Penn Fraser Jillette (born March 5, 1955) is an American magician, magician, comedian, musician, inventor, actor, filmmaker, television character and best-selling author known for his work with fellow magician Teller as half from the Pen & amp; Cashier. This duo has been featured on various stage and television shows such as Penn & amp; Teller: Fool Us , and Penn & amp; Teller: Nonsense , and is currently headlining in Las Vegas at The Rio. Jillette acts as an orator and storyteller.
He has published 8 books, including the New York Times Bestsellers, God, No!: Your Signs May Be Already Atheists and Other Magic Stories . He is also known for his advocacy of atheism, scientific skepticism, First Amendment, libertarianism, and free market capitalism.
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Jillette was born in Greenfield, Massachusetts. His mother, Valda Rudolph Jillette (nÃÆ' Â © e Parks; 1909-2000), was a secretary, and her father, Samuel Herbert Jillette (1912-1999), worked in Franklin County Prison in Greenfield. Jillette became an atheist in her early teens after reading the Bible and was then asked to leave the church after asking questions in youth groups who also skeptical of her colleagues. Jillette became disillusioned with the traditional illusionist act of presenting the craft as authentic magic, such as The Amazing Kreskin on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson. At the age of eighteen, he sees the show by the illusionist James Randi, and becomes enamored with his approach to magic that openly recognizes fraud as entertainment rather than mysterious supernatural powers. Jillette regularly recognizes Randi as the only person on the planet she loves most than her family members.
Jillette worked with high schoolmate Michael Moschen in developing and performing juggling acts for many years immediately after their 1973 graduation. In 1974, Jillette graduated from Ringling Bros and Barnum & amp; Bailey Clown College. That same year, he was introduced to Teller by Weir Chrisemer, a friend of the same. The three then formed a three-person action called Asparagus Valley Cultural Society playing in Amherst and San Francisco. In 1981, he and Teller joined as Penn & amp; Teller, and went on to perform a successful Broadway Broadway show and then Broadway called "Penn & amp; Teller" who toured nationwide.
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Careers
While the off-Broadway hit was running, in 1988 Jillette was in a trio of power mariachi speeds called Bongos, Bass and Bob. He plays bass; bongo by Dean J. Seal; and guitar by Rob "Bob" Elk (Running Elk). The last two became duo capella comedy Mr. Elk and Mr. Seal after the band broke up because of Jillette's movie commitments. They recorded an album with Kramer in Noise New York called Never Mind the Sex Pistols, Here's Bongos Bass and Bob (What Do They Think?). It was released almost unannounced beyond mention in Spin Magazine , but was immortalized with a video claymation of the single, "Oral Hygiene".
Jillette is a contributor to the now-defunct PC/Computing magazine, having regular back-section columns between 1990 and 1994. He and magazine parted ways with a row with new editor James Martin in September. 2014. Jillette feels the new editor is trying to tell her how to write her column and what topics she should discuss. Jillette insists that she's not sure if she's fired or if she really quits.
Jillette was the main voice broadcaster for the US-based Comedy Central cable network in the 1990s.
In 1994, Jillette bought a house in Las Vegas Valley and called it "The Slammer". It has been featured in dozens of television shows and articles and was designed by his friend Colin Summers. He previously recorded music there, and did his radio show in the studio in "The Slammer". In 2016, he sold "The Slammer" so his family could move to a less remote location.
Beginning in 1996, Jillette has a recurring role on Sabrina the Teenage Witch as Drell, head of the Wizarding Council. He and Teller appeared on the pilot with Debbie Harry as the third member of the Board. The show was made by Jillette's friend, Nell Scovell.
Penn and Teller emerged as a comedian of Rebo and Zooty in episode 5 of the Babylon 5 , "The Day of the Dead", written by Neil Gaiman.
For a short time in 1997, Jillette wrote a biweekly delivery for the Excite.com search engine. Each column ends with a short comment identifying which of Penn & amp; Duo Teller him. (For example: "Penn Jillette is half Penn & amp; Teller held at the airport.") Jillette makes a habit of connecting many words in her online column to strange sites that are generally unrelated to the actual words. Columns are no longer available on the Excite.com site at this time, but have been republished with permission at PennAndTeller.com.
Beginning in 2003, Jillette, together with Teller, began producing and organizing the Penn & amp; Teller: Nonsense! in Showtime. In the show, they analyze cultural phenomena, dispel myths, criticize people and aspects of society that they consider to be "nonsense".
In 2005 with actor Paul Provenza, Jillette co-produced and led with The Aristocrats, a documentary that tracks the life of an obscene joke known as "The Aristocrats". It mainly consists of comedians who tell their own joke versions.
From January 3, 2006, to March 2, 2007, Jillette hosted, along with fellow atheists, skeptics, and magician Michael Goudeau, an hour-long live radio broadcast on Free FM. The show, Penn Radio , was broadcast from Vintage Nudes Studio at her home in Las Vegas. The most prominent recurring segment of the event is "Monkey Tuesday" and then "The Pull of the Weasel". On March 2, 2007, Jillette announced that she would no longer be doing her radio show. He declares that he is a "stupid engagement" and decides to stop performing so he can spend more time with his children.
During the 2006-07 television season, Jillette hosted a prime time Identity on NBC-TV.
In 2008, Jillette was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars, paired up with professional dancer Kym Johnson. He is the first celebrity to be eliminated. References to his large legs as signs of other large body parts stung on the West Coast that aired.
During 2010-2011, Jillette performs a bi-weekly show on Revision 3 called Penn Point .
On August 16, 2011, Jillette's book God, No! Your Signs May Be Already Atheists and Other Magical Stories were released and made the New York Times Best Seller shortly thereafter, on the week of 28 August, at 14th position.
A passionate bassist, Jillette often accompanies jazz pianist Mike Jones, who opens for the wizard's Las Vegas show. On March 16, 2018, Jones released a live jazz album with Jillette titled The Show Before the Show consisting of ten songs played by duo in Rio Las Vegas. Jillette also performed at the famous Green Mill Cocktail Lounge to coincide with her debut album.
Jillette is one of the contestants at The Celebrity Apprentice season 5, beginning on February 19, 2012. She was fired from the show by Donald Trump during the 11-week episode. Also on February 19, 2012, along with Michael Goudeau, he started the podcast Penn's Sunday School .
In 2013, he returned for the Apprentice All-Star Celebrity season, where he made it to the finale, collecting $ 663,655 for his choice of charity, Opportunity Village. On April 5, 2013, Penn and Teller were honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the live show category. Their star, who was rewarded 2,494, is close to a star dedicated to Harry Houdini. The following day they were recognized by Magic Castle with the "Magician of the Year" award.
Penn credits witch and skeptical activist James Randi for his career. During the interview at TAM! 2012, Penn states that "If it was not for Randi there would be no Penn & amp; Teller like us today." He went on to say that "Outside of my family... nothing is more important in my life, Randi is everything to me."
Business enterprise
Jill-Jet
In July 1999, Jillette was awarded US. Patent 5,920,923 for "Jill-Jet", a specially tilted hot-tub jet for a woman's pleasure. He praised Debbie Harry from Blondie for suggesting the idea, as they both had been in the hot tub and Harry commented about changing jets for a woman's pleasure. Jillette liked the idea enough to pursue a patent application in the USPTO under the patent title "Hydro-therapeutic Stimulator".
The patent abstract explains that "the exhaust nozzle is located in the tub and connected to the outlet, mounted to the seat so that the water discharged from the circulating pump is automatically aligned with and directed to the stimulation points (eg the clitoris) of the female user when the female user sits on a chair. "An article in the June 2006 edition of Playboy gives additional light to the invention. Initially, it was called "ClitJet"; However, he states that "Jill-Jet" is more suitable because it includes his name in the title.
At the Penn Radio show, telling listeners about a photo shoot for Playboy article, Jillette mentioned that she has a Jill-Jet installed in her home tub, and that some of her girlfriends and his female friends enjoyed it so much, but he did not know of any other water jet installations in such a configuration elsewhere.
Studio Nudes Vintage
Jillette made a private recording studio at her home in Las Vegas. The addition designed by Outside The Lines Studio and built by Crisci Custom Builders between October 2003 and June 2004 as part of her Las Vegas home, was named Vintage Nudes Studios by Jillette to play the cards she has collected. The cards are displayed in interior design in a way that is meaningful to wizards. The studio is home to the FM Penn Radio show, and is home to Penn's Sunday School stream and podcast until it's destroyed in 2016, along with his former home, "The Slammer."
Personal life
Jillette says she has an addictive personality and claims she has never had a "lump of marijuana or a drop of alcohol" because she does not trust herself to do it in moderation. He is a supporter of legalizing all drugs and stopping the War on Drugs.
Jillette is an atheist, libertarian (he has stated that he may consider himself an anarcho-capitalist), and skeptical, and obedient to the philosophy of Objectivist Ayn Rand, as stated in the Penn Says podcast. Jillette is a fellow at the libertarian think tank Institute of the Cato and has stated that he "always" chose Libertarian. In January 2007, Jillette took the "Blasphemy Challenge" offered by the Rational Response Team and publicly rejected the existence of the holy spirit. The car's license plate reads "atheist", "nogod", and "godless". "Surprisingly, they will not give me 'Gentiles,'" he said.
From 1987 to 1989, Jillette provided financial support to David and Jad Fair of the Half Japanese rock art band for their record label 50 Skidillion Watts. This allowed the band to release albums Music to Strip By , The Bands That Will Be King and Charmed Life . When asked about his help, Jillette said, "whoever listened to Half Jap became a fan."
In 2005 he wrote and read essays for National Public Radio which claimed that he "transcends atheism... Atheism does not believe in God... I believe there is no God." His atheism, he has explained, has informed every aspect of his life and mind, and is thus of great importance to him because theistic belief is for the obedient. Jillette encourages open discussion, debate, and da'wah about the matter of God's existence, believing that the matter is too important for an opinion about it to remain private. Jillette does not dismiss everyone who believes in God: The 2008 edition of his podcast Penn Says expresses his appreciation for a fan who brought him a Gideon Bible pocket after the show because he realized that this was an individual who cared enough about him to try to help him.
Jillette stated that there was not enough information to make a decision about global warming, that her intestines told her it was not real, but her mind told her that she could not prove it. He has changed his position and now believes that climate change is happening.
He supports Gary Johnson for US President in 2012 and 2016.
Jillette is a collector and connoisseur of poetry songs.
By December 2014, Jillette's blood pressure took him to the hospital. On her birthday, March 5, 2015, she has lost £ 105 (48 kg). She follows the Nutritarian diet. Joel Fuhrman, which means that he does not eat animal products, no processed grains, and no added sugar or salt. Penn is featured in Eating You Alive, a 2016 American documentary on food and health.
Jillette is married to Emily Jillette, and they have two children, Zolten and Moxie CrimeFighter.
Red nails
Speculation emerged from Jillette's red nails in his left hand. From FAQ from Penn & amp; Teller's official website, there are three general answers:
- It means he shot a guy for asking a private question.
- When Jillette first started performing, her mother told her to get a manicure because people would see her hand. In response to this, he has all his nails painted red as a joke. One red left nail is to remember his mother.
- Red nails provide excellent and very cool apostasy.
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