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Teller (magician)

American magician (born 1948)

Teller (born Raymond Joseph Teller; February 14, 1948) is an American magician. He is half of the comedy magic duo Penn & Teller, along with Penn Jillette, and usually does not speak during performances. Teller is a H.L. Mencken Fellow at the Cato Institute.[1]

Early life

Teller was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,[2][3][4] the son of Irene B. (née Derrickson) and Israel Max "Joseph" Teller (1913–2004).[5][6] His father, who was of Russian-Jewish descent, was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in Philadelphia. His mother was from a Delaware farming family. They met as painters attending art school at Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial.[7][8] His mother was Methodist, and Teller was raised as "a sort of half-assed Methodist".[9] He graduated from Philadelphia's Central High School in 1965, and in 1969 graduated from Amherst College with a Bachelor of Arts in Classics. He became a high-school Latin teacher.[10]

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Teller

Teller in 2023

Born

Raymond Joseph Teller


(1948-02-14) February 14, 1948 (age 77)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

EducationAmherst College (BA)
OccupationMagician
Years active1974–present

Teller (born Raymond Joseph Teller; February 14, 1948) is an American magician. He is half of the comedy magic duo Penn & Teller, along with Penn Jillette, and usually does not speak during performances. Teller is a H.L. Mencken Fellow at the Cato Institute.

Early life

Teller was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Irene B. (née Derrickson) and Israel Max "Joseph" Teller (1913–2004). His father, who was of Russian-Jewish descent, was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in Philadelphia. His mother was from a Delaware farming family. They met as painters attending art school at Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial. ..... He graduated from Philadelphia's Central High School in 1965, and in 1969 graduated from Amherst College with a Bachelor of Arts in Classics. He became a high-sc

Teller (magician)

Teller

Teller in August 2007

Born

Raymond Joseph Teller


(1948-02-14) February 14, 1948 (age 76)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Alma materAmherst College
Years active1974–present
Political partyLibertarian
Parents
  • Irene B. Derrickson
  • Joseph Teller (1913–2004)
Websitepennandteller.com

Teller (born Raymond Joseph Teller; February 14, 1948) is an American magician, illusionist, writer, actor, painter, and movie director. He is best known as half of the comedy magic duo Penn & Teller, along with Penn Jillette.

Teller usually does not speak during performances. He is an atheist, debunker, skeptic, and a fellow of the Cato Institute. Teller legally changed his name from "Raymond Joseph Teller" to the mononym "Teller".[1][2]

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