Teller

Teller

Born: February 14, 1948
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Teller (born Raymond Joseph Teller on February 14, 1948) is an American magician, illusionist, comedian, writer, and the frequently silent half of the comedy magic duo known as Penn & Teller, along with Penn Jillette. He is known for his advocacy of atheism, libertarianism, free-market economics, and scientific skepticism. He legally changed his name from "Raymond Joseph Teller" to just "Teller". He is an atheist, debunker, skeptic, and Fellow of the Cato Institute (a libertarian think-tank organization which also lists his partner Penn Jillette as a Fellow). The Cato Institute Association is featured prominently in the Penn and Teller Showtime TV series Bullshit!.

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Penn & Teller: Try This at Home Too
Title: Penn & Teller: Try This at Home Too
Character: Himself
Released: July 27, 2020
Type: Movie
Filmed entirely at the homes of Penn & Teller and their friends around the world, "Penn & Teller: Try This At Home Too" is the second show from the magical duo and showcases new magic Penn & Teller and their magician friends have developed at home.  Penn & Teller teach viewers how to do an array of tricks themselves and are joined by celebrity guests including Howie Mandel, Piff the Magic Dragon, and the cast of "Nancy Drew" including Kennedy McMann, Scott Wolf, Riley Smith, Leah Lewis, Maddison Jaizani, and Tunji Kasim. We will also get a chance to see viewer videos submitted showcasing versions of tricks they learned on Penn & Teller’s first “Try This At Home” show. 
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Penn & Teller: Try This at Home
Title: Penn & Teller: Try This at Home
Character: Self - Host
Released: May 18, 2020
Type: Movie
A special for these unique times. Filmed entirely at the homes of Penn & Teller and their friends around the world, Penn & Teller: Try This at Home showcases new magic Penn & Teller and their magician friends have developed at home and teaches viewers how to do an array of tricks themselves while being joined by celebrity guests including Elle and Dakota Fanning, Michael Carbonaro and Shin Lim.
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Title: Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Character: Teller (voice)
Released: June 27, 2019
Type: TV
The Mystery Inc. gang solve bigger mysteries while also encountering many memorable celebrities.
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Title: Rob & Romesh Vs
Character: Self
Released: January 25, 2019
Type: TV
After the success of their 2017 show with heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua, funny men Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan are back to interview more celebrities from the worlds of sport, entertainment, fashion, and more.
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Title: The Masked Singer
Character: Hydra (archive footage)
Released: January 2, 2019
Type: TV
Celebrities compete in a singing competition with one major twist: each singer is shrouded from head to toe in an elaborate costume, complete with full face mask to conceal his or her identity. One singer will be eliminated each week, ultimately revealing his or her true identity.
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Title: The Masked Singer
Character: Hydra
Released: January 2, 2019
Type: TV
Celebrities compete in a singing competition with one major twist: each singer is shrouded from head to toe in an elaborate costume, complete with full face mask to conceal his or her identity. One singer will be eliminated each week, ultimately revealing his or her true identity.
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Title: Morecambe & Wise in America
Character: Self
Released: December 27, 2018
Type: TV
Three part series hosted by Jonathan Ross, telling the story of Eric and Ernie's attempts to break America. Over the course of five years in the 1960s, Morecambe and Wise made multiple trips to New York to appear on the USA's biggest variety show, The Ed Sullivan Show. The untold story of their attempt to make it in the States is documented for the first time, including footage that has never been shown on British television before.
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Pentatonix: A Not So Silent Night
Title: Pentatonix: A Not So Silent Night
Character: Himself
Released: December 10, 2018
Type: Movie
The Grammy-winning a cappella group and special guests Kelly Clarkson, Backstreet Boys, Penn & Teller, and Maren Morris celebrate the holiday in Las Vegas.
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We Are Most Amused and Amazed
Title: We Are Most Amused and Amazed
Character: Self
Released: November 13, 2018
Type: Movie
A spectacular night of comedy and magic from The London Palladium to celebrate the 70th birthday of HRH The Prince of Wales and to raise funds for The Prince's Trust. Reuniting comedians Armstrong & Miller as hosts, the show also features the very best comedians and magicians from Britain and beyond. From the world of comedy, Bill Bailey, Rowan Atkinson, Sandi Toksvig, Omid Djalili, Mischief Theatre and Alistair McGowan and, from the world of magic, Penn & Teller, Dynamo and The Ehrlich Brothers. There are also some special appearances from Kylie Minogue, Cheryl, Jim Carter and Wallace & Gromit.
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Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson
Title: Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson
Character: Self
Released: April 2, 2018
Type: Movie
Penn and Teller hired Johnny Thompson to consult on their magic show as soon as the duo began their career and Johnny has been with them ever since. "Gambler's Ballad" follows Penn and Johnny's progress as Thompson teaches Penn his signature card act. Numerous well known figures from the magic world reminisce and wax philosophic about the unparalleled knowledge and profound influence Johnny Thompson has had on their own careers as well as the history and current state of the art of magic.
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Title: The Grand Tour
Character: Self
Released: November 17, 2016
Type: TV
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are back with a show about adventure, excitement and friendship... as long as you accept that the people you call friends are also the ones you find extremely annoying. Sometimes it's even a show about cars. Follow them on their global adventure.
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Director's Cut
Title: Director's Cut
Character: Rudy Nelson
Released: July 19, 2016
Type: Movie
Herbert Blount is a crowdfunding contributor for the new Adam Rifkin feature KNOCKED OFF. Unhappy with the film, he steals the footage and kidnaps actress Missi Pyle to star in his own "director's cut!"
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Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!
Title: Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!
Character: Major Caissier
Released: July 22, 2015
Type: Movie
The sharks take bite out of the East Coast when the sharknado hits Washington, D.C. and Orlando, Florida.
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Title: StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Character: Self
Released: April 20, 2015
Type: TV
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson brings together celebrities, scientists and comedians to explore a variety of cosmic topics and collide pop culture with science in a way that late-night television has never seen before. Weekly topics range from popular science fiction, space travel, extraterrestrial life, the Big Bang, to the future of Earth and the environment. Tyson is an astrophysicist with a gifted ability to connect with everyone, inspiring us all to to "keep looking up."
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& Teller 5
Title: & Teller 5
Character: Self
Released: October 30, 2014
Type: Movie
Surrounded by the infected and unable to avoid them for much longer, the Thompsons help Teller escape, while he continues his video diary.
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& Teller 4
Title: & Teller 4
Character: Self
Released: October 27, 2014
Type: Movie
After being cared for by the Thompsons, Teller is finally back to health and doing his video diary once again. In the meantime, the elderly couple do a magic show for him and the infected as the audience.
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& Teller 3
Title: & Teller 3
Character: Self
Released: October 23, 2014
Type: Movie
After a couple of elderly Vegas entertainers shoot Teller, they pick up his recording equipment and decide to start a video diary of their own, while dealing with the infected in a secluded abandoned house.
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Title: Good Morning Britain
Character: Self
Released: April 28, 2014
Type: TV
The latest news, sport, and weather from the UK in this daily breakfast show.
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Tim's Vermeer
Title: Tim's Vermeer
Character: Himself
Released: December 6, 2013
Type: Movie
Tim Jenison, a Texas based inventor, attempts to solve one of the greatest mysteries in all art: How did Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer manage to paint so photo-realistically 150 years before the invention of photography? Spanning a decade, Jenison's adventure takes him to Holland, on a pilgrimage to the North coast of Yorkshire to meet artista David Hockney, and eventually even to Buckingham Palace. The epic research project Jenison embarques on is as extraordinary as what he discovers.
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Title: Have You Been Paying Attention?
Character: Guest Quizmaster
Released: November 3, 2013
Type: TV
Topical comedy-quiz show featuring five guests competing to see who can remember the most about events of the week. A fast-paced, funny look at international affairs, politics, sport and entertainment news, we test just how well our contestants have been paying attention.
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Title: The Arsenio Hall Show
Character: Self
Released: September 9, 2013
Type: TV
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Title: Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Character: Self
Released: July 16, 2013
Type: TV
Comedian Aisha Tyler hosts this improv comedy show where the actors on the show - Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles along with a special guest each episode -must put their comedic skills to the test through a series of spontaneous improv games, prompted only by random ideas supplied by the studio audience.
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Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Title: Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Character: Laughlin
Released: October 12, 2012
Type: Movie
The global economy is on the brink of collapse. Brilliant creators, from artists to industrialists, continue to mysteriously disappear. Unemployment has risen to 24%. Gas is now $42 per gallon. Dagny Taggart, Vice President in Charge of Operations for Taggart Transcontinental, has discovered what may very well be the answer to the mounting energy crisis - found abandoned amongst ruins, a miraculous motor that could seemingly power the World. But, the motor is dead... there is no one left to decipher its secret... and, someone is watching. It’s a race against the clock to find the inventor and stop the destroyer before the motor of the World is stopped for good. A motor that would power the World. A World whose motor would be stopped. Who is John Galt?
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A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
Title: A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
Character: Self
Released: October 25, 2011
Type: Movie
Documentary about Laurel & Hardy
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Title: Penn & Teller Tell a Lie
Character: Himself - Host
Released: October 5, 2011
Type: TV
Penn & Teller bring their unique vision of the world in a new interactive series with a twist. In each episode, Penn & Teller make up to seven outrageous claims. While most of the wildly unbelievable stories are absolutely, positively true - one of them is a BIG FAT LIE.
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Title: Penn & Teller: Fool Us
Character: Self - Judge
Released: January 7, 2011
Type: TV
Illusionists Penn & Teller throw down the gauntlet to aspiring magicians to perform their most mystifying trick - and fool Penn and Teller. Penn & Teller have no prior knowledge of either the performers or the planned trick. They sit in the audience just like everyone else, watching every move the guest magicians make. If any illusionist fools the professionals, they win a five star trip to Las Vegas to perform as the opening act in Penn & Teller's world famous show at the Rio Hotel & Casino.
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Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder
Title: Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder
Character: Teller's Head (credit only)
Released: February 23, 2009
Type: Movie
Leela becomes an outlaw when she and a group of ecologically-minded feminists attempt to save an asteroid of primitive life forms and the Violet Dwarf star from being destroyed, while Fry joins a secret society and attempts to stop a mysterious species known as the "Dark Ones" from destroying all life in the universe.
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& Teller 2
Title: & Teller 2
Character: Self
Released: October 9, 2008
Type: Movie
Pushed out of his Vegas home, Teller now lives in the wasteland, with a few resources left and little chance of surviving. One day he discovers a wandering infected showgirl that seems to be more capable than the others.
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& Teller
Title: & Teller
Character: Self
Released: October 9, 2008
Type: Movie
Teller decides to keep a video diary when an epidemic infects the populace of Las Vegas.
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History of the Joke
Title: History of the Joke
Character: Self
Released: February 28, 2008
Type: Movie
Comedian Lewis Black presents a "history of the joke" while trying to find the greatest joke ever told.
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Title: The Big Bang Theory
Character: Larry Fowler
Released: September 24, 2007
Type: TV
Physicists Leonard and Sheldon find their nerd-centric social circle with pals Howard and Raj expanding when aspiring actress Penny moves in next door.
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Title: The One Show
Character: Self
Released: August 14, 2006
Type: TV
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One and BBC One HD. The programme is currently hosted by Alex Jones and Matt Baker from Monday-Thursday, with Chris Evans appearing instead of Baker on Fridays and relief presenters appearing when required.
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Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
Title: Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 31, 2006
Type: Movie
Featuring Robert Crumb, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tiny Tim, Russ Meyer and more this volume of the “Midnight Blue” collection focuses on celebrities.
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Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End
Title: Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End
Character: Himself
Released: November 13, 2005
Type: Movie
Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End is a two-hour special that premiered on NBC on November 13, 2005. It featured magicians Penn & Teller performing a variety of illusions in various locations around the Caribbean, most of which were done underwater or involved marine animals. It also featured a performance by musician Aaron Carter.
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The Aristocrats
Title: The Aristocrats
Character: Self
Released: July 29, 2005
Type: Movie
One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.
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Title: Hell's Kitchen
Character: Self - Restaurant Patron
Released: May 30, 2005
Type: TV
Aspiring restaurateurs brave Ramsay and his fiery command of the kitchen as he puts the competitors through an intense culinary academy to prove they possess the right combination of ingredients to win a life-changing grand prize.
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Title: Hell's Kitchen
Character: Self
Released: May 30, 2005
Type: TV
Aspiring restaurateurs brave Ramsay and his fiery command of the kitchen as he puts the competitors through an intense culinary academy to prove they possess the right combination of ingredients to win a life-changing grand prize.
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Title: My Coolest Years
Character: Himself
Released: December 6, 2004
Type: TV
My Coolest Years is a television program that aired on VH1 in which actors, musicians, and other celebrities reminisce about their high school years.
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Title: Listen Up!
Character: Teller
Released: September 20, 2004
Type: TV
Listen Up! is an American situation comedy that aired on CBS from September 20, 2004 until April 25, 2005. The sitcom was based loosely on the life and exploits of the popular sportswriter and sports-media personality Tony Kornheiser. Its principal executive producer was Jason Alexander, who was also the lead actor. Despite decent-to-good ratings, the show was canceled by CBS on May 18, 2005; "rising production costs" was the major reason officially given for the cancellation.
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Michael Moore Hates America
Title: Michael Moore Hates America
Character: Self
Released: September 12, 2004
Type: Movie
Michael Wilson, like the subject of his film, is trying to get an interview with a multi-millionaire; however, in this case, that millionaire is Michael Moore himself.
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Title: Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards
Released: December 4, 2003
Type: TV
Spike TV's Video Game Awards pays tribute to the outstanding achievements of games, designers, animation, breakthrough technology, music and performances of the past year in the industry. The awards also provide a glimpse at the future of gaming, including exclusive sneak peeks and world premiere footage of some of the most anticipated games from the years to come.
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Title: Las Vegas
Released: September 22, 2003
Type: TV
Ed Deline is a strict ex-CIA officer who went from being Head of Security to becoming President of Operations of the Montecito, whose job is to run the day-to-day operations of the casino. Following his departure, former Marine Danny McCoy, Ed's former protégé, becomes the Montecito's new President of Operations.
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Title: Penn & Teller's Magic & Mystery Tour
Released: September 10, 2003
Type: TV
Penn & Teller's Magic and Mystery Tour is a 2003 television documentary miniseries starring Penn & Teller. The program was created by the CBC in association with Channel 4 Film. The show focuses on street magic, and the subjects of each of the three shows are China, India, and Egypt. Unusually for Penn and Teller, Teller speaks in the Egypt episode, even though part of their trademark performance is that Penn does all the speaking.
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Grand Illusions - The Story Of Magic
Title: Grand Illusions - The Story Of Magic
Character: Himself
Released: March 25, 2003
Type: Movie
Explore the rich, fascinating culture and history of magic through this six-part series, which takes you inside an alluring and enchanting world. It's all here, from the mechanical automata of Robert-Houdin to the elaborate illusions of Penn and Teller, from the death-defying escapes of Houdini to the bizarre and tragic feats of the sideshow performers. Come backstage and see what's behind the curtain.
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Title: Penn & Teller: Bull!
Character: Himself
Released: January 24, 2003
Type: TV
This daring original series stars postmodern bad boys of magic Penn & Teller as they question many of our culture's most cherished and widely held beliefs. From the truth about palm readings and TV psychics to the reality behind Feng Shui and Ouija boards, the archly comic masters of misdirection host this eye-opening analysis of the middle-ground between perception and reality.
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Title: The Bernie Mac Show
Character: Himself
Released: November 14, 2001
Type: TV
The Bernie Mac Show is an American sitcom that aired on Fox for five seasons from November 14, 2001 to April 14, 2006. The series featured comic actor Bernie Mac and his wife Wanda raising his sister's three kids: Jordan, Bryana, and Vanessa.
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Title: Fear Factor
Released: June 11, 2001
Type: TV
Competition reality series in which contestants must decide if they have the guts and determination to face their fears while outpacing the competition.
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The Fantasticks
Title: The Fantasticks
Character: Mortimer
Released: September 22, 2000
Type: Movie
Two rural teens sing and dance their way through a forbidden romance and a dangerous travelling carnival.
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Fantasia 2000
Title: Fantasia 2000
Character: Self - Host
Released: December 31, 1999
Type: Movie
Blending lively music and brilliant animation, this sequel to the original 'Fantasia' restores 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' and adds seven new shorts.
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Title: The West Wing
Character: Teller
Released: September 22, 1999
Type: TV
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.
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Title: V.I.P.
Character: Teller
Released: September 26, 1998
Type: TV
While attending a Hollywood premiere with a famous action star, a crazed fan pulls a gun—but her movie hunk turns into a coward, and it's Vallery who becomes the hero. Suddenly, she's thrown into a world of action and danger as owner of a Hollywood protection agency, Vallery Irons Protection (V.I.P.), taking risks to protect others at a price few are willing to pay.
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Title: Hollywood Squares
Character: Self - Panelist
Released: September 14, 1998
Type: TV
On September 14, 1998, a Hollywood Squares revival debuted with Tom Bergeron as its host. In addition to her production duties, Whoopi Goldberg served as the permanent center square, with series head writer Bruce Vilanch, Gilbert Gottfried, Martin Mull, and Caroline Rhea as regular panelists and Brad Garrett, Bobcat Goldthwait, Jeffrey Tambor, George Wallace, Kathy Griffin and various others as semi-regular panelists. Shadoe Stevens returned to announce, although he was not given a square on the panel as he had been when John Davidson was host.
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Title: Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular
Released: August 10, 1998
Type: TV
Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular was a weekly American television variety show hosted by Penn and Teller that appeared on the FX Networks from August 10, 1998 - June 30, 1999. The show's aim was to revive the genuine variety shows from the past, such as The Ed Sullivan Show, where, as Penn put it, you could see Pavarotti singing an aria, followed by a man with trained performing housecats.
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Home Invasion
Title: Home Invasion
Character: himself
Released: November 10, 1997
Type: Movie
Are you ready for some card tricks? ABC fills the pesky non-Monday Night Football hour with the gregarious Penn Gilette and the silent Teller popping up at malls, schools, private homes and the beach with a dizzying array of sleight-of-hand tricks. For anyone who has ever been left wanting after seeing one of their tricks on David Letterman's show, this is an overflowing bounty. Duo's signature is a constant state of misdirection, flubbing one or more aspects of a trick --- even to the apparent point of death or mutilation --- to make the finale that much more spectacular. They even explain tricks: one with cards so anyone can do it at home and another with cups and balls that, rather than explicate, is an astonishing display of technique. Throughout, Penn combines carnival barking with political soapbox ranting --- subversive, sublime and wildly amusing --- and bolsters the weirdness factor of even the most ordinary trick.
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Title: Dharma & Greg
Character: Mr. Boots
Released: September 24, 1997
Type: TV
Dharma & Greg is an American television sitcom that aired from September 24, 1997, to April 30, 2002. It stars Jenna Elfman and Thomas Gibson as Dharma and Greg Montgomery, a couple who got married on their first date despite being complete opposites. The series is co-produced by Chuck Lorre Productions, More-Medavoy Productions and 4 to 6 Foot Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC. The show's theme song was written and performed by composer Dennis C. Brown. Created by executive producers Dottie Dartland and Chuck Lorre, the comedy took much of its inspiration from so-called culture-clash "fish out of water" situations. The show earned eight Golden Globe nominations, six Emmy Award nominations, and six Satellite Awards nominations. Elfman earned a Golden Globe in 1999 for Best Actress.
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Title: The View
Character: Self
Released: August 11, 1997
Type: TV
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Meghan McCain, and Abby Huntsman, discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.
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Title: The View
Character: Self - Guest
Released: August 11, 1997
Type: TV
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Meghan McCain, and Abby Huntsman, discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.
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Mysteries of Magic
Title: Mysteries of Magic
Character: Interviewee
Released: February 11, 1997
Type: Movie
Learn the origins of tricks that have amazed and befuddled audiences for centuries in this exhaustive survey of the world of magic, from the magicians of ancient Egypt to the top magicians of the 1990s. This magical mystery tour covers the classic "cups and balls" routine; the whistle-blowing book that saved wizards from getting burned at the stake; and interviews with such modern masters as Lance Burton, Eugene Burger and Jeff McBride.
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Title: Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Character: Skippy
Released: September 27, 1996
Type: TV
On her sixteenth birthday, Sabrina Spellman discovers she has magical powers. She lives with her 600-year-old aunts Hilda and Zelda as well as talking cat Salem in the fictional town of Westbridge, Massachusetts.
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Title: The Drew Carey Show
Character: Geller
Released: September 13, 1995
Type: TV
Drew is an assistant director of personnel in a Cleveland department store and he has been stuck there for ten years. Other than fighting with co-worker Mimi, his hobbies include drinking beer and not being able to get dates. To make a few extra bucks he has a micro-brewery going in his garage with his buddies.
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Phobophilia: The Love of Fear
Title: Phobophilia: The Love of Fear
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 1995
Type: Movie
More terror/magic hijinks from Penn & Teller, with support from some other players. Paul Provenza spends the whole show trapped in a system of giant tubes. Skits include a new director and an auditioning starlet who can and will do anything, and the Three Stooges on a construction project. Other notable tricks include earthworms finding a photo from a stack, a borrowed ring apparently cut from a volunteer's stomach, and a bullet swap.
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Title: The Steven Banks Show
Character: Teller
Released: July 11, 1994
Type: TV
Spun off from his one man show, Steven bank: Home Entertainment Center, is this one season fun series. Again, Steven has regular goals including work, home and relationships and again, his goals are impeded by his own penchant for distraction. Steven is as talented as ever, but with this series he is joined by Teresa Parente and Michael Kostroff, both of which play multiple characters with amazing dexterity and skill. In the end, the show is a fun excuse to work together Steven's imitations and songs, of which he has even crafted an album! Banks! Banks! Banks!
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Title: Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Character: Self
Released: April 15, 1994
Type: TV
A cartoon superhero interacts with live guests via his television set in this parody talk show based on 1960s Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Space Ghost.
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Car 54, Where Are You?
Title: Car 54, Where Are You?
Character: Luther
Released: January 28, 1994
Type: Movie
Brash NYC policeman Officer Gunther Toody is partnered with stiff, by-the-book Officer Francis Muldoon to protect an important mafia witness prior to testifying against orgainzed crime in Brooklyn, all the while dealing with their personal lives, overbearing spouses, common criminals, arms dealers, and their officious boss Captain Anderson.
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Title: Babylon 5
Character: Zooty
Released: January 26, 1994
Type: TV
Babylon 5 is a five-mile long space station located in neutral space. Built by the Earth Alliance in the 2250s, its goal is to maintain peace among the various alien races by providing a sanctuary where grievances and negotiations can be worked out among duly appointed ambassadors. A council made up of representatives from the five major space-faring civilizations - the Earth Alliance, Minbari Federation, Centauri Republic, Narn Regime, and Vorlon Empire - work with the League of Non-Aligned Worlds to keep interstellar relations under control. Aside from its diplomatic function, Babylon 5 also serves as a military post for Earth and a port of call for travelers, traders, businessmen, criminals, and Rangers.
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Title: Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 13, 1993
Type: TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. The second incarnation of NBC's Late Night franchise, O'Brien's debuted in 1993 after David Letterman, who hosted the first incarnation of Late Night, moved to CBS to host Late Show opposite The Tonight Show. In 2004, as part of a deal to secure a new contract, NBC announced that O'Brien would leave Late Night in 2009 to succeed Jay Leno as the host of The Tonight Show. Jimmy Fallon began hosting his version of Late Night on March 2, 2009.
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Title: GMTV
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1993
Type: TV
GMTV is the name of the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor/licensee, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end. The final edition of GMTV was broadcast on 3 September 2010.
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Title: Behind the Scenes
Character: Teller
Released: August 11, 1992
Type: TV
Behind the Scenes was a 10-part television miniseries aimed towards 8- to 12-year-olds about various aspects of the arts, that was broadcast on PBS in 1992. The series was executive produced by Alice Stewart Trillin and Jane Garmey, produced and directed by Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer, and hosted by Penn & Teller. It was developed to illuminate the creative process underlying the working of artists. The series was funded by The National Endowment for the Arts, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, the Nathan Cummings Foundation, the Bingham Trust and McDonald's.
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Title: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Released: May 25, 1992
Type: TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that initially aired from May 25, 1992 to May 29, 2009, and resumed production on March 1, 2010. The fourth incarnation of the Tonight Show franchise made its debut on May 25, 1992, three days following Johnny Carson's retirement as host of the program. The program originates from NBC Studios in Burbank, California, and is broadcast Monday through Friday at 11:35 PM in the Eastern and Pacific time zones. Unlike Carson or his predecessor Jack Paar, Leno only once utilized a guest host, preferring to host the series by himself. On April 26, 1999, the show began broadcasting in 1080i HDTV, becoming the first American nightly talk show to be shot in high definition. The show is shot in 16:9 aspect ratio. The series, which followed the same basic format as that of his predecessors, ran until May 29, 2009, after which Leno was succeeded by Conan O'Brien. NBC signed Leno to a new deal for a nightly talk show in the 10:00 pm ET timeslot. The primetime series, titled The Jay Leno Show, debuted on September 14, 2009, following a similar format to the Leno incarnation of Tonight.
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Title: Home Improvement
Character: Teller
Released: September 17, 1991
Type: TV
The daily trials and tribulations of handyman Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three boys with help from his loyal co-host, domineering wife, and unseen neighbor.
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The Eyes Scream: A History of the Residents
Title: The Eyes Scream: A History of the Residents
Character: Host
Released: January 1, 1991
Type: Movie
This documentary is a history of The Residents hosted by Penn & Teller. It contains excerpts from most of their videos and some are in their complete form. It also contains the complete "Don't Be Cruel" video, their performance of "From the Plains to Mexico" and "Teddy Bear" on Night Music, and other TV appearances.
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Don't Try This at Home!
Title: Don't Try This at Home!
Character: Himself
Released: November 23, 1990
Type: Movie
Penn and Teller play with mirrors, teach 900 people to make a hankie disappear, play with clear acrylic boxes, turn marshmallows into tools of violence, do some erotic fire-eating, become the King of Animal Traps, produce bees without end, make Jane Curtin do a magic trick with a needle, dental floss, and her pierced ear, and drive a truck filled with concrete over Teller.
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Gorgon Video Magazine Vol. 2
Title: Gorgon Video Magazine Vol. 2
Character: Self
Released: April 15, 1990
Type: Movie
Another low-budget horror documentary.
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Title: The Simpsons
Character: Teller (voice)
Released: December 17, 1989
Type: TV
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
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Penn & Teller Get Killed
Title: Penn & Teller Get Killed
Character: Self
Released: September 22, 1989
Type: Movie
The "bad boys of magic" go over the edge in this mind-blowing, role-switching comedy murder mystery set in the dizzying world of Atlantic City casinos. In a TV interview, Penn mentions his idea of a fun practical joke: "I wish someone were trying to kill me. It would give focus to my life, excitement. I'd be like James Bond." Twenty million people hear him. One decides to deliver a punchline he'll never forget. Made by people who thought Psycho was a comedy, Penn & Teller Get Killed (they also wrote the piece) features Caitlin Clarke as the femme fatale and David Patrick Kelly as the Edgar Allan Poe-esque nutcase with a new mission. Arthur Penn, known for hip masterpieces like Bonnie and Clyde, Alice's Restaurant and Little Big Man, directs with roller-coaster pacing and subversive intelligence.
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Steven Banks: Home Entertainment Center
Title: Steven Banks: Home Entertainment Center
Character: pre-show host
Released: June 10, 1989
Type: Movie
In this brilliant one-man show, the mild-mannered, thirty-something Steven Banks arrives home after a long day at his dead-end corporate job, still dreaming of being a rock star. Steven receives a message on his machine from his boss, Mr. Buttle, informing him that he never received an urgent speech Steven wrote for the board of directors. Steven must scramble to write a new one, but he has less than an hour to do it. Along the way, he continually procrastinates and distracts himself from the task at hand, playing with toys and various musical instruments, baking cookies, putting on costumes, leafing through an old high school yearbook and performing some hilarious original songs along the way. Meanwhile, he's got to deal with his grumpy landlord Mr. Mescue, his clingy girlfriend Phoebe and even a broken toilet. Will Steven ever finish his speech? Or does fate have something else in mind for him?
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Exploring Psychic Powers Live
Title: Exploring Psychic Powers Live
Released: June 7, 1989
Type: Movie
With the aide of two experts on psychology and the paranormal, James Randi lets people with self-professed abilities try out under guidelines for a large cash prize.
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Free to Be... a Family
Title: Free to Be... a Family
Character: Self
Released: December 14, 1988
Type: Movie
Seminal TV special about two groups of children, one in New York City and the other in Moscow, who befriend each other over a satellite connection and find common ground. The Muppets and several celebrities make a cameo.
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Negligee and Underpants Party
Title: Negligee and Underpants Party
Character: Himself
Released: February 28, 1988
Type: Movie
1988 Pay-Per-View special. Excellent appearances by a lot of great comedians and great rock musicians help this video great. The Star Search segment features Howard Stern, Emo Phillips, Judy Tenuta and Richard Belzer as judges who judge a comedy segment where Jackie "The Jokeman" Martling and Steve O battle it out for the greatest comedy ever.
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Long Gone
Title: Long Gone
Character: Hale Buchman, Jr.
Released: May 23, 1987
Type: Movie
Story of the Tampico Stogies, a low minor-league baseball team, and its star player and manager, Stud' Cantrell, as they battle for the league championship amidst the corruption and racism of the American south.
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Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread
Title: Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread
Character: Himself
Released: March 18, 1987
Type: Movie
Penn Jillette and Teller are called upon to display their unique brand of humor to save civilization from strange extraterrestrial beings who have invaded Earth and who, disgruntled and bored with the mundane nature of human life, threaten to blow up the planet unless someone gives them a good reason not to.
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Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends
Title: Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
Penn & Teller's Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends is a straight-to-video release by magicians Penn & Teller on Lorimar Home Video in 1987. The tape features seven different swindles or tricks that the home viewer can use to fool their friends. The tape was a companion piece to their best selling book of the same name. All of the tricks involve using a portion of the videotape.
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Barbecue Death Squad From Hell
Title: Barbecue Death Squad From Hell
Character: Himself
Released: May 8, 1986
Type: Movie
Lydia Lunch and Penn & Teller jazz up the Jenkins' family picnic home movie, turning it into a backyard SOV slasher.
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My Chauffeur
Title: My Chauffeur
Character: Abdul
Released: January 24, 1986
Type: Movie
A feisty young woman accepts a mysterious offer to become a chauffeur for a Beverly Hills limousine business, much to the chagrin of her older male coworkers and the disbelief of her customers.
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Penn & Teller Go Public
Title: Penn & Teller Go Public
Character: Himself
Released: January 28, 1985
Type: Movie
Penn reads "Casey at the Bat" while Teller escapes from a straight jacket; Penn does a not-wimpy card trick; Teller gives the illusion of reality with a cigarette; Penn eats fire; and the guys show you a trick you can do at home, if you don't mind taping over Masterpiece Theatre.
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Title: Miami Vice
Released: September 16, 1984
Type: TV
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.
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Title: MTV Video Music Awards
Character: Self - Preshow Host
Released: September 14, 1984
Type: TV
An annual award ceremony presented by MTV to honor the best in the music video medium.
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Title: The Magic of David Copperfield
Released: October 27, 1978
Type: TV
The annual specials of magic featuring the world's leading illusionist. David Copperfield weaves a narrative with exceptional music in each of his stage illusions, often recorded before a live audience.
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Title: Saturday Night Live
Character: Self
Released: October 11, 1975
Type: TV
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
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Title: Saturday Night Live
Character: Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Released: October 11, 1975
Type: TV
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
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Title: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character: Self
Released: October 1, 1962
Type: TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
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Title: The Mike Douglas Show
Character: Self
Released: December 11, 1961
Type: TV
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.