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Jillette is an atheist, libertarian ( he has stated that he may consider himself to be an anarcho-capitalist ), and skeptic, as well as an adherent to Ayn Rand's Objectivist philosophy, as stated on his Penn Says podcast.
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Penn Fraser Jillette ( born March 5, 1955 ) is an American illusionist, comedian, musician, and best-selling author known for his work with fellow magician Teller in the team Penn & Teller, and advocacy of atheism, scientific skepticism, libertarianism and free market capitalism.
He stated that he is a " show biz wimp " and decided to stop doing the show so he could spend more time with his kids Zolten Penn Jillette and Moxie CrimeFighter Jillette.
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 at " The Slammer ", and that several of his female friends and friends ' spouses enjoy it a lot, but he is not aware of any other installations of a water jet in such a configuration anywhere else.
Jillette is married to Emily Zolten and has a daughter, named Moxie CrimeFighter Jillette, and a son, named Zolten Jillette.
Jillette is a Fellow at the libertarian think tank, the Cato Institute, and has stated that he " always " votes Libertarian.
Jillette welcomes and even 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 has stated that there is not enough information to make an informed decision on global warming, and that it is an emotion versus logic issue.
Penn Jillette has stated that those being interviewed know what show the interview is for and its purpose.
One episode shows a video crew from the show going into a building to perform an interview, and Jillette points out that a member of the crew is wearing a Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
Since their act is not normally associated with a frequent use of profanity, Jillette explains their choice of using the term bullshit in the opening episode: if they referred to people as frauds or liars, they could be sued for slander, even in the face of overwhelming evidence of chicanery, but as " vulgar abuse " is not considered slanderous, referring to them as assholes or motherfuckers ostensibly expresses an opinion rather than a statement of fact and is legally safer for them.
Co-produced by Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza, directed by Provenza and edited by Emery Emery, the film is based on hours of digital video taken over several years, featuring comedians and others in the know talking about and telling their versions of the joke.
He is also set to appear on a compilation album by Thick Syrup Records in 2010 alongside Half Japanese, Adil Omar and Penn Jillette.
This is the most easily accessible version of the Mole Show and it was presented live, complete with narration by Penn Jillette.
Penn Jillette is a fan of Blenheim Ginger Ale and wore a Blenheim shirt on the cover of Wired Magazine.
Penn Jillette has said that while the duo show the audience how a trick is done, it is often done so quickly or with different mechanics, that while the audience learns it is a trick, they cannot follow.
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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 the radio station brand known as Free FM.
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" Penn Jillette, of Penn & Teller, stated, " the biggest break through done in our lifetime was David Blaine's ' Street Magic ,' where his idea was to do really simple tricks but to concentrate ... to turn the camera around on the people watching instead of the people doing.
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Jillette felt the new editor was trying to tell him how to write his column and what topics he should be covering.
# When Jillette first began performing, his mother told him to get a manicure because people would be looking at his hands.
Notable actors appearing in a recurring or guest star capacity include Rebecca Romijn ( as supermodel Adrienne Barker, Spade's TV wife ), Brian Dennehy ( as Dennis ' father who gets engaged to Nina in an episode ), David Cross ( as Elliot's younger brother who pretends to be mentally disabled ), Rhoda Gemignani, Brooke Shields as Nina's younger sister, Stephen Root, Steve Carell, Tom Kenny, Dana Carvey, Ana Gasteyer, Jim Wise, Tiffani Thiessen, Andy Dick, Gina Gershon, Dave Foley, Ali Larter, Penn Jillette, Kevin Sorbo, Kathy Lee Gifford, Mark Hamill, Valerie Perrine, George Lucas, Amy Sedaris, Kadeem Hardison, Willie Garson, Melissa Rivers, French Stewart, Carmen Electra, Ray Liotta, Snoop Dogg, Judy Greer, Cheri Oteri, and Paul Parducci as Deke " The Dekester " Williams.
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( based in Florida ), Patti Brooks KGMI ( based in the Pacific Northwest ), Free Talk Live ( based in New Hampshire ), Penn Jillette ( based in Las Vegas ), Jay Severin ( based in Boston, Massachusetts ), and Mark Davis ( based in Ft. Worth and Dallas, Texas ) have also achieved some success.
His mother, Valda R. Jillette ( née Parks ) ( November 8, 1909 – January 1, 2000 ), was a secretary, and his father, Samuel Herbert Jillette ( March 14, 1912 – February 14, 1999 ), worked at Greenfield's Franklin County Jail.
In 2005 with actor Paul Provenza, Jillette co-produced and co-directed The Aristocrats ( 2005 ), a documentary film tracing the life of a dirty joke known as " The Aristocrats ".
These guests have included Penn Jillette ( for his partner, Teller ), Shannon Elizabeth ( for her then-husband ), and football player LaVar Arrington, for his brother.
" Notable alumni of the BNW include Louie Anderson, Mo Collins, Tom Davis ( the comedian, not the politician ), Al Franken, Penn Jillette, Carl Lumbly, Paul Menzel, Pat Proft, Annie Reirson, Nancy Steen, Peter Tolan, Linda Wallem, Lizz Winstead, Peter MacNicol, Melissa Peterman, and Cedric Yarbrough.
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Unknown to the crew, Roy had smuggled a cheetah named Chico aboard the vessel ( Penn Jillette suggested on his radio show that it was an ocelot ).
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.
Jillette regularly acknowledges Randi as the one person on the planet he loves the most besides members of his family.
During the 2006 – 07 television season, Jillette hosted the prime time game show " Identity " on NBC-TV.
In 2008, Jillette was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars, paired with professional dancer Kym Johnson.
Jillette was one of the contestants on The Celebrity Apprentice season 5, beginning on February 19, 2012.
On the episode of Penn Radio broadcast on November 29, 2006, Jillette related the real story behind his red fingernail.
When subsequently challenged at the James Randi Educational Foundation's The Amazing Meeting 6 about their views on global warming, Penn Jillette published a piece in the Los Angeles Times saying " I don't know about climate change ".
Fans of Half Japanese include Penn Jillette, who helped the band release some of their albums on his label, 50 Skidillion Watts, and Kurt Cobain, who had them open for Nirvana on the group's 1993 tour.
A number of notable passengers have been on weightless flights run by the company, including Penn Jillette and Teller, Martha Stewart, Burt Rutan, Buzz Aldrin, and John Carmack.
In Penn & Teller's first season of their documentary television show, Bullshit, Hill was interviewed and her motivations were questioned by Penn Jillette and Patrick Moore, a former founder of Greenpeace, both of whom criticized her position on tree cutting for paper as a " stupid waste " by pointing out that medical textbooks and works of art are made of paper, and the irony of her treehouse being made of lumber from cut trees.
On 14 May 1989, he appeared ( with Penn Jillette ) on the Dr. Demento radio program ( that year's Mother's Day Special ) and performed a number of his songs live on-air.
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