What is Penn and Teller's net worth? Here is how much money the magician-comedian duo makes on their show
The CW is all set to release Season 8 of 'Penn & Teller: Fool Us' on January 8, 2021. The show is a magic competition program in which magicians perform tricks in front of the magician-comedian duo, Penn and Teller. Here's how much money the funny and magical duo makes.
Penn Fraser Jillette was born in Greenfield, Massachusetts, on March 5, 1955, and Raymond Joseph Teller was born on February 14, 1948. The two men first met in 1975 when they were introduced by Wier Chrisimer who became part of their first act. The duo has been since performing together and are known for incorporating comedy into their magic tricks.
They have a combined net worth of $400 million. Chrisimer left the group in 1981, having been responsible for a few of the duo's enduring acts, especially a trick using a rose, named “Shadows”. Word gradually spread about Penn and Teller’s impressive stage performances, and their Off-Broadway show won them praise and acclaim in 1985.
In 1985, PBS came up with 'Penn & Teller Go Public' bringing their act to a wider television audience. Two years later, they opened on Broadway for the first of two runs. In the following few years, they became frequent guests on TV talk shows presented by the likes of Jay Leno and David Letterman.
On the silver screen, the pair performed a number of guest roles in shows like 'Babylon 5', 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch' and 'The West Wing'. They also had guest roles on 'The Simpsons' in 1996. Penn and Teller have appeared in several music videos, including Katy Perry’s 'Waking Up in Vegas'.
Teller told NPR that he and Penn preferred to be interviewed separately, and we have to wonder if it’s because Penn might completely overpower the conversation with little room for the quiet Teller to speak. "Teller and I never got along," Penn told CBS. "We never had a cuddly friendship. It was a very cold, calculated relationship where we thought we do better stuff together than we do separately. It turns out that respect lasts longer than affection," the comedian and magician shared.