Penn Jillette
Penn Jillette
Penn Fraser Jilletteis an American magician, juggler, comedian, musician, inventor, actor, and best-selling author known for his work with fellow magician Teller as half of the team Penn & Teller. He is also known for his advocacy of atheism, scientific skepticism, libertarianism and free-market capitalism...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMagician
Date of Birth5 March 1955
CityGreenfield, MA
CountryUnited States of America
reason practicals practical-joke
Penn & Teller stopped doing practical jokes, and the reason is we got much too good at it.
global-warming knows
Penn & Teller don't know jack about global warming.
party government tea
The Tea Party claims to want small government.
sports missing golfers
My whole family is missing that sports gene. I hope I didn't screw that up by marrying a great golfer.
hurt gun people
The vast majority of people who have guns never hurt anybody.
reality century shows
For better or worse, in the 21st century, reality shows are the variety show.
stupid promise trying
I don't want anyone as president who promises to take care of me. I may be stupid, but I want a chance to try to be a grown-up and take care of my family.
vegas people debt
I live in Vegas, and I see people by the side of the road with cardboard signs who seem like they might have tried that spending their way out of debt thing.
grandparent way tradition
My parents were teetotalers and my grandparents were - it's all the way back. It's New English puritanical tradition.
art team son
I love when violent, dangerous art is done by people who are not violent and dangerous. I love that when George Romero was making 'Dawn of the Dead,' he was coaching his son's little league team.
way looks computer
My love of computers, besides being practical, is very direct and visceral. I love the way things look on the screen.
people belief ill
Mentally ill people come from all belief systems.
three tvs
Poker would have never gotten on TV when we only had three networks.
blow magic done
If you want to talk about magic, the stuff that blows me away is the stuff that's done close up.