Trivia
- Penn
With partner Teller, half of comedy/magic team Penn &
Teller. Owns
an oversized sport-utility vehicle painted bright pink (He
nicknamed it "Pink Death"), with a license plate
that reads "6SIX6". He reportedly spent several
thousand dollars on a customized sound system for it.
Is a Cato Institute
H.L. Mencken Research Fellow.
Nail of the ring
finger of his left hand is always painted.
Plays the upright
bass in his show in Vegas. He also helped compose some of
the songs for the show.
Never knew how
to play poker, until 6 weeks before his appearance on "Celebrity
Poker Showdown" 15 July 2004.
Trivia
- Teller
With partner Penn Jillette, half of comedy/magic team Penn
& Teller.
Teller taught
Latin at a high school near Trenton, NJ. He graduated from
Amherst College in Amherst, MA. He went to Central High
School in Philadelphia, PA.
Driver's license
reads "NFN Teller." "NFN" is short for
"No First Name."
Changed his name
to "Teller" legally, and has one of the few US
passports issued with a single name.
Despite his "trademark"
of never speaking, Teller has appeared in speaking roles
in several films and television shows, including The Learning
Channel's "Mysteries of Magic", in which he appeared
for an interview, as himself, without stage partner Penn
Jillette.
Extremely talented
painter
Although he never
speaks on stage, film, or TV screen, during meet and greets
after his show in Las Vegas, he talks up a storm!
His green room,
at The Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, was redone by Penn
Jillette and the crew from the show, "While You Were
Out" on TLC.
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