Teller, the short, silent one, also checks in from Washington, D.C., where he and Jillette are currently working. But, as far as one can tell, he's fully clothed. Latin no less. Together, the Las Vegas residents are the odd couple of magic with an offbeat take on making illusions. They were always arguments over creative aspects.
Most acts seem to implode when they've achieved success.
Part of the reason, he says, is that each has held up his end. We've never canceled a show because one of us showed up drunk or didn't show up at all. They met in 1974 and discovered a mutual interest in magic. Their first performances, in 1974, were at Princeton University as part of a trio, before becoming a duo in 1975. Jillette credits Teller with altering his view on what magic could be.