
Acting
Teller
Born 1948-02-14 · 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!. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Acting credits
7.0Blending lively music and brilliant animation, this sequel to the original 'Fantasia' restores 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' and adds seven new shorts.
Fantasia 2000
2000
4.6The sharks take bite out of the East Coast when the sharknado hits Washington, D.C. and Orlando, Florida.
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!
2015
7.1Leela 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.
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder
2009
5.9One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.
The Aristocrats
2005
5.2Railroad owner Dagny Taggart and steel mogul Henry Rearden search desperately for the inventor of a revolutionary motor as the U.S. government continues to spread its control over the national economy.
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
2012
6.1Story 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.
Long Gone
1987
5.2Cheech and Chong, the stoner pair who dominated the comedy scene in the 1970s and ’80s and recently reunited for their Light Up America tour, take their place in the hot seat to be roasted by close friends and fellow comedians. The duo made a name for themselves with their drug-laced humor, which kept audiences rolling in the aisles with such comedy routines as “Earache My Eye,” “Basketball Jones,
Cheech & Chong Roasted
2008
6.0Herbert 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!"
Director's Cut
2016
5.6The "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.
Penn & Teller Get Killed
1989
5.0Comedian Lewis Black presents a "history of the joke" while trying to find the greatest joke ever told.
History of the Joke
2008
3.4Brash 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.
Car 54, Where Are You?
1994
NRSomeone is stealing the secrets behind magicians' greatest tricks and selling them on illicit websites. Magician Andi Gladwin leads an unlikely team of illusionists on an international caper to track down the culprits.
Stealing Magic
2026
5.9A 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.
My Chauffeur
1986
8.8Seminal 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.
Free to Be... a Family
1988
5.5Widowers Amos and Ben plot to romantically unite Amos' daughter Luisa and Ben's son Matt by pretending to feud and forbidding the teens to associate, knowing they will resist their fathers' interference. As the youngsters fall in love, the fathers plot to end the 'feud' by hiring a travelling showman to fake an abduction and allow Matt to 'rescue' Luisa.
The Fantasticks
2000
7.8The 2025 Stand & Deliver was a professional wrestling event produced by WWE for its developmental brand NXT. It was the fifth annual NXT Stand & Deliver event and took place on Saturday, April 19, 2025, at the T-Mobile Arena in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada.
WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2025
2025
6.5Penn 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.
Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread
1987
7.3Tim 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.
Tim's Vermeer
2013
NRBravo provides behind the scenes insights into magic act Penn & Teller.
Bravo Profiles: Penn and Teller
2001
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Prop Master, Inside the World of Hollywood Props
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5.5Teller decides to keep a video diary when an epidemic infects the populace of Las Vegas.
& Teller
2008
8.0A 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.
We Are Most Amused and Amazed
2018
8.8Owned & Operated is a mosaic of the world through the lens of the internet. Showing our lives as consumers, under the thumbs of privileged individuals and their methods of control. But the world is awakening, and the experience is something outside the normal rules of social interaction, causing excitement in those who are not served by the current system... and fear in those who are pampered by it. This documentary attempts to present these events using the video, audio and written content uploaded to the internet by the collective human consciousness comprised of every individual participant.
Owned & Operated
2012
7.1Penn 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.
Don't Try This at Home!
1990
Behind the camera
5.6The "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.
Penn & Teller Get Killed
1989
5.5Dracula's Daughter vs. The Space Brains takes the classic tale of the vampire and launches it into space.
Dracula's Daughter vs. the Space Brains
2010
6.5Penn 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.
Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread
1987
7.3Tim 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.
Tim's Vermeer
2013
7.3Tim 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.
Tim's Vermeer
2013
5.5Teller decides to keep a video diary when an epidemic infects the populace of Las Vegas.
& Teller
2008
5.5Teller decides to keep a video diary when an epidemic infects the populace of Las Vegas.
& Teller
2008
7.1Penn 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.
Don't Try This at Home!
1990
6.9Penn & 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.
Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends
1987
6.3Penn & 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.
Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End
2005
2.0Filmed 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.
Penn & Teller: Try This at Home Too
2020
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.
Phobophilia: The Love of Fear
1995
2.0Adaptation of Shakespeare's play presented for the Folger Shakespeare Library, and directed by Aaron Posner and Teller.
Macbeth
2009
6.0Pushed 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.
& Teller 2
2008
6.0Pushed 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.
& Teller 2
2008
6.0Pushed 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.
& Teller 2
2008
NRAfter 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.
& Teller 4
2014
NRAfter 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.
& Teller 4
2014
NRAfter 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.
& Teller 4
2014
NRSurrounded by the infected and unable to avoid them for much longer, the Thompsons help Teller escape, while he continues his video diary.
& Teller 5
2014
NRSurrounded by the infected and unable to avoid them for much longer, the Thompsons help Teller escape, while he continues his video diary.
& Teller 5
2014
NRSurrounded by the infected and unable to avoid them for much longer, the Thompsons help Teller escape, while he continues his video diary.
& Teller 5
2014
NRAfter 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.
& Teller 3
2014
NRAfter 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.
& Teller 3
2014