- Changed his name to Teller legally, and has one of the few US passports issued with a single name.
- Driver's license reads "NFN Teller". "NFN" is short for "No First Name".
- His trademark of not speaking while on stage doing magic stems from his days doing a magic act in college. He found the audience would pay more attention to his act and not heckle or interrupt him if he did not speak.
- Despite his trademark of never speaking, Teller has appeared in speaking roles in several films and television series, including the Learning Channel's "Mysteries of Magic", in which he appeared for an interview, as himself, without stage partner Penn Jillette.
- Extremely talented painter.
- Taught English and Latin at the same high school that Jon Stewart and Thom Bray attended.
- On his guest appearance on The Simpsons (1989), he spoke five lines, a rarity for this usually silent actor.
- Plays the vibraphone.
- Was contacted by the producers of The Big Bang Theory to play Larry Fowler, Amy Farrah-Fowler's dad, in the season 11 finale after they finalized the script and realized he would be the perfect person for the part, as Amy's dad didn't speak for most of the show and her mother kept speaking for him.
- Taught English and Latin at Lawrence High School in Lawrenceville, Mercer County, New Jersey.
- Although he never, as a rule, speaks, he did say the words 'Thank you' at Sheldon and Amy's wedding in 'Big Bang Theory'.
- Has had essays published in the New Yorker magazine.
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theatre at 7003 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on April 5, 2013.
- He spoke in his role in Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike (2012) when he said, "Miss Taggart, maybe you should take the side door. It's getting pretty dicey outside.".
- Teller, like Penn Jillette, is a staunch atheist with a libertarian political philosophy.
- His green room at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino was redone by Penn Jillette and the crew from the show "While You Were Out" on TLC.
- Attended and graduated from Amherst College in Anherst, Massachusetts.
- Performed a nightly show at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada (2003).
- He and stage partner Penn were contestants on an episode of celebrity Fear Factor (2001). Teller performed all of the stunts while Penn was left out of the action. In the end, the duo was beaten by Keshia Knight Pulliam.
- Attended and graduated from Central High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- His father was of Russian Jewish descent and his mother had British Isles ancestry.
- With partner Penn Jillette, half of comedy-magic team Penn & Teller.
- He and Aaron Posner were awarded the 2016 Joseph Jefferson (Equity) Award for Director of a Play for "The Tempest" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois.
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