Known for movies
Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003-2010)
as Writer
Fantasia 2000 (1999)
as Himself - Host (segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice
An Honest Liar (2014)
as Himself - Magician
Don't Try This at Home! (1990)
as Writer
Short Info
| Net Worth | $175 Million |
| Date Of Birth | February 14, 1948 |
| Mark | Never speaks |
| Fact | Changed his name to Teller legally, and has one of the few US passports issued with a single name. |
Raymond Joseph Teller is an American magician, comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He is best known for his work with Penn & Teller, the team he has formed with Penn Jillette. Teller generally does not speak while performing, preferring to let his actions speak for themselves.
Relaxing in my private courtyard on a perfect Las Vegas afternoon. pic.twitter.com/ElN2ZCxK0u
— Teller (@MrTeller) October 9, 2022
Teller was born on February 14, 1948, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Irene (née Burchfield) and Joseph Teller. His father was Jewish and his mother was of English Quaker descent. He has a younger brother, Peter. Teller’s father was a car salesman and his mother was a homemaker. He attended Central High School in Philadelphia and Amherst College in Massachusetts.
Teller began his career as a magician’s assistant to his high school friend, James Randi. He later studied mime and acting at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in Connecticut. Teller’s first professional performance was with Randi in 1971 in an off-Broadway show called The Magic and Madness of Max Klinger. He also performed as a street mime in New York City and at various arts festivals.
In 1976, Teller met Penn Jillette at a show by comedian and fellow magician Steve Martin. The two became fast friends and began working together the following year. In 1981, they began performing as Penn & Teller. The duo has since performed in Las Vegas, New York City, London, and elsewhere. They have also appeared on numerous television shows, including Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Late Night with David Letterman, and 60 Minutes.
Teller has also appeared in several films, including Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989), Redbelt (2008), and The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013). He has written two books: Play Dead: A Novel (1986) and Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends (1997).
I had a blast in Tasmania a few years ago when Tim Jenison was doing work at MONA. But alas, we won't be there this time.
— Teller (@MrTeller) May 18, 2022
Teller is married to stage manager Emily Zolten. The couple has two daughters, Zolten and Moxie.
Teller has a net worth of $50 million. He earns a salary of $10 million per year from his work with Penn & Teller. He has also made significant earnings from his work as an actor and writer.
General Info
| Full Name | Teller |
| Net Worth | $175 Million |
| Date Of Birth | February 14, 1948 |
| Height | 1.75 m, 1.75 m |
| Profession | Actor, Teacher, Comedian, Magician, Painter, Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter, Illusionist, Television producer |
| Education | Amherst College, Central High School, Julia R. Masterman School, Amherst College, Central High School, Julia R. Masterman School |
| Nationality | American, American |
Family
| Parents | Joseph Teller, Irene B. Derrickson, Joseph Teller, Irene B. Derrickson |
| Siblings | Dana Teller, Erin Teller |
Accomplishments
| Awards | WGA Award for Best Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series - Television, Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Illusions/Magic Design, WGA Award for Best Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series - Television, Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Illusions/Magic Design |
| Nominations | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program, BAFTA Award for Best Documentary, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Nonfiction Programming, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program, BAFTA Award for Best Do... |
| Movies | Whiplash, War Dogs, Fantastic Four, Bleed for This, Divergent, The Spectacular Now, Insurgent, That Awkward Moment, Two Night Stand, Rabbit Hole, Get a Job, 21 & Over, Allegiant, Project X, Footloose, Granite Mountain, Divergent Series: Allegiant - Part 2, Thank You for Your Service, My Chauffeur, P... |
| TV Shows | Penn & Teller Tell a Lie, Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular, Penn & Teller: Fool Us, Wizard Wars, Penn & Teller's Magic and Mystery Tour, Behind the Scenes, VGX Award Show, Penn & Teller Tell a Lie, Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular, Penn & T... |
Social profile links
Marks
| # | Marks / Signs |
|---|---|
| 1 | Never speaks |
Quotes
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | To most people who have a point of view, merely being on TV is an intrinsic good. |
| 2 | People take reality for granted. |
| 3 | Every time you perform a magic trick, you're engaging in experimental psychology. If the audience asks, 'How the hell did he do that?' then the experiment was successful. |
| 4 | The Boy Scouts of America is no longer entirely what people think it is. Essentially, it has been hijacked by religious conservatives. |
| 5 | The place we want to explore unpleasantness in the real world is in art. |
| 6 | People do not come to a Penn & Teller show to see a magic show. They just don't. They come to see weird stuff that they can see no place else, that will make them laugh and make the little hairs stand up on the backs of their necks. |
| 7 | People come up to me on the street and make some little joke - like they'll say, 'Excuse me, sir, what time is it?' And I'll say, you know, '5:15,' and they'll say, 'Hey! Made you talk!' And that's merely a way of saying, 'I know your work and I like you.' |
| 8 | The silent thing onstage allows for a kind of intimacy that no conversation can have. If I just shut up, we're forced to look at each other and really confront that moment. |
| 9 | In America, magic has never been an important part of peoples' lives. |
| 10 | If you read Shakespeare's stage directions, all the gore and violence is right in there. |
| 11 | If there isn't at least the threat of violence in art, it tends to be kind of tiresome. |
| 12 | Onstage, I find absolutely nothing but exhilaration in not talking. |
| 13 | Magic's about understanding - and then manipulating - how viewers digest the sensory information. |
| 14 | I believe in art. |
| 15 | Given my absolute druthers, I would certainly like to see that every part of my body is used for spare parts for science. |
| 16 | Reality seems so simple. We just open our eyes and there it is. But that doesn't mean it is simple. |
| 17 | Comedically, unpleasantness is great fun. |
| 18 | I always assumed I'd spend my life happily performing in artsy-fartsy little theaters. |
| 19 | Neuroscientists are novices at deception. |
| 20 | Nobody who is a Penn & Teller fan thinks of us first and foremost as magicians, but as a comedy team. |
| 21 | As a kid, I was a Hitchcock lover; I cared about the dark side of things. |
| 22 | Magicians have done controlled testing in human perception for thousands of years. |
| 23 | Generally, magicians don't know what to say, so they say stupid and redundant crap like,'Here I am holding a red ball.' |
| 24 | Magic is an art form where you lie and tell people you are lying. |
| 25 | Doing beautiful things is its own reward. |
| 26 | I'm more apt to cry at something beautiful than at something sad. |
| 27 | Sometimes, magic is just someone spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect. |
| 28 | I'm a lazy sod. |
| 29 | Indian street magic tends to be very gory, blood and guts. One trick is for a magician to take a knife and appear to cut his kid's head almost off. The magician then says to the crowd, 'Well I can continue to cut off my son's head or you can all give me some money.' Then he wanders around and takes 10 rupees from everyone and restores his son. |
| 30 | If you do something that you're proud of, that someone else understands, that is a thing of beauty that wasn't there before - you can't beat that. |
| 31 | Nothing fools you better than the lie you tell yourself. |
| 32 | When a magician lets you notice something on your own, his lie becomes impenetrable. |
| 33 | In real life, the most important decision you ever make is, where does reality leave off and make-believe begin? If you make a mistake about that, you're dead. You know, you're out on the street corner. You think there's no bus coming. You step out, you're dead. |
| 34 | If there existed even one psychic who had predicted that disaster, we'd be very, very interested. But, nope. What haunts me about 9/11 is the horrible knowledge that those who did the deed did it to further the divine will. Whenever we hear a politician bless killing, we should think twice. |
| 35 | Magic is the art of creating false (but funny or beautiful) cause-and-effect relationships. That's our area of expertise. When we do it on a stage, the audience is fooled, but only for the moment, only in the theater. They know they're watching a show. They know it's all tricks. They do not go home and try to float in the air or catch bullets in their teeth. [But] When we see scam artists peddling false cause-and-effect as reality; when we see the tools of theater and poetry used to victimize the vulnerable; when we sick people submitting to "medical procedures" that belong in a Three Stooges movie; all this enrages us. |
Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | He and Aaron Posner were awarded the 2016 Joseph Jefferson (Equity) Award for Director of a Play for "The Tempest" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois. |
| 2 | He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theatre at 7003 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on April 5, 2013. |
| 3 | Performed a nightly show at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada (2003). |
| 4 | Attended and graduated from Amherst College in Anherst, Massachusetts. |
| 5 | Attended and graduated from Central High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
| 6 | He spoke in his role in Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike (2012) when he said, "Miss Taggart, maybe you should take the side door. It's getting pretty dicey outside.". |
| 7 | On his guest appearance on The Simpsons (1989), he spoke five lines, a rarity for this usually silent actor. |
| 8 | His father was of Russian Jewish descent and his mother had British Isles ancestry. |
| 9 | He and stage partner Penn were contestants on an episode of celebrity Fear Factor (2001). Teller performed all of the stunts while Penn was left out of the action. In the end, the duo was beaten by Keshia Knight Pulliam. |
| 10 | Teller, like Penn Jillette, is a staunch atheist with a libertarian political philosophy. |
| 11 | Taught English and Latin at the same high school that Jon Stewart and Thom Bray attended. |
| 12 | Has had essays published in the New Yorker magazine. |
| 13 | Plays the vibraphone. |
| 14 | His green room at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino was redone by Penn Jillette and the crew from the show "While You Were Out" on TLC. |
| 15 | Extremely talented painter. |
| 16 | Despite his trademark of never speaking, Teller has appeared in speaking roles in several films and television series, including the Learning Channel's "Mysteries of Magic", in which he appeared for an interview, as himself, without stage partner Penn Jillette. |
| 17 | Changed his name to Teller legally, and has one of the few US passports issued with a single name. |
| 18 | Driver's license reads "NFN Teller". "NFN" is short for "No First Name". |
| 19 | Taught English and Latin at Lawrence High School in Lawrenceville, Mercer County, New Jersey. |
| 20 | With partner Penn Jillette, half of comedy-magic team Penn & Teller. |
Pictures
Movies
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penn & Teller: Fool Us | 2015-2016 | TV Series created by - 15 episodes | |
| & Teller 5 | 2014 | Short | |
| Tim's Vermeer | 2013 | Documentary written by | |
| Play Dead | 2012/II | ||
| Penn & Teller Tell a Lie | TV Series 2 episodes, 2011 written by - 1 episode, 2011 | ||
| Penn & Teller: Bullshit! | TV Series documentary written by - 75 episodes, 2003 - 2010 writer - 8 episodes, 2003 - 2009 | ||
| Dracula's Daughters vs. the Space Brains | 2010 | Short | |
| & Teller | 2008 | Short written by | |
| & Teller 2 | 2008 | Short written by | |
| Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End | 2005 | TV Special | |
| Phobophilia: The Love of Fear | 1995 | TV Movie written by | |
| Smoke and Mirrors | 1995 | Video Game | |
| Tales from the Crypt | 1994 | TV Series screenplay - 1 episode | |
| The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller | 1994 | TV Series written by - 6 episodes | |
| Monstervision | 1993 | TV Series 1993 | |
| Behind the Scenes | 1992/II | TV Mini-Series documentary host segments | |
| Don't Try This at Home! | 1990 | TV Movie | |
| Penn & Teller Get Killed | 1989 | written by | |
| Invisible Thread | 1987 | TV Movie written by | |
| Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends | 1987 | Video | |
| Penn & Teller Go Public | 1985 | TV Short creator |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penn & Teller: Fool Us | 2015 | TV Series executive producer - 1 episode | |
| Wizard Wars | 2014-2015 | TV Series executive producer - 6 episodes | |
| & Teller 5 | 2014 | Short producer | |
| The Tomb | 2013 | Short executive producer | |
| Tim's Vermeer | 2013 | Documentary executive producer | |
| Play Dead | 2012/II | executive producer | |
| Penn & Teller Tell a Lie | 2011 | TV Series executive producer - 3 episodes | |
| Night of the Little Dead | 2011 | Short executive producer | |
| Penn & Teller: Bullshit! | TV Series documentary co-executive producer - 49 episodes, 2003 - 2006 executive producer - 31 episodes, 2007 - 2010 | ||
| Dracula's Daughters vs. the Space Brains | 2010 | Short executive producer | |
| The Growth | 2009 | Short executive producer | |
| & Teller | 2008 | Short producer | |
| & Teller 2 | 2008 | Short producer | |
| Phobophilia: The Love of Fear | 1995 | TV Movie executive producer |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director's Cut | 2016 | Rudy Nelson | |
| Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! | 2015 | TV Movie | Major Caissier |
| & Teller 5 | 2014 | Short | Teller |
| Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike | 2012 | Laughlin | |
| Play Dead | 2012/II | Introducing Narrator | |
| Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder | 2009 | Video | Teller's Head (as Penn & Teller, credit only) |
| & Teller | 2008 | Short | Teller |
| & Teller 2 | 2008 | Short | Teller |
| Spanking Lessons | 2007 | Short | Narrator |
| The West Wing | 2004 | TV Series | Teller |
| Las Vegas | 2003 | TV Series | Teller |
| Zoey's Zoo | 1999 | TV Movie | Jake Clones |
| The Simpsons | 1999 | TV Series | Teller |
| V.I.P. | 1999 | TV Series | Teller |
| Home Improvement | 1999 | TV Series | Teller |
| Dharma & Greg | 1998 | TV Series | Mr. Boots |
| Babylon 5 | 1998 | TV Series | Zooty |
| The Drew Carey Show | 1995-1997 | TV Series | Geller |
| Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | 1996-1997 | TV Series | Skippy |
| Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair | 1996 | Video Game | Sigmund Terrore |
| The Fantasticks | 1995 | Mortimer | |
| Car 54, Where Are You? | 1994 | Luther (as Teller) | |
| Penn & Teller Get Killed | 1989 | Teller | |
| Gandahar | 1988 | Octum (English version, voice) | |
| Miami Vice | 1987 | TV Series | Ralph Fisher |
| Long Gone | 1987 | TV Movie | Hale Buchman, Jr. |
| My Chauffeur | 1986 | Abdul |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim's Vermeer | 2013 | Documentary | |
| Play Dead | 2012/II | stage direction | |
| Macbeth: Folger Shakespeare Library Edition | 2009 | Video stage direction | |
| & Teller | 2008 | Short | |
| & Teller 2 | 2008 | Short |
Editor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| & Teller | 2008 | Short | |
| & Teller 2 | 2008 | Short |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Simpsons | 2011 | TV Series magic consultant - 1 episode | |
| Orphans | 1987 | magic consultant |
Camera Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim's Vermeer | 2013 | Documentary additional camera |
Composer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends | 1987 | Video |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller | 1994 | TV Series musician - 1 episode |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Tomb | 2013 | Short special thanks | |
| Great American Road Trip | 2009 | TV Series special thanks - 1 episode |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1989 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Exploring Psychic Powers Live | 1989 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Comic Relief III | 1989 | TV Special documentary | Himself (as Penn & Teller) |
| Free to Be... a Family | 1988 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Creative Arts Awards (as Penn & Teller) |
| Negligee and Underpants Party | 1988 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Comic Relief '87 | 1987 | TV Special | Himself |
| Invisible Thread | 1987 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends | 1987 | Video | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live | 1985-1986 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Special Guest |
| Penn & Teller Go Public | 1985 | TV Short | Himself |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1977 | TV Series | Himself - Magician |
| Harry | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Teens Wanna Know | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Contestant |
| American Graduate Day | 2016 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Penn & Teller: Fool Us | 2011-2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Svengoolie | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Home & Family | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| WGN Morning News | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Independent Lens | 2016 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Oprah: Where Are They Now? | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 84th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade | 2015 | TV Movie | Himself - Grand Marshal |
| StarTalk | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ice & Coco | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| American Graduate Day 2015 | 2015 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Tanked | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Magician / Las Vegas Legend |
| Mat Franco's Got Magic | 2015 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Wendy Williams Show | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| CBS This Morning | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| The View | 2004-2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Whose Line Is It Anyway? | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Today | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Magic Show Story | 2015 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (as Penn & Teller) |
| I Can Do That! | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Wizard Wars | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Himself - Judge |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| City Walk | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Casino Secrets | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Good Morning Britain | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Loose Women | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| An Honest Liar | 2014 | Documentary | Himself - Magician |
| Britain's Best Loved Double Acts | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Double Act (as Penn & Teller) |
| Tavis Smiley | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Charlie Rose | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| NYFF51 | 2013 | Short | Himself |
| Naked Vegas | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Tim's Vermeer | 2013 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Apprentice | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 2012 American Country Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself |
| Hell's Kitchen | 2010-2012 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Magician & Comic |
| Trip Flip | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2009-2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Owned & Operated | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| Ali 70 from Las Vegas | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself |
| TVs 50 Greatest Magic Tricks | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Royal Variety Performance 2011 | 2011 | TV Movie | Himself - Performer |
| Penn & Teller Tell a Lie | 2011 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Host |
| A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy | 2011 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Tosh.0 | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Vegas Cinefest | 2011 | Himself | |
| The 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself |
| America's Next Great Restaurant | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Simpsons | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live Backstage | 2011 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Nova ScienceNow | 2011 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Magician |
| Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Rachael Ray | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Penn & Teller: Bullshit! | 2003-2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Host |
| The One Show | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | 2005-2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| A Kick in the Head: The Lure of Las Vegas | 2010 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Holly's World | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Top Chef | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Great American Road Trip | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Throwdown with Bobby Flay | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Cheech & Chong: Roasted | 2008 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1996-2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Battleground Earth: Ludacris vs. Tommy Lee | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Last Comic Standing | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Women in Boxes | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1993-2008 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest Magician / Himself - Magical Performer |
| Free Radio | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dancing with the Stars | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| History of the Joke | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 2007 World Magic Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter (as Penn & Teller) |
| The States | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself (Nevada) |
| Criss Angel Mindfreak | 2005-2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| 2006 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2006 | TV Special | |
| TV Land's Top Ten | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Biography | 1994-2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 100 Most Unexpected TV Moments | 2005 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself (as Penn & Teller) |
| Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End | 2005 | TV Special | Himself |
| Dirty Tricks | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Houdini: Unlocking the Mystery | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Magic: The Science of Illusion | 2005 | Short | Himself |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes: America's Greatest Quips, Comebacks and Catchphrases | 2005 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Listen Up | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Inside Dish with Rachael Ray | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| 50 Hottest Vegas Moments | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Aristocrats | 2005 | Documentary | Himself |
| The 100 Most Memorable TV Moments | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| My Coolest Years | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself (Geeks) |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| E! 101 Most Awesome Moments in Entertainment | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Magic | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Evening at Pops | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Hollywood Squares | 1998-2004 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| Super Secret Movie Rules | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Illusionist |
| Nostradamus: 500 Years Later | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2003 | TV Series | Themselves / Himself |
| Magic and Mystery Tour | 2003 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| I Love the '70s | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Bernie Mac Show | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1995-2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Trading Spaces | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Fear Factor | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| 50 Greatest Magic Tricks | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Just for Laughs | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| Bravo Profiles | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Run-DMC: Together Forever - Greatest Hits 1983-2000 | 2000 | Video | Himself (segment "It's Tricky") |
| The Daily Show | 1998-2000 | TV Series | Himself |
| Fantasia 2000 | 1999 | Himself - Host (segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice") | |
| Sin City Spectacular | 1998-1999 | TV Series | Himself - Teller / Himself |
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Grand Illusions: The Story of Magic | 1998 | TV Series | Himself (stock footage) |
| The World's Wildest Magic | 1997 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Muppets Tonight | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| Home Invasion | 1997/II | TV Movie | Himself |
| Ed's Night Party | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| Mysteries of Magic | 1997 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Great Drives | 1996 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself (volume 4: Highway 93) |
| The Best of Ed's Night Party | 1996 | Video | Himself |
| Caesars Palace 30th Anniversary Celebration | 1996 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Space Ghost Coast to Coast | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| Phobophilia: The Love of Fear | 1995 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Smoke and Mirrors | 1995 | Video Game | Himself |
| The World's Greatest Magic 2 | 1995 | TV Special | Himself |
| Hal Roach: Hollywood's King of Laughter | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (as Penn and Teller) |
| The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller | 1994 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Word | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1985-1993 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| Monstervision | 1993 | TV Series | Himself - Host (1993) |
| The Howard Stern Interview | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| Discover Magazine's Technology Awards | 1992 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| 10th Annual Montreal Comedy Festival | 1992 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Behind the Scenes | 1992/II | TV Mini-Series documentary | Teller |
| The 45th Annual Tony Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Scenic, Costume & Lighting Design (as Penn & Teller) |
| Don't Try This at Home! | 1990 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Memory & Imagination: New Pathways to the Library of Congress | 1990 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Magic of David Copperfield XII: The Niagara Falls Challenge | 1990 | TV Special | Second Camera Retriever (uncredited) |
| After Hours | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conspiracy Theorists Lie | 2015 | Documentary | Himself |
| Welcome to the Basement | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Flow: For Love of Water | 2008 | Documentary | Himself - Magician |
| Have I Got News for You | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Trading Spaces | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Story of Light Entertainment | 2006 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments | 2004 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Michael Moore Hates America | 2004 | Documentary | Himself |
| Harrison Bergeron | 1995 | TV Movie | Himself (uncredited) |
Awards
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Live Performance | |
| 2004 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series | Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Documentary | Tim's Vermeer (2013) |
| 2011 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series | Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003) |
| 2009 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming | Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003) |
| 2008 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series | Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003) |
| 2007 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Reality Program | Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003) |
| 2007 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming | Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003) |
| 2007 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series | Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003) |
| 2006 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Reality Program | Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003) |
| 2006 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming | Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003) |
| 2006 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series | Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003) |
| 2005 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Reality Program | Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003) |
| 2005 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming | Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003) |
| 2005 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series | Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003) |
| 2004 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Reality Program | Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003) |
| 2004 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming | Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003) |
| 1999 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Music and Lyrics | Sin City Spectacular (1998) |
| 1994 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Short-Form Programming Series | Monstervision (1993) |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia
