Penn & Teller

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By Leila Navidi · April 8, 2009 · 4:33 p.m.

This combination of photos released by The CW shows magicians Penn Jillette, left, and Raymond Teller during their upcoming special “Penn & Teller: Try This at Home,” created and filmed entirely by the homebound magicians and their friends. The special airs on The CW on Monday.

A homebound Penn & Teller make magic for us during lockdown: Monday, May 18, 2020; By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press; The magicians Penn & Teller hope to pull off a heck of a trick on Monday — make fears of the coronavirus disappear, at least for ...

Penn & Teller cancel shows after Teller hurts back: Monday, July 2, 2018; Associated Press; Penn & Teller's magic shows are on hiatus because Teller's back injury has flared up. The duo canceled a performance in Mississippi on Friday, with Teller tweeting ...

In an undated photo, items Penn Jillette likes to travel with, backstage at Penn & Teller Theater at Rio Las Vegas. Almonds, a computer bag, a Monkees hat, an iPad — and a deck of cards are just a few of the things that Jillette prefers to travel with.

What the magician Penn Jillette can’t travel without: Sunday, July 23, 2017; By Nell Mcshane Wulfhart, New York Times Service; Here is what magician and author Penn Jillette packs on every trip ...

Penn Jillette attends the 10th anniversary celebration for Carrot Top on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, at Luxor.

Penn Jillette unplugged ... in acoustic debut at Smith Center: Tuesday, May 31, 2016; By John Katsilometes; Rio headliner magician Penn Jillette performed an original song, “No Martyrs, No Saints,” a tribute to late author and social critic Christopher Hitchens. ...

Bill Medley of The Righteous Brothers performs during the Composers Showcase at Cabaret Jazz on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, in the Smith Center for the Performing Arts.

Bill Medley totally righteous at Composers Showcase; Penn Jillette’s latest book to diet for: Friday, May 27, 2016; By John Katsilometes; The Kats Report Bureau once again was ensconced at Composers Showcase of Las Vegas on Wednesday night, and it was a genuine Hall of Fame experience. For the first time, a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performed ...

Penn & Teller again play the ‘Fool’; Globetrotter recalls unseen win

Penn & Teller again play the ‘Fool’; Globetrotter recalls unseen win: Saturday, April 16, 2016; By John Katsilometes; The Kats Report Bureau returned to the Rio on Friday night to witness the final taping of the third season of “Penn & Teller: Fool Us.” As John Lennon once said, “I play guitar, and sometimes I play the fool,” which fits some …

Penn Jillette juggles dieting in new book; leaner Jeff Beacher plays hide-and-seek: Saturday, March 26, 2016; By John Katsilometes; In a highly coincidental development, or rather a coincidental reduction, Penn Jillette and Jeff Beacher have shed a combined 330 pounds dating to 2014. ...

Patrick Bristow stars in “Puppet Up! Uncensored.”

Winging it from L.A. with ‘Puppet Up!’; Penn & Teller have sweet 15 at the Rio: Friday, January 8, 2016; By John Katsilometes; “Puppet Up!” is a happy blend of the finer moments of “Avenue Q,” for its ribald humor and exposed human performers, and “Second City,” which played Bugsy’s Cabaret at Flamingo Las Vegas for a couple of years before ...

Christian Hodgson, Sabrina Plaisance Sia (Carol), Chelsea Phillips-Reid (Pam), Zipporah Peddle (Bev) and William Credell during a rehearsal for “50 Shades! The Parody” at Windows Theater on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, in Bally’s. The show opens Feb. 3.

Monday By the Numbers: Penn & Teller hits 15; ‘50 Shades’ hits 69: Monday, January 4, 2016; By John Katsilometes; The 2016 lid-lifter for Monday By the Numbers actually starts with a 15 thanks to one of our very favorite entertainment teams. Also in play is a “joke” dish as described by the staff at the Omelet House and ...

Matt Donnelly and Penn Jillette prepare for Penn’s Sunday School Podcast during a Church of Bacon fundraiser and barbecue Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015, at Jillette’s house. The house is to be converted into a skeptic and atheist community center and home of the Church of Bacon.

Penn Jillette’s atheist fundraiser: Bacon, skepticism and Trump on the side: Monday, October 26, 2015; By John Katsilometes; Gaining followers as he sheds weight, Penn Jillette realized a vision in the desert Sunday afternoon: The Slammer, his famous first Las Vegas home, has become a fortress for atheist and skeptical philosophies. That, and some ...

Siegfried & Roy feed a tiger cub during a Make-a-Wish Foundation event Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, at the Mirage.

Public tour of Little Bavaria? Siegfried says, ‘Absolutely not’: Friday, October 23, 2015; By John Katsilometes; Many Las Vegas homes and sites have been opened over the years, among them Liberace Mansion, the Mob Museum and just last month Wayne Newton’s Casa de Shenandoah. But don’t count on a public tour of ...

Wayne Newton at his home Casa de Shenandoah on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, in Las Vegas.

Casa de Shenandoah shines amid stars; Piff parlays ‘AGT’ run into headlining gig: Friday, September 18, 2015; By John Katsilometes; The Wayne Newton museum is now open, and the VIP party Thursday drew an impressive and wide-ranging collection of Las Vegas name-checks. Carrot Top; Lance Burton; Clint Holmes and Kelly Clinton-Holmes; Sabrina Bryan; Melody Sweets of “Absinthe”; Mark Shunock, Troy Burgess and Robert Torti of “Rock of Ages”; Jennifer Cox; Chippendales guest host Tyson Beckford; and ...

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman points to the Manneken Pis Las Vegas statue at The D Las Vegas on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, in downtown Las Vegas.

A trickle of notes from The D Las Vegas, Penn Jillette and future of ‘Baz’: Wednesday, September 2, 2015; By John Katsilometes; If you are Derek Stevens or Greg Stevens, urine luck. Manneken Pis is a great complement to the Long Bar inside The D Las Vegas downtown, for one obvious reason …

Penn Jillette and Teller perform in "Penn & Teller on Broadway," a six-week engagement playing at Marquis Theater in New York through Aug. 16, 2015.

Penn & Teller making profits magically appear; David Perrico clears the wall at Rocks Lounge: Monday, August 10, 2015; By John Katsilometes; Penn & Teller are leaving them wanting more in their run at Marquis Theater in New York. The latest “financials” are the most impressive yet for the duo’s first Broadway run in nearly ...

Mario Lopez attends “Vegas Nocturne” at Rose. Rabbit. Lie. in the Cosmopolitan on Friday, April 11, 2014, in Las Vegas.

‘Vegas Nocturne’ still alive — in New York; Mac King faces down Penn & Teller on ‘Fool Us’: Wednesday, July 22, 2015; By John Katsilometes; The Spiegelworld Production “Vegas Nocturne” lives on, if in a scaled-back form. The show that closed a year ago at Rose. Rabbit. Lie. in the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is set for a one-off Thursday night at the Slipper Room in New York.

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Penn & Teller

Occupation: Comedy magic duo
Venue: Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino since 2001.
Official Web page: www.pennandteller.com
Penn Jillette's Twitter page: twitter.com/pennjillette
Years performing: 1975 to present.
Birthdays:Penn Francis Jillette was born March 5, 1955, in Greenfield, Mass. Raymond Joseph Teller was born Feb. 14, 1948 in Philadelphia, Penn.
Early career: Performed as part of a three-man act, with Weir Chrisimer, "Asparagus Valley Cultural Society," doing shows in Amherst, Mass., and San Francisco. Teller used his skills as a magician and mime and Penn used his clowning and juggling skills to create their act.
Breakthrough: After performing on the streets and small clubs, the pair teamed up in 1981 as Penn & Teller. The 6-foot-7 Penn is the vocal half of the duo, while the 5-foot-9 Teller keeps silent during their act. They became acclaimed for their off-Broadway show and in 1985, they won an Emmy for their PBS special, "Penn & Teller Go Public.
Tickets: Vegas.com.

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Penn Jillette performs The Beatles' "Come Together" with the Lon Bronson All-Star Band at Green Valley Ranch on Jan. 29, 2009.

Updated May 20, 2009 (12:12 p.m.)

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