Penn Jillette Finally Sells His Las Vegas ‘Slammer’ for $1.88M

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Master magician, comic, and actor Penn Jillette has sold his longtime Las Vegas home for $1.88 million. The deal for the home was finalized in early November, and the buyer is a local developer who plans to raze the home and build new ones on the 9-acre compound.

It looks like we can finally close the door on the home nicknamed “The Slammer.” Jillette, the talkative half of the famous Penn & Teller magic act, sold the unique home along with the surrounding property. In 2004, USA Today described the one-of-a-kind home as “a surreal Cubist vision in concrete, stucco and steel.”

The seven-bedroom, eight-bath estate, with an exterior painted in vivid colors, includes a 14-seat theater, recording studio, white kitchen, and 7,900 square feet of living space. You can see the Las Vegas skyline from a rooftop balcony. The grounds include a lap pool and spa.

“The Slammer” outside of Las Vegas

Church of Bacon

In April 2015, the magician bought a family-friendly mansion in Las Vegas for $3.3 million. A little over a year ago, the United Church of Bacon attempted to raise the funds needed to buy The Slammer with the intent of turning it into a community center. Rather than sizzle, their attempt sadly fizzled.

A graduate of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College, Jillette, 61, began working with Teller in the 1970s, eventually taking their two-man show to Broadway. They have been entertaining Las Vegas audiences at the Rio for more than 20 years and appear on the TV show “Penn & Teller: Fool Us.”

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