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Penn Jillette

June 05, 2023

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Penn Fraser Jillette (born March 5, 1955) is an American magician, actor, musician, inventor, television presenter, and author, best known for his work with fellow magician Teller as half of the team Penn & Teller. The duo has been featured in numerous stage and television shows, such as Penn & Teller: Fool Us and Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, and is currently headlining in Las Vegas at The Rio. Jillette serves as the act's orator and raconteur.

Penn Jillette
Jillette at the Young Americans for Liberty National Convention in 2016
Born
Penn Fraser Jillette

(1955-03-05) March 5, 1955 (age 68)
Greenfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationRingling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College
Occupations
Years active1974–present
Known forHalf of the comedy magic duo known as Penn & Teller
Height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)[1]
SpouseEmily Zolten
Children2
Websitepennandteller.com
Notes
Voice of Penn Jillette

Jillette has published eight books, including the New York Times Bestseller, God, No!: Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales. He is also known for his advocacy of atheism, scientific skepticism, the First Amendment, as well as previously identifying as a libertarian, and supporting free-market capitalism.

Early life

Jillette was born in Greenfield, Massachusetts. His mother, Valda Rudolph Jillette (née Parks; 1909–2000),[2] was a secretary, and his father, Samuel Herbert Jillette (1912–1999),[2] worked at Greenfield's Franklin County Jail.[3][4][5] Jillette became an atheist in his early teens after reading the Bible. He was subsequently asked to leave the church, after asking questions in a youth group that purportedly also made skeptics of his peers.[6] Jillette became disenchanted with traditional illusionist acts that presented the craft as authentic magic, such as The Amazing Kreskin on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. At age eighteen, he saw a show by illusionist James Randi, and became enamored of his approach to magic that openly acknowledged deception as entertainment rather than a mysterious supernatural power. Jillette regularly acknowledges Randi as the one person on the planet he loved the most besides members of his family.[7]

Jillette worked with high school classmate Michael Moschen in developing and performing a juggling act during the years immediately following their 1973 graduation.[5] In 1973, Jillette graduated from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College.[8] In 1974, he was introduced to Teller by Weir Chrisemer, a mutual friend.[9] The three then formed a three-person act called Asparagus Valley Cultural Society which played in Amherst and San Francisco.[5] In 1981, he and Teller teamed up as Penn & Teller, and went on to do a successful Off Broadway and later Broadway theatre show called "Penn & Teller" that toured nationally.[5]

Career

Main article: Penn & Teller

Jillette served as host and presenter of the first touring performance by avant-garde band the Residents in 1983. The performance (titled The Mole Show and based on their "Mole trilogy" of albums) featured Jillette coming out between songs telling long and intentionally pointless stories. The show was designed to appear to fall apart as it progressed; Jillette pretended to grow angrier with the crowd, and lighting effects and music would become increasingly chaotic, all building up to the point where he was dragged off stage and returned, handcuffed to a wheelchair, to deliver his last monologue. During one performance, an audience member assaulted Jillette while he was handcuffed to the wheelchair. In later years, Jillette would contribute to two documentary films about the Residents.

Jillette was a contributor to the now-defunct PC/Computing magazine, having a regular back-section column between 1990 and 1994.

Jillette was the primary voice announcer for the U.S.-based cable network Comedy Central in the 1990s.[10][11]

In 1994, Jillette purchased a house in the Las Vegas Valley and dubbed it "The Slammer".[12] It has been featured in dozens of television shows and articles and was designed by his friend Colin Summers. He formerly recorded music there, and conducted his radio show at the studio inside "The Slammer".[13][14] In 2016, he sold "The Slammer" so that his family could move to a less remote location.[15]

Starting in 1996, Jillette had a recurring role on Sabrina the Teenage Witch as Drell, the head of the Witches' Council. He and Teller both appeared in the pilot with Debbie Harry as the third member of the Council. The show was created by Jillette's friend Nell Scovell.

For a brief time in 1997, Jillette wrote bi-weekly dispatches for the search engine Excite.com. Each column ended with a pithy comment identifying which of the Penn & Teller duo he was. (For example: "Penn Jillette is the half of Penn & Teller that's detained at airports.") Jillette made a habit of linking many words in his online column to wacky sites that generally had nothing to do with the actual words. The columns are no longer available on the current Excite.com site, but have been republished with permission at PennAndTeller.com.[16]

Starting in 2003, Jillette, along with Teller, began producing and hosting the show Penn & Teller: Bullshit! on Showtime. In the show, the two analyze cultural phenomena, debunk myths, criticize people and aspects of society they deem "bullshit".

In 2005 with actor Paul Provenza, Jillette co-produced and co-directed The Aristocrats, a documentary film tracing the life of an obscene joke known as "The Aristocrats". It principally consists of a variety of comedians telling their own versions of the joke.

From January 3, 2006, to March 2, 2007, Jillette hosted, along with fellow atheist, skeptic, and juggler Michael Goudeau, a live, hour-long radio talk show broadcast on Free FM. The show, Penn Radio, broadcast from his Vintage Nudes Studio in his Las Vegas home. The most notable recurring segment of the show was "Monkey Tuesday" and later "The Pull of the Weasel". On March 2, 2007, Jillette announced that he would no longer be doing his radio show. He stated that he is a "show biz wimp" and decided to stop doing the show so he could spend more time with his children.

During the 2006–07 television season, Jillette hosted the prime-time game show Identity on NBC.

In 2008, Jillette was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars, paired with professional dancer Kym Johnson. He was the first celebrity to be eliminated. A reference to his large feet as a sign of another large body part was censored in the West Coast airing.[citation needed]

During 2010–2011, Jillette did a bi-weekly show on Revision3 called Penn Point.[17]

On August 16, 2011, Jillette's book God, No! Signs You May Already Be An Atheist and Other Magical Tales was released and made the New York Times Best Sellers shortly after, in the week of August 28, in the 14th position.[18]

An avid upright bassist, Jillette frequently accompanies jazz pianist Mike Jones, who opens for the magician's Las Vegas show.[19] On March 16, 2018, Jones released a live jazz album with Jillette entitled The Show Before the Show which consisted of ten tracks played by the duo at the Rio Las Vegas. Jillette additionally performed at the famed Green Mill Cocktail Lounge to coincide with the album's debut.[20]

Jillette was one of the contestants on The Celebrity Apprentice season 5, beginning on February 19, 2012. He was fired from the show by Donald Trump during the Week 11 episode. Also on February 19, 2012, along with Michael Goudeau, he started the podcast Penn's Sunday School.

In 2013, he returned for the All-Star Celebrity Apprentice season, where he successfully made his way to the finale, raising $663,655 for the charity of his choice, Opportunity Village.[21] On April 5, 2013, Penn and Teller were honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the live performance category. Their star, the 2,494th awarded, is near the star dedicated to Harry Houdini.[22] The following day they were recognized by the Magic Castle with the "Magicians of the Year" award.[22]

Penn credits magician and skeptical activist James Randi for his career. During an interview at TAM! 2012, Penn stated that "If not for Randi there would not be Penn & Teller as we are today."[23]: 1:40  He went on to say that "Outside of my family... no one is more important in my life. Randi is everything to me."[23]: 5:34 

Business ventures

 
Jillette in 2007

50 Skidillion Watts

From 1987 to 1989, Jillette provided financial support to David and Jad Fair of the art rock band Half Japanese for their record label 50 Skidillion Watts. This allowed the band to release the albums Music to Strip By, The Band That Would Be King and Charmed Life. When asked about his assistance Jillette said, "anybody who listens to Half Jap becomes a fan."[24]

Jill-Jet

In July 1999, Jillette was granted U.S. Patent 5,920,923 for the "Jill-Jet", a hot-tub jet specially angled for allowing a woman to masturbate against the water stream. The patent expired in September 2018. He has credited Debbie Harry of Blondie for suggesting the idea, as the two of them were once in a hot tub and Harry made a remark about changing the jets for a woman's pleasure. Jillette liked the idea enough to pursue a patent application at the USPTO under the patent title "Hydro-therapeutic Stimulator".[25]

The abstract of the patent explains that a "discharge nozzle is located within the tub and connected to the outlet, mounted to the seat so that the discharged water from the circulation pump automatically aligns with and is directed to stimulation points (e.g., the clitoris) of the female user when the female user sits in the seat." An article in the June 2006 issue of Playboy shed additional light on the invention. Originally, it was to be called the "ClitJet"; however, he stated that "Jill-Jet" was more suitable because it included his name in the title.

On the Penn Radio show, telling the listeners about the photo shoot for the Playboy article, Jillette mentioned that he has a Jill-Jet installed in a tub in his house, and that several of his female friends and friends' female spouses enjoy it a lot, but he is not aware of any other installations of a water jet in such a configuration anywhere else.

Vintage Nudes Studio

Jillette created a private recording studio in his Las Vegas home.[26] The addition, designed by Outside The Lines Studio and built by Crisci Custom Builders between October 2003 and June 2004 as part of his Las Vegas home,[27] was named Vintage Nudes Studios by Jillette for playing cards that he had collected. The cards are displayed in the interior design in a manner which is meaningful to magicians.[28] The studio was home to Free FM's Penn Radio show, and was the home of the Penn's Sunday School stream and podcast until it was demolished in 2016, along with his former home, "The Slammer".[26][29][30]

Personal life

Family

Jillette is married to Emily Jillette, and they have two children, Zolten and Moxie CrimeFighter.[31]

Jillette has told multiple stories regarding the red fingernail on his left hand. In one, Jillette's mother told him to get a manicure because people would be looking at his hands. In response to this, he had all of his nails painted red as a joke.[32] Jillette has also claimed that red fingernail provides excellent misdirection and is just plain cool.[9]

In direct response to questions about his red fingernail, Penn has stated "People are asking about my fingernail. Wear my Dad's ring and my Mom's nail polish. Just for remembrance and respect."[33] On the podcast Skepticality in 2012, Jillette said that he was considering changing the meaning of the red nail polish, telling his daughter it is for her.[7] During his appearance on the Chopped Tournament of Stars (2014), he told the story of his mother suggesting he get a manicure for the reasons stated above, and said that he kept it out of respect for her.

Health

Jillette says that he has an addictive personality[34] and claims to have never had "so much as a puff of marijuana or a drop of alcohol" because he does not trust himself to do it in moderation.[35]

In December 2014, Jillette's blood pressure caused him to be admitted to the hospital. By his birthday, March 5, 2015, he had lost 105 lb (48 kg). He follows Joel Fuhrman's nutritarian diet, which means that he eats little or no animal products, no processed grains, and no added sugar or salt.[36] Penn is featured in Eating You Alive, a 2016 American documentary about food and health.[37] In an interview with Big Think in 2020, Jillette said he is a vegan.[38]

Atheism

 
Jillette in 2012 at The Amazing Meeting in Las Vegas

Jillette identifies as an atheist. His cars' license plates read "ATHEIST", "NOGOD" and "GODLESS".[39] "Strangely enough, they wouldn't give me 'INFIDEL,'" he said.[39]

In 2005, he wrote and read an essay for National Public Radio claiming that he was "beyond atheism. Atheism is not believing in God... I believe there is no God."[40] His atheism, he has explained, has informed every aspect of his life and thoughts, and as such is as crucial to him as theistic beliefs are to the devout. Jillette encourages open discussion, debate, and proselytizing on the issue of God's existence, believing that the issue is too important for opinions about it to remain private. Jillette does not dismiss all who do believe in God: in a 2008 edition of his Penn Says podcast, he expresses his appreciation for a fan who brought him the gift of a pocket Gideon Bible after a performance because he realized that this individual sincerely cared enough about him to try to help him.[41]

In January 2007, Jillette took the "Blasphemy Challenge" offered by the Rational Response Squad and publicly denied the existence of a holy spirit.[42]

Jillette appeared in the 2019 Church of the SubGenius film J.R. ‘Bob’ Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius, where he spoke positively of the parody religion.[43]

Politics

Jillette has previously identified as a libertarian, and stated in 2003 that he may consider himself an anarcho-capitalist.[44] He was a fellow at the libertarian think tank the Cato Institute.[45]

In 2008, Jillette stated that there is not enough information to make an informed decision on global warming, that his gut told him it was not real, but his mind said that he cannot prove it.[46] As of 2014, he has changed his position and now believes that climate change is occurring.[47]

He stated in 2008 that he "always" votes Libertarian,[45] and endorsed Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson for President in 2012[48][49][50] and 2016.[51] However, he participated in vote swapping in 2016 by voting for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in the swing state of Nevada, in exchange for "10 or 11" of his friends promising to vote for Johnson in blue states like California and New York.[52]

In 2020, Jillette distanced himself from aspects of libertarianism, particularly surrounding COVID-19. In an interview with Big Think, he stated, "[A] lot of the illusions that I held dear, rugged individualism, individual freedoms, are coming back to bite us in the ass." He went on to elaborate, "[I]t seems like getting rid of the gatekeepers gave us Trump as president, and in the same breath, in the same wind, gave us not wearing masks, and maybe gave us a huge unpleasant amount of overt racism."[53]

In the 2020 United States presidential election, Jillette endorsed Andrew Yang in the Democratic primary.[54] In an op-ed for CNN after that year's general election, he stated that he "used to identify as Libertarian", but voted for Joe Biden.[55]

Appearances

Filmography

Television

Video games

Music videos

Music

  • Ralph Records 10th Anniversary Radio Special! (1982) by Various / Penn Jillette[63]
  • Captain Howdy, a band which consisted of Jillette and Mark Kramer, released:
    • The Best Song Ever Written (single, 1993)
    • Tattoo of Blood (album, 1994)
    • Money Feeds My Music Machine (album, 1997)
  • Bongos, Bass and Bob, a band which consisted of Jillette, Rob Elk and Dean J. Seal, released:
    • Never Mind the Sex Pistols, Here's Bongos Bass and Bob! (What on Earth Were They Thinking?) (album, 1988)
  • The Horse You Rode In On by Pigface
  • The Show Before the Show, a live jazz duo recording performed by Jillette and pianist Mike Jones at the Rio Las Vegas (album, 2018)

Bibliography

  • Jillette, Penn (2022). Random: A Novel. New York: Akashic books. ISBN 978-1636140711.
  • Jillette, Penn (2016). Presto!: How I Made Over 100 Pounds Disappear and Other Magical Tales. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1501140181.
  • Jillette, Penn (2012). Every Day is an Atheist Holiday!: More Magical Tales from the Author of God, No!. New York: Blue Rider Press. ISBN 978-0-3991-6156-8.
  • Jillette, Penn (2011). God, No!: Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4516-1036-9.
  • Jillette, Penn (2005). How to Cheat Your Friends at Poker: The Wisdom of Dickie Richard. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-36068-1.
  • Jillette, Penn (2004). Sock. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 0-312-32805-2.
  • Jillette, Penn and Teller (1997). Penn and Teller's How to Play in Traffic. Berkley Trade. ISBN 1-57297-293-9.
  • Jillette, Penn and Teller (1992). Penn and Teller's How to Play with Your Food. New York: Villard. ISBN 0-679-74311-1.
  • Jillette, Penn (1989). Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends. New York: Villard. ISBN 0-394-75351-8.

Podcasts

  • Penn Radio (January 2006 – March 2007), radioshow that was also podcasted
  • Penn Says (January 2008 – April 2010), videolog on Crackle.com
  • Penn Point (May 2010 – October 2011), videolog on Revision3.com
  • Penn's Sunday School (February 2012 – present) at pennsundayschool.com

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Jillette redirects here For the razor and personal care brand see Gillette For the American musician see Jillette Johnson Penn Fraser Jillette born March 5 1955 is an American magician actor musician inventor television presenter and author best known for his work with fellow magician Teller as half of the team Penn amp Teller The duo has been featured in numerous stage and television shows such as Penn amp Teller Fool Us and Penn amp Teller Bullshit and is currently headlining in Las Vegas at The Rio Jillette serves as the act s orator and raconteur Penn JilletteJillette at the Young Americans for Liberty National Convention in 2016BornPenn Fraser Jillette 1955 03 05 March 5 1955 age 68 Greenfield Massachusetts U S EducationRingling Bros and Barnum amp Bailey Clown CollegeOccupationsMagician actor author musician inventor television presenterYears active1974 presentKnown forHalf of the comedy magic duo known as Penn amp TellerHeight6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 1 SpouseEmily ZoltenChildren2Websitepennandteller wbr comNotesVoice of Penn Jillette source source Jillette has published eight books including the New York Times Bestseller God No Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales He is also known for his advocacy of atheism scientific skepticism the First Amendment as well as previously identifying as a libertarian and supporting free market capitalism Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Business ventures 3 1 50 Skidillion Watts 3 2 Jill Jet 3 3 Vintage Nudes Studio 4 Personal life 4 1 Family 4 2 Health 4 3 Atheism 4 4 Politics 5 Appearances 5 1 Filmography 5 2 Television 5 3 Video games 6 Music videos 7 Music 8 Bibliography 9 Podcasts 10 References 11 External linksEarly life EditJillette was born in Greenfield Massachusetts His mother Valda Rudolph Jillette nee Parks 1909 2000 2 was a secretary and his father Samuel Herbert Jillette 1912 1999 2 worked at Greenfield s Franklin County Jail 3 4 5 Jillette became an atheist in his early teens after reading the Bible He was subsequently asked to leave the church after asking questions in a youth group that purportedly also made skeptics of his peers 6 Jillette became disenchanted with traditional illusionist acts that presented the craft as authentic magic such as The Amazing Kreskin on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson At age eighteen he saw a show by illusionist James Randi and became enamored of his approach to magic that openly acknowledged deception as entertainment rather than a mysterious supernatural power Jillette regularly acknowledges Randi as the one person on the planet he loved the most besides members of his family 7 Jillette worked with high school classmate Michael Moschen in developing and performing a juggling act during the years immediately following their 1973 graduation 5 In 1973 Jillette graduated from Ringling Bros and Barnum amp Bailey Clown College 8 In 1974 he was introduced to Teller by Weir Chrisemer a mutual friend 9 The three then formed a three person act called Asparagus Valley Cultural Society which played in Amherst and San Francisco 5 In 1981 he and Teller teamed up as Penn amp Teller and went on to do a successful Off Broadway and later Broadway theatre show called Penn amp Teller that toured nationally 5 Career EditMain article Penn amp Teller Jillette served as host and presenter of the first touring performance by avant garde band the Residents in 1983 The performance titled The Mole Show and based on their Mole trilogy of albums featured Jillette coming out between songs telling long and intentionally pointless stories The show was designed to appear to fall apart as it progressed Jillette pretended to grow angrier with the crowd and lighting effects and music would become increasingly chaotic all building up to the point where he was dragged off stage and returned handcuffed to a wheelchair to deliver his last monologue During one performance an audience member assaulted Jillette while he was handcuffed to the wheelchair In later years Jillette would contribute to two documentary films about the Residents Jillette was a contributor to the now defunct PC Computing magazine having a regular back section column between 1990 and 1994 Jillette was the primary voice announcer for the U S based cable network Comedy Central in the 1990s 10 11 In 1994 Jillette purchased a house in the Las Vegas Valley and dubbed it The Slammer 12 It has been featured in dozens of television shows and articles and was designed by his friend Colin Summers He formerly recorded music there and conducted his radio show at the studio inside The Slammer 13 14 In 2016 he sold The Slammer so that his family could move to a less remote location 15 Starting in 1996 Jillette had a recurring role on Sabrina the Teenage Witch as Drell the head of the Witches Council He and Teller both appeared in the pilot with Debbie Harry as the third member of the Council The show was created by Jillette s friend Nell Scovell For a brief time in 1997 Jillette wrote bi weekly dispatches for the search engine Excite com Each column ended with a pithy comment identifying which of the Penn amp Teller duo he was For example Penn Jillette is the half of Penn amp Teller that s detained at airports Jillette made a habit of linking many words in his online column to wacky sites that generally had nothing to do with the actual words The columns are no longer available on the current Excite com site but have been republished with permission at PennAndTeller com 16 Starting in 2003 Jillette along with Teller began producing and hosting the show Penn amp Teller Bullshit on Showtime In the show the two analyze cultural phenomena debunk myths criticize people and aspects of society they deem bullshit In 2005 with actor Paul Provenza Jillette co produced and co directed The Aristocrats a documentary film tracing the life of an obscene joke known as The Aristocrats It principally consists of a variety of comedians telling their own versions of the joke From January 3 2006 to March 2 2007 Jillette hosted along with fellow atheist skeptic and juggler Michael Goudeau a live hour long radio talk show broadcast on Free FM The show Penn Radio broadcast from his Vintage Nudes Studio in his Las Vegas home The most notable recurring segment of the show was Monkey Tuesday and later The Pull of the Weasel On March 2 2007 Jillette announced that he would no longer be doing his radio show He stated that he is a show biz wimp and decided to stop doing the show so he could spend more time with his children During the 2006 07 television season Jillette hosted the prime time game show Identity on NBC In 2008 Jillette was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars paired with professional dancer Kym Johnson He was the first celebrity to be eliminated A reference to his large feet as a sign of another large body part was censored in the West Coast airing citation needed During 2010 2011 Jillette did a bi weekly show on Revision3 called Penn Point 17 On August 16 2011 Jillette s book God No Signs You May Already Be An Atheist and Other Magical Tales was released and made the New York Times Best Sellers shortly after in the week of August 28 in the 14th position 18 An avid upright bassist Jillette frequently accompanies jazz pianist Mike Jones who opens for the magician s Las Vegas show 19 On March 16 2018 Jones released a live jazz album with Jillette entitled The Show Before the Show which consisted of ten tracks played by the duo at the Rio Las Vegas Jillette additionally performed at the famed Green Mill Cocktail Lounge to coincide with the album s debut 20 Jillette was one of the contestants on The Celebrity Apprentice season 5 beginning on February 19 2012 He was fired from the show by Donald Trump during the Week 11 episode Also on February 19 2012 along with Michael Goudeau he started the podcast Penn s Sunday School In 2013 he returned for the All Star Celebrity Apprentice season where he successfully made his way to the finale raising 663 655 for the charity of his choice Opportunity Village 21 On April 5 2013 Penn and Teller were honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the live performance category Their star the 2 494th awarded is near the star dedicated to Harry Houdini 22 The following day they were recognized by the Magic Castle with the Magicians of the Year award 22 Penn credits magician and skeptical activist James Randi for his career During an interview at TAM 2012 Penn stated that If not for Randi there would not be Penn amp Teller as we are today 23 1 40 He went on to say that Outside of my family no one is more important in my life Randi is everything to me 23 5 34 Business ventures Edit Jillette in 2007 50 Skidillion Watts Edit From 1987 to 1989 Jillette provided financial support to David and Jad Fair of the art rock band Half Japanese for their record label 50 Skidillion Watts This allowed the band to release the albums Music to Strip By The Band That Would Be King and Charmed Life When asked about his assistance Jillette said anybody who listens to Half Jap becomes a fan 24 Jill Jet Edit In July 1999 Jillette was granted U S Patent 5 920 923 for the Jill Jet a hot tub jet specially angled for allowing a woman to masturbate against the water stream The patent expired in September 2018 He has credited Debbie Harry of Blondie for suggesting the idea as the two of them were once in a hot tub and Harry made a remark about changing the jets for a woman s pleasure Jillette liked the idea enough to pursue a patent application at the USPTO under the patent title Hydro therapeutic Stimulator 25 The abstract of the patent explains that a discharge nozzle is located within the tub and connected to the outlet mounted to the seat so that the discharged water from the circulation pump automatically aligns with and is directed to stimulation points e g the clitoris of the female user when the female user sits in the seat An article in the June 2006 issue of Playboy shed additional light on the invention Originally it was to be called the ClitJet however he stated that Jill Jet was more suitable because it included his name in the title On the Penn Radio show telling the listeners about the photo shoot for the Playboy article Jillette mentioned that he has a Jill Jet installed in a tub in his house and that several of his female friends and friends female spouses enjoy it a lot but he is not aware of any other installations of a water jet in such a configuration anywhere else Vintage Nudes Studio Edit Jillette created a private recording studio in his Las Vegas home 26 The addition designed by Outside The Lines Studio and built by Crisci Custom Builders between October 2003 and June 2004 as part of his Las Vegas home 27 was named Vintage Nudes Studios by Jillette for playing cards that he had collected The cards are displayed in the interior design in a manner which is meaningful to magicians 28 The studio was home to Free FM s Penn Radio show and was the home of the Penn s Sunday School stream and podcast until it was demolished in 2016 along with his former home The Slammer 26 29 30 Personal life EditFamily Edit Jillette is married to Emily Jillette and they have two children Zolten and Moxie CrimeFighter 31 Jillette has told multiple stories regarding the red fingernail on his left hand In one Jillette s mother told him to get a manicure because people would be looking at his hands In response to this he had all of his nails painted red as a joke 32 Jillette has also claimed that red fingernail provides excellent misdirection and is just plain cool 9 In direct response to questions about his red fingernail Penn has stated People are asking about my fingernail Wear my Dad s ring and my Mom s nail polish Just for remembrance and respect 33 On the podcast Skepticality in 2012 Jillette said that he was considering changing the meaning of the red nail polish telling his daughter it is for her 7 During his appearance on the Chopped Tournament of Stars 2014 he told the story of his mother suggesting he get a manicure for the reasons stated above and said that he kept it out of respect for her Health Edit Jillette says that he has an addictive personality 34 and claims to have never had so much as a puff of marijuana or a drop of alcohol because he does not trust himself to do it in moderation 35 In December 2014 Jillette s blood pressure caused him to be admitted to the hospital By his birthday March 5 2015 he had lost 105 lb 48 kg He follows Joel Fuhrman s nutritarian diet which means that he eats little or no animal products no processed grains and no added sugar or salt 36 Penn is featured in Eating You Alive a 2016 American documentary about food and health 37 In an interview with Big Think in 2020 Jillette said he is a vegan 38 Atheism Edit Jillette in 2012 at The Amazing Meeting in Las Vegas Jillette identifies as an atheist His cars license plates read ATHEIST NOGOD and GODLESS 39 Strangely enough they wouldn t give me INFIDEL he said 39 In 2005 he wrote and read an essay for National Public Radio claiming that he was beyond atheism Atheism is not believing in God I believe there is no God 40 His atheism he has explained has informed every aspect of his life and thoughts and as such is as crucial to him as theistic beliefs are to the devout Jillette encourages open discussion debate and proselytizing on the issue of God s existence believing that the issue is too important for opinions about it to remain private Jillette does not dismiss all who do believe in God in a 2008 edition of his Penn Says podcast he expresses his appreciation for a fan who brought him the gift of a pocket Gideon Bible after a performance because he realized that this individual sincerely cared enough about him to try to help him 41 In January 2007 Jillette took the Blasphemy Challenge offered by the Rational Response Squad and publicly denied the existence of a holy spirit 42 Jillette appeared in the 2019 Church of the SubGenius film J R Bob Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius where he spoke positively of the parody religion 43 Politics Edit Jillette has previously identified as a libertarian and stated in 2003 that he may consider himself an anarcho capitalist 44 He was a fellow at the libertarian think tank the Cato Institute 45 In 2008 Jillette stated that there is not enough information to make an informed decision on global warming that his gut told him it was not real but his mind said that he cannot prove it 46 As of 2014 he has changed his position and now believes that climate change is occurring 47 He stated in 2008 that he always votes Libertarian 45 and endorsed Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson for President in 2012 48 49 50 and 2016 51 However he participated in vote swapping in 2016 by voting for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in the swing state of Nevada in exchange for 10 or 11 of his friends promising to vote for Johnson in blue states like California and New York 52 In 2020 Jillette distanced himself from aspects of libertarianism particularly surrounding COVID 19 In an interview with Big Think he stated A lot of the illusions that I held dear rugged individualism individual freedoms are coming back to bite us in the ass He went on to elaborate I t seems like getting rid of the gatekeepers gave us Trump as president and in the same breath in the same wind gave us not wearing masks and maybe gave us a huge unpleasant amount of overt racism 53 In the 2020 United States presidential election Jillette endorsed Andrew Yang in the Democratic primary 54 In an op ed for CNN after that year s general election he stated that he used to identify as Libertarian but voted for Joe Biden 55 Appearances EditFilmography Edit Savage Island 1985 Off Beat 1985 My Chauffeur 1986 Tough Guys Don t Dance 1987 Invisible Thread 1987 Gandahar 1988 Penn amp Teller Get Killed 1989 Half Japanese The Band That Would Be King 1991 The Residents Twenty Twisted Questions 1992 Car 54 Where Are You 1994 Hackers 1995 Toy Story 1995 Buzz Lightyear TV commercial announcer Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 1998 Fantasia 2000 1999 Himself Michael Moore Hates America 2004 The Aristocrats 2005 Mucha Lucha The Return of El Malefico 56 Himself Fortune Teller Ticket Man Pawn Shop Owner 2005 The Growth 2009 Futurama Into the Wild Green Yonder 2009 Tim s Vermeer 2013 Himself An Honest Liar 2014 Theory of Obscurity a film about The Residents 2015 Sharknado 3 Oh Hell No 2015 Director s Cut 2016 The Grounds 2016 J R Bob Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius 2019 Himself 43 Television Edit Penn amp Teller Go Public 1985 TV program produced by Community Television of Southern California and aired on Public Television stations Miami Vice The Prodigal Son 1985 TV episode Jimmy Borges Lois amp Clark The New Adventures of Superman Illusions of Grandeur 1 episode 1994 Darrin Romick VR 5 Pilot 1 episode 1995 Mr Orwell Kravitz Space Ghost Coast to Coast 20 01 1 episode 1996 Himself Friends The One with the Cuffs 1 episode 1997 Encyclopedia Salesman The Drew Carey Show See Drew Run 1997 TV episode Archibald Fenn Drew Meets Lawyers 1995 TV episode Archibald Fenn Sabrina the Teenage Witch First Kiss 1997 TV episode Drell Jenny s Non Dream 1997 TV episode Drell Terrible Things 1996 TV episode Drell Pilot 1996 TV episode Drell Nightmare Ned Lucky Abe 1997 TV episode Frank Grimes Babylon 5 Day of the Dead 1998 TV episode Rebo Penn amp Teller s Sin City Spectacular 1998 99 Hollywood Squares 1998 2004 regular The Simpsons Hello Gutter Hello Fadder The Great Simpsina 2 episodes 1999 2011 himself Dharma amp Greg 2001 Just Shoot Me The Proposal Part 2 2001 TV episode Terry The West Wing In the Room 2004 himself Penn amp Teller Bullshit 2003 2010 The Moxy Show original voice of Flea later replaced by an unidentified actor in some episodes Identity 2006 2007 44 Real Time with Bill Maher 2006 TV episode himself World Series of Poker 2006 Dancing with the Stars 2008 himself 57 Numb3rs Magic Show 2008 TV episode himself Glenn Beck Fox News Handy Manny Halloween Squeeze s Magic Show 2008 TV episode Magic Marty The Defenders Whitten v Fenlee 2010 TV episode Ruben Charters Fetch with Ruff Ruffman You Can t Teach an Orange Dog New Tricks 2009 TV episode Himself Penn amp Teller Fool Us 35 episodes 2011 2015 58 Real Time with Bill Maher October 14 2011 TV episode himself Penn amp Teller Tell a Lie 2011 Celebrity Apprentice 5 2012 All Star Celebrity Apprentice 2013 In Bed With Joan 2013 guest Rachael vs Guy Celebrity Cook Off 2014 Chopped Tournament of Stars 2014 Wizard Wars 2014 Celebrity Wife Swap 2014 59 July 1 2014 TV episode himself Alpha House season 2 2014 several TV episodes fictionalized version of himself Camp Stew 2014 hosting as himself Hell s Kitchen 2014 himself Penn Jillette s Street Cred 60 1 episodes 2014 himself Deal with It episode 3 7 2014 himself Modern Family season 6 2015 King of the Nerds 2015 himself Celebrity Jeopardy 2015 himself Whose Line Is It Anyway July 6 2015 TV episode He and Teller appeared as special guests 61 Scorpion 2016 episodes 2 16 2 17 3 19 and 4 20 Dr Cecil P Rizzuto Billions episode 1x02 Naming Rights 2016 himself The Eric Andre Show Season 4 2016 himself Code Black Season 2 2016 Johnny Prentiss Black Mirror episode Black Museum 2017 credited with story idea based on Jillette s The Pain Addict 62 The Late Show with Ewen Cameron 2017 himself with Teller Crashing TV series Season 2 Episode 1 2018 himself The Grand Tour 2018 Series 2 Episode 9 himself with Teller Ridiculousness 2019 Season 13 Episode 27 himself Scooby Doo and Guess Who 2019 Season 1 Episode 8 himself with Teller The Masked Singer 2022 Hydra himself with Teller Britain s Got Talent The Ultimate Magician 2022 Judge HimselfVideo games Edit Penn amp Teller s Smoke and Mirrors unreleased Himself Steven Spielberg s Director s Chair 1996 Himself Borderlands 3 2019 Pain Voice Appearance Penn amp Teller VR Frankly Unfair Unkind Unnecessary amp Underhanded 2019 HimselfMusic videos EditPenn Jillette Clay Aiken by Penn Jillette Katy Perry Waking Up in Vegas Ramones Something to Believe In Rascal Flatts Why Wait Run D M C It s Tricky Too Much Joy Donna Everywhere Music EditRalph Records 10th Anniversary Radio Special 1982 by Various Penn Jillette 63 Captain Howdy a band which consisted of Jillette and Mark Kramer released The Best Song Ever Written single 1993 Tattoo of Blood album 1994 Money Feeds My Music Machine album 1997 Bongos Bass and Bob a band which consisted of Jillette Rob Elk and Dean J Seal released Never Mind the Sex Pistols Here s Bongos Bass and Bob What on Earth Were They Thinking album 1988 The Horse You Rode In On by Pigface The Show Before the Show a live jazz duo recording performed by Jillette and pianist Mike Jones at the Rio Las Vegas album 2018 Bibliography EditJillette Penn 2022 Random A Novel New York Akashic books ISBN 978 1636140711 Jillette Penn 2016 Presto How I Made Over 100 Pounds Disappear and Other Magical Tales New York Simon amp Schuster ISBN 978 1501140181 Jillette Penn 2012 Every Day is an Atheist Holiday More Magical Tales from the Author of God No New York Blue Rider Press ISBN 978 0 3991 6156 8 Jillette Penn 2011 God No Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales New York Simon amp Schuster ISBN 978 1 4516 1036 9 Jillette Penn 2005 How to Cheat Your Friends at Poker The Wisdom of Dickie Richard New York St Martin s Press ISBN 0 312 36068 1 Jillette Penn 2004 Sock New York St Martin s Griffin ISBN 0 312 32805 2 Jillette Penn and Teller 1997 Penn and Teller s How to Play in Traffic Berkley Trade ISBN 1 57297 293 9 Jillette Penn and Teller 1992 Penn and Teller s How to Play with Your Food New York Villard ISBN 0 679 74311 1 Jillette Penn 1989 Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends New York Villard ISBN 0 394 75351 8 Podcasts EditPenn Radio January 2006 March 2007 radioshow that was also podcasted Penn Says January 2008 April 2010 videolog on Crackle com Penn Point May 2010 October 2011 videolog on Revision3 com Penn s Sunday School February 2012 present at pennsundayschool comReferences Edit Kohut Tania August 3 2016 Penn Jillette credits potato diet for 100 pound weight loss Global News Archived from the original on August 7 2020 Retrieved August 7 2020 a b Ancestry com Social Security Death Index database on line Provo UT USA Ancestry com Operations Inc 2011 Original data Social Security Administration Social Security Death Index Master File Social Security Administration Kelly Kevin December 7 1986 What you see what you get The Boston Globe Archived from the original on November 3 2012 Retrieved September 2 2011 News and Information from Greenfield MA the Recorder www recorder com Archived from the original on May 22 2013 a b c d Trillin Calvin May 15 1989 A couple of Eccentric Guys The New Yorker Shaffer R December 2012 Morality Religion and Bullsh t An Interview with Penn Jillette Humanist Network News Archived from 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