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Olivia House

Published Feb 27, 2026

Teller Wiki Biography

Teller is an American magician, illusionist, actor, comedian, writer, director and usually silent half of the comedy magic duo Penn & Teller, along with Penn Jillette. Teller is an atheist, debunker, skeptic, and a fellow of the Cato Institute, an organization which featured… 

Net Worth$175 Million
Date Of BirthFebruary 14, 1948
Place Of BirthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Height5 ft 8 in (1.75 m)
ProfessionActor, Screenwriter, Film Producer, Magician, Illusionist, Painter, Comedian, Writer, Television producer, Film director
EducationAmherst College, Central High School
NationalityUnited States of America
ParentsJoseph Teller, Irene B. Derrickson
NicknamesRaymond Joseph Teller , Elmo , Penn & Teller , Penn and Teller
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AwardsWGA Award for Best Comedy/Variety – (Including Talk) Series – Television

Editorial Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Emojimovie: Express Yourself2017assistant editor filming
The Great Christmas Light Fight2013TV Series assistant editor – 3 episodes
Heidi Fleiss: Prostitutes to Parrots2011TV Movie assistant editor
How to Train Your Dragon2010editor: HD
Monsters vs. Aliens2009HD Editor
Dancing with the Stars2007-2008TV Series assistant editor – 35 episodes
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa2008Assistant Editor – HD
Big Brother2007-2008TV Series assistant editor – 48 episodes
The Chelsea Handler Show2006TV Series lead assistant editor – 3 episodes
The Net 2.02006Video assistant editor – as David Sean Teller
Tuesday Night Book Club2006TV Series lead assistant editor – 2 episodes
Minding the Store2005TV Series lead assistant editor
Who’s Your Daddy?2005TV Movie video playback editor
The Complex: Malibu2004TV Series assistant editor
American Idol2002-2004TV Series assistant editor – 92 episodes
VH1 Big in 032003TV Special assistant editor
An American Idol Christmas2003TV Movie documentary assistant editor
Viva la Bam2003TV Series assistant editor
2003 MTV Movie Awards2003TV Special assistant editor
American Juniors2003TV Series assistant editor
Treasure Planet2002assistant editor: Avid
Lilo & Stitch2002assistant editor – uncredited
Weakest Link2001TV Series assistant editor
Mulan1998assistant editor – as Dave Teller
Red Ribbon Blues1996assistant editor
Waterworld1995assistant editor – uncredited / post-production coordinator – uncredited
Bump in the Night1994-1995TV Series assistant editor – 24 episodes

Editor

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Bullrun2007TV Series

Miscellaneous

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The Nightmare Before Christmas1993production runner