Penn Jillette

Summary

Penn Jillette is a human^[1]. He was born in Greenfield^[2]. He was born on March 5, 1955^[3]. He worked as a radio personality^[4], actor^[5], novelist^[6], circus performer^[7], and jongleur^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.47% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,634 views/month, #4,679 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Penn Jillette was born in Greenfield^[2].
• Penn Jillette was born on March 5, 1955^[3].
• Penn Jillette was married to Emily Zolten Jillette^[10].
• A child of Penn Jillette was Moxie Jillette^[11].
• A child of Penn Jillette was Zolten Penn Jillette^[12].
• Penn Jillette held citizenship in United States^[13].
• English was Penn Jillette's native language^[14].
• Penn Jillette worked as a radio personality^[4].
• Penn Jillette worked as an actor^[5].
• Penn Jillette worked as a novelist^[6].
• Penn Jillette's professions included circus performer^[7].
• Penn Jillette worked as a jongleur^[8].
• Penn Jillette worked as a television actor^[15].
• Penn Jillette's field of work was street magic^[16].
• Penn Jillette's field of work was music^[17].
• Penn Jillette's field of work was acting^[18].
• Penn Jillette's field of work was literary activity^[19].
• Penn Jillette's field of work was stage magic^[20].
• Penn Jillette's education included a stint at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College^[21].
• Penn Jillette received the Emperor Has No Clothes Award^[22].
• Penn Jillette received the Richard Dawkins Award^[23].
• Penn Jillette was a member of Penn & Teller^[24].
• Penn Jillette is recorded as male^[25].
• Penn Jillette's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Penn Jillette's Commons category is recorded as Penn Jillette^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1955-03-05^[30]

• Community tags: american^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: bb9149a9-e249-4af0-a52d-931b256cab04^[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Penn Jillette's place of birth was Greenfield^[2]. He was born on March 5, 1955^[3]. English was his native language^[14].

Education

Penn Jillette's education included a stint at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College^[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include radio personality^[4], actor^[5], novelist^[6], circus performer^[7], jongleur^[8], and television actor^[15]. Fields of work include street magic^[16]; music^[17], a type of arts^[33]; acting^[18], a type of arts^[34]; literary activity^[19]; and stage magic^[20], a genre^[35].

Recognition

Awards received include Emperor Has No Clothes Award^[22], an award^[36] and Richard Dawkins Award^[23], an award^[37].

Personal Life

Among Penn Jillette's spouses was Emily Zolten Jillette^[10]. Children include Moxie Jillette^[11], b. 2005^[38], of United States^[39] and Zolten Penn Jillette^[12].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Penn Jillette include Aptostichus pennjillettei^[40], a taxon^[41].

Why It Matters

Penn Jillette ranks in the top 0.47% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,634 views/month, #4,679 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for him include Aptostichus pennjillettei^[40], a taxon^[41].

FAQs

Where was Penn Jillette born?

Born in Greenfield^[2], Penn Jillette…

Who was Penn Jillette married to?

Penn Jillette's spouses include Emily Zolten Jillette^[10].

What did Penn Jillette do for work?

Penn Jillette worked as radio personality^[4], actor^[5], novelist^[6], circus performer^[7], and jongleur^[8].

Where did Penn Jillette go to school?

Penn Jillette was educated at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College^[21].

What awards did Penn Jillette receive?

Honors received include Emperor Has No Clothes Award^[22] and Richard Dawkins Award^[23].