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Penn Jillette
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Penn Jillette

PENN JILLETTE is a cultural phenomenon as a solo personality and as half of the world-famous Emmy Award­ winning magic duo Penn & Teller. His solo exposure is enormous: from Howard Stern to Glenn Beck to the Op-Ed pages of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and the Los Angeles Times. He has appeared on Dancing with the Stars, MTV Cribs, and Chelsea Lately, and hosted the NBC game show Identity. As part of Penn & Teller, he has appeared more than twenty times on David Letterman, as well as on several other TV shows, from The Simpsons and Friends to Top Chef and The View. He cohosts the controversial series Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, which has... Read full bio

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God, No! will be released on February 02, 2012 in
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Excerpt 1 from God, No!
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God, No! will be released on August 16, 2011 in
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Hollywood Reporter, May 7, 2013
...but the Foxwoods execs ultimately preferred the "jokers"-themed bash thrown by the Lisa Rinna-led group (which also included Penn Jillette). Henner -- who has Highly Superior Auto-Biographical Memory, or H-SAM -- talked to The Hollywood Reporter about...
Gulf News, April 3, 2013
...the real world of Las Vegas illusionists, after Daley and Goldstein talked to magicians such as Lance Burton, Penn Jillette and David Copperfield, who makes a cameo in the film. “Like rock stars or movie stars, these guys are very competitive with one...
Gulf News, April 3, 2013
...the real world of Las Vegas illusionists, after Daley and Goldstein talked to magicians such as Lance Burton, Penn Jillette and David Copperfield, who makes a cameo in the film. ?Like rock stars or movie stars, these guys are very competitive with one...
WMMQ-FM 94.9, April 1, 2013
...The Turtles. Shell Shocked was co-written with respected music journalist Jeff Tamarkin, and features a foreword by comic/magician Penn Jillette. You can check out an excerpt from the autobiography now at RollingStone.com. Kaylan will celebrate the...
92.9 WLMI, March 15, 2013
...the real world of Las Vegas illusionists, after Daley and Goldstein talked to magicians such as Lance Burton, Penn Jillette and David Copperfield, who makes a cameo in the film. "Like rock stars or movie stars, these guys are very competitive with one...
Fast Company, March 15, 2013
...they already existed--then being disappointed when they did. The writers also did extensive research by interviewing everyone from Penn Jillette to Criss Angel, and a dozen other magicians. Although these visits mainly showed them how to get other...
Coming Soon!, March 15, 2013
...talked to over a dozen magicians here and in LA. Goldstein: There were a lot. We talked to Penn Jillette and Criss Angel and David Copperfield. Daley: We went to the Magic Castle in LA quite a bit. Goldstein: It wasn't really about, "How do you do your...
TheDay.com, May 11, 2013
...CEO of Foxwoods, and Rodney Butler, chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council. Challenge winners Lisa Rinna and Penn Jillette recruited performers that appear regularly at Foxwoods- Jillette flew in his partner Teller, and comedian Lisa...
TheDay.com, May 11, 2013
...CEO of Foxwoods, and Rodney Butler, chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council. Challenge winners Lisa Rinna and Penn Jillette recruited performers that appear regularly at Foxwoods- Jillette flew in his partner Teller, and comedian Lisa...
Beliefnet, May 11, 2013
...celebrities, including Ricky Gervais, Woody Allen, Stephen Hawking, Bill Maher, Stephen Colbert, Eddie Izzard, Adam Savage, Ayaan Hirsi-Ali, Penn Jillette, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, James Randi, Cormac McCarthy, and Michael Shermer (to name a few). The...
Las Vegas Review Journal, May 10, 2013
...said Hsieh, a fun-loving genius who chooses to wear balloon hats. THE SCENE AND HEARD “Celebrity Apprentice” contestant Penn Jillette is moving ever closer to a possible $250,000 jackpot for Opportunity Village. He’s one of four finalists going...
San Antonio Current, May 9, 2013
...then.) The first judges included writers and editors, Ira Flatow from National Public Radio, Dennis Rodman, and magician Penn Jillette. Then, the Webbys were based in San Francisco. The awards are a reflection of the achievements of the Web, and they...
NBCNews.com, May 9, 2013
...sharing first with TODAY.com, the phone rings for the final four contestants -- Lil Jon, Lisa Rinna, Penn Jillette and Trace Atkins. "Uh oh! That's Mr. Trump!" Lil Jon says before Rinna lets an expletive slip. What does the big bossman want? For his...
Global News Canada, May 9, 2013
...All-Star Celebrity Apprentice, which airs Sunday nights on Global. Actress Lisa Rinna, country singer Trace Adkins and magician Penn Jillette are the others. Donald Trump will pick a winner on the May 19 finale. Lil Jon, who finished in fourth place...