1. Penn Dayton Badgley was born on November 1,1986 and is an American actor and producer.
33 Facts About Penn Badgley
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Penn Badgley is known for his roles as Dan Humphrey in The CW teen drama series Gossip Girl and Joe Goldberg in the Netflix psychological thriller series You.
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Penn Badgley featured in the comedy films John Tucker Must Die, Drive-Thru and Easy A, the thriller films The Stepfather and Margin Call, the biographical film Greetings from Tim Buckley, and the drama film The Paper Store.
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Penn Badgley was born on November 1,1986, in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Duff and Lynne Penn Badgley.
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Penn Badgley's father had worked as a newspaper reporter and then as a carpenter and home builder.
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Penn Badgley was the Green Party candidate for governor of Washington state in 2008.
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Penn Badgley has stated that his first name comes from the brand of tennis ball his father was holding during his mother's first sonogram.
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An only child, Penn Badgley attended Woolridge Elementary, before he transferred to St Christopher's School in Richmond, Virginia.
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Penn Badgley is said to have been home schooled alongside Blake Lively, his future co-star and partner.
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Penn Badgley's mother supported his acting efforts, and worked various jobs.
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Penn Badgley has said that he "skipped high school altogether" and at age 14, he took a proficiency exam and began attending Santa Monica College.
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Penn Badgley soon began doing voiceovers for children's radio stations in Hollywood.
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Penn Badgley was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Daytime Series in 2001 for his performance.
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In 2002, Penn Badgley starred in The WB's comedy-drama series Do Over as Joel Larsen, a 34-year-old man who gets a second chance to get his life right, thanks to a freakish accident that catapults him back to 1980 as a 14-year-old.
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Penn Badgley went on to star in two other WB series: The Mountain from 2004 to 2005, and The Bedford Diaries in 2006.
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Penn Badgley later appeared in Drive-Thru, co-starring future castmate Leighton Meester.
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In 2007, Penn Badgley was cast in The CW's teen drama series Gossip Girl as Dan Humphrey, based on the book series of the same name by Cecily von Ziegesar.
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Penn Badgley initially turned down the role, but accepted after the producers struggled finding someone to fill the role.
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Penn Badgley next played Todd, the love interest of Emma Stone's character, in the 2010 teen comedy film Easy A, which was a critical and commercial success, earning him a Teen Choice Award nomination.
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Penn Badgley next appeared in the financial thriller drama Margin Call in 2011, for which the ensemble cast was critically acclaimed; he won the Robert Altman Award as part of the cast, presented at the Independent Spirit Awards.
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Penn Badgley portrayed Jeff Buckley in the 2012 biopic Greetings from Tim Buckley; the film follows the journey Buckley took in grappling with the legacy of his late musician father, Tim, leading up to and culminating with his 1991 performance of his father's songs.
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Penn Badgley joined the cast of Parts per Billion in December 2012, opposite Alexis Bledel and Teresa Palmer; the film was released in 2014.
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Penn Badgley had a recurring role in NBC's 2015 miniseries The Slap, based upon the Australian series of the same name, and had a minor role in the 2016 film Adam Green's Aladdin.
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Penn Badgley won acclaim for his role in the independent film The Paper Store, opposite Stef Dawson and Richard Kind, receiving Best Actor at Oxford International Film Festival and a Special Jury Mention at Manchester Film Festival.
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In October 2019, Penn Badgley was cast in the independent film Here Today opposite Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish, which was released in May 2021 to mixed reviews from critics.
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Penn Badgley supported the Occupy Wall Street movement in 2011 and is an ally of the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Penn Badgley wants police brutality dialogue to include female victims, and supports LGBT rights.
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On May 18,2022, Penn Badgley launched the podcast Podcrushed with cohosts Nava Kavelin and Sophie Ansari.
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Penn Badgley's relationships included Gossip Girl co-star Blake Lively from 2007 to 2010, and actress Zoe Kravitz from 2011 to 2013.
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Penn Badgley married Kirke in a New York courthouse on February 27,2017, and became the stepfather of Kirke's son.
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In February 2020, Kirke and Penn Badgley announced they were expecting their first child together.
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On March 1,2025, Kirke and Penn Badgley announced that they are expecting twins.
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Penn Badgley has been a member of the Baha'i Faith since 2015.