People do not come to a Penn & Teller show to see a magic show. They just don’t. They come to see weird stuff that they can see no place else, that will make them laugh and make the little hairs stand up on the backs of their necks.
Raymond Joseph Teller Quotes
Magic is an art form where you lie and tell people you are lying.
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| Birth: | 14th February, 1948 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Actor, Comedian, Entertainer, Film Director, Magician, Writer |
About
Teller was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Irene B. and Joseph Teller. His father, who was of Russian Jewish descent, was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Philadelphia. His mother was from a farming family in Delaware; the two met as painters attending art school at Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial.
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