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Teller

American magician

PersonAge 78humanQ2919575

Also known as Raymond Joseph Teller

Born: February 14, 1948
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Sources
1.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Birthplace: Philadelphia
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: writer
, film director
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, teacher
+4 more
Education: Amherst College
, Julia R. Masterman School
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Teller is an American magician, actor, and author. He is half of the comedy magic duo Penn & Teller, along with Penn Jillette, and usually does not speak during performances. Teller is an H.L. Mencken Fellow at the Cato Institute.

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Appears in

10 linked to Teller in Wikidata

Directed

1 linked to Teller in Wikidata

TTim's Vermeer2013 · documentary film

Wrote

1 linked to Teller in Wikidata

PPenn & Teller's Invisible Thread1987 · 1987 American television program

Author of

2 linked to Teller in Wikidata

Performed

1 linked to Teller in Wikidata

LLarry Fowlercharacter in "The Big Bang Theory"

Created

1 linked to Teller in Wikidata

PPenn & Teller: Fool Us2011 · television series (2011-)

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Member of: Penn & Teller
Religion or worldview: atheism
Birth name: Raymond Joseph Teller
Given name: Raymond
Joseph
Family name: Teller
Residence: Las Vegas
Sex or gender: male
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Sources
1.Stated in Virtual International Authority FileRetrieved 2018-11-04
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Start of work period: 1974
Awards: Richard Dawkins Award(2005)
Emperor Has No Clothes Award(2003)
Social media followers: 380,282(February 5, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 44570946
378,084(February 27, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 44570946
384,077(January 10, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 44570946
Partner in business or sport: Penn Jillette affiliation: Penn & Teller
Native language: English
Writing language: English
Related category: Category:Films with screenplays by Teller (magician) category contains: film with screenplay by this person

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