Story (animated), Buena Vista, 1995.

Radio deejay, Burnzy's Last Call, 1995.

Himself, The Best of Ed's Night Party, 1996.

Nothing Sacred, 1997.

Fred, Life Sold Separately, 1997.

Himself, Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart, Fox Lorber, 1997.

Himself, Kid Nerd, 1997.

Barker at Bazooko Circus, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Universal, 1998.

Host, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," Fantasia/2000, Buena Vista, 1999.

Albert, Fear of Fiction, 2000.

Television Appearances; Series:

Voice of Flea, The Moxy Show (animated), Cartoon Network, 1994–1995.

Drell, Sabrina, The Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina ), ABC, 1996–1997.

Host, Sin City Spectacular (also known as Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular ), F/X, 1998.

Voice of Pluto Devil, Mickey Mouse Works (animated), ABC, 1999–2000.

Voice of Pluto Devil, House of Mouse (animated), ABC, 2001.

Himself, Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, Showtime, 2003.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Director, Hayley Wagner, Star, Showtime, 1999.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Himself, "Volume 4: Highway 93," Great Drives, 1996.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Penn & Teller Go Public?, PBS, 1985.

Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread (also known as Invisible Thread ), Showtime, 1987.

Ron Reagan Is the President's Son, Cinemax, 1988.

Host, Showtime Comedy Club All–Stars III, Showtime, 1989.

Woodstock: Return to the Planet of the '60s, CBS, 1989.

Penn & Teller: Don't Try This At Home! (also known as Don't Try This at Home! ), NBC, 1990.

Host, "This Is MST3K," Mystery Science Theater 3000, Comedy Central, 1992.

Indecision '92: The Republican National Convention, Comedy Central, 1992.

Harley–Davidson's 90th Birthday Blast, Showtime, 1993.

Host, Discover Magazine's 5th Annual Technology Awards, The Disney Channel, 1994.

Narrator, Hal Roach: Hollywood's King of Laughter, The Disney Channel, 1994.

Aspen Comedy Festival, Comedy Central, 1994.

The World's Greatest Magic II, NBC, 1995.

Penn, Phobophilia: The Love of Fear (also known as Penn & Teller's Phobophilia: The Love of Fear ), 1995.

It's a Wonderful Cyberlife: A Holiday Buying Guide, The Discovery Channel, 1996.

The World's Wildest Magic, NBC, 1997.

Penn & Teller's Home Invasion Magic (also known as Home Invasion ), ABC, 1997.

The Unpleasant World of Penn and Teller, Comedy Central, 2000.

The Master of Deception, The Discovery Channel, 2000.

The Great American History Quiz: 50 States, History Channel, 2001.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Orwell Kravitz, VR.5, 1995.

Drell, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, ABC, 1996.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Jimmy Borges, "Prodigal Son," Miami Vice, NBC, 1985.

Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1985, 1986.

Late Night with David Letterman, CBS, 1986–1993.

The Original Max Talking Headroom Show, Cinemax, 1987.

Darrin Romick, "Illusions of Grandeur," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, ABC, 1994.

Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1994–2000.

Archibald Fenn, "Drew Meets Lawyers," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1995.

Himself, "$20.01," Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Cartoon Network, 1996.

Archibald Fenn, "See Drew Run," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1997.

Encyclopedia salesman, "The One with the 'Cuffs," Friends, NBC, 1997.

Himself, "The Gary Cahuenga Episode," Muppets Tonight!, ABC, 1997.

Rebo, "Day of the Dead," Babylon 5, syndicated, 1998.

(Uncredited) Pimp, "The Cat's Out of the Bag," Dharma & Greg, ABC, 1998.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 1998–2002.

Himself, "Knee Deep," Home Improvement, ABC, 1999.

Himself, "Val the Hard Way," V.I.P., syndicated, 1999.

Voice of himself, "Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1999.

Terry, "The Proposal: Part 2," Just Shoot Me!, NBC, 2001.

Himself, "Celebrity Special," Fear Factor, NBC, 2002.

Himself, "Las Vegas: Live Reveal," Trading Spaces, The Learning Channel, 2003.

Himself, "Magic Jordan," The Bernie Mac Show, Fox, 2003.

Himself, The View, ABC, 2003.

Also appeared as Orwell Kravitz, "Parallel Lives," VR.5; in Famous Homes & Hideaways, syndicated; Evening at Pops.

Television Work; Series:

Co–executive producer and development, Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular (also known as Sin City Spectacular ), F/X, 1998.

Co–executive producer, Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, Showtime, 2003.

Television Work; Specials:

Creator, Penn & Teller Go Public, PBS, 1985.

Executive producer, Phobophilia: The Love of Fear (also known as Penn & Teller's Phobophilia: The Love of Fear ), 1995.

Co–executive producer and concept originator, Penn & Teller's Home Invasion Magic, ABC, 1997.

Stage Appearances:

Penn & Teller, Ritz Theatre, New York City, 1987–1988.

Penn & Teller: The Refrigerator Tour, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1991.

Penn & Teller Rot in Hell, John Houseman Theatre, New York City, 1991–1992.

Penn & Teller, Wilshire Theatre, New York City, 1998.

The Exonerated, 45 Bleecker, New York City, 2002—.

Made off–Broadway debut in 1985.

RECORDINGS

Video Games:

Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors, 1995.

Voice of Leroy Paine, Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair, 1996.

Voice of Drell, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Spellbound, 1998.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Penn & Teller's Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends (also known as Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends ), 1987.

Penn & Teller Get Killed (also known as Dead Funny ), Warner Bros., 1989.

Film Scores:

Penn & Teller's Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends (also known as Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends ), 1987.

Television Specials:

Penn & Teller Go Public?, 1985.

Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread (also known as Invisible Friend ), Showtime, 1987.

Ron Reagan Is the President's Son, Cinemax, 1988.

Penn & Teller: Don't Try This at Home! (also known as Don't Try This at Home! ), NBC, 1990.

The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller, 1994.

Phobophilia: The Love of Fear (also known as Penn & Teller: Phobophilia: The Love of Fear ), 1995.

Penn & Teller's Home Invasion Magic, ABC, 1997.

Television Episodes:

The Moxy Show (animated), Cartoon Network, 1994–1995.

(With Teller, David Wechter, and John McLaughlin) "Talking to the Dead," Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, 2003.

(With Teller, Wechter, and McLaughlin) "Alternative Medicine," Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, 2003.

Also wrote Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular (also known as Sin City Spectacular ), F/X.

Television Episodes; Lyrics:

Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular (also known as Sin City Spectacular ), F/X, 1998.

Video Games:

Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors, 1995.

Nonfiction:

(With Teller) Penn & Teller's Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends, Villard Books, 1989.

(With Teller) Penn & Teller's How to Play with Your Food, Villard Books, 1992.

(With Teller) Penn & Teller's How to Play in Traffic, Boulevard Books, 1997.

Audiobooks:

The Golden Rule of Schmoozing, Listen & Live Audio, 1998.

Other:

Wrote a monthly column for PC/Computing. Contributor to magazines, including Playboy.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, November 21, 1997, p. 122.

Newsbytes, June 14, 1994, p. 1994.

Reason, April, 1994, p. 35.