![]() ![]() ![]() In 1975, he moved to San Francisco, CA, where friends Robert Teller and Wier Chrisemer performed a musical magic show under the name of The Asparagus Valley Cultural Society. At age 18, he found a mentor and idol in James "The Amazing Randi" Randi, a professional debunker who presented magic as deceptive entertainment and not a supernatural talent.Jillette took Randi's notion to heart, and after graduating from Greenfield High School in 1973, he spent a year honing his stage skills at the Ringling Brothers' Clown College in Sarasota, FL. Jillette's analytical mindset did not buy into that style, even if the liar in him wanted to. But young Jillette's interest in staged magic was tempered by a disillusionment with showy performers who attempted to pass their tricks off as reality. His childhood neighbor Michael Moschen would grow up to be one of the most renowned jugglers in the world, and the pair learned their early skills together. But young Jillette had no problems keeping himself entertained, the avid reader already exhibiting signs of an unusual worldview via his fascination with animal traps and juggling. ![]() He was the youngest son of Canadian parents Valda and Sam, an antique coin dealer, and with his only sister 23 years his senior, he was essentially raised an only child. ![]() Penn Fraser Jillette was born, in the rural, western Massachusetts town of Greenfield. ![]()
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