Teller

From MagicHistorian

Teller (born Raymond Joseph Teller on February 14, 1948) is an American magician, best known as the smaller, silent half of the comedy magic duo known as Penn and Teller. He has legally changed his name to Teller.

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Teller was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Amherst College and taught Latin at Lawrence High School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Teller does not speak while performing although there are occasional exceptions, mostly when the audience is not aware that it is his voice that is being heard. His trademark of not speaking began as a way of dealing with audience hecklers.

Teller began performing with a friend, Weir Chrisemer, as the Ottmar Scheckt Society for the Preservation of Weird and Disgusting Music: they joined up with Penn Jillette and renamed themselves the Asparagus Valley Cultural Society.

Teller is an accomplished sleight of hand artist and is considered an expert on the history of magic. He is also a talented painter.

Teller is the author of When I'm Dead All This Will Be Yours!, a biography/memoir of his father. He has also collaborated with Penn Jillette on three books on tricks and magic.