# Penn Jillette Names Daughter "Moxie CrimeFighter Jillette" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 5, 2005, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-jillette-names-daughter-moxie-crimefighter-jillette/307021 "2005-06-05T18:22:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-jillette-names-daughter-moxie-crimefighter-jillette/307021/61 "2005-06-08T16:44:49Z")
> [@diecast cars](#): > > The last name was Lukenbill, and they named their son Matthew Mark. I hope he has a good sense of humor, because that IS funny. Ah, yes, the Gospel According to Bill. My favourite one. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-jillette-names-daughter-moxie-crimefighter-jillette/307021/62 "2005-06-08T20:05:32Z")
> [@Feydeau](#): > > I honestly thought Penn & Teller were lovers. Given how Penn merrily frolicks with near-naked (and totally-naked) women on various episodes of **Bullshit!** , I can’t imagine why you’d entertain such a notion. Then again, Teller has been seen frolicking with a gorilla in those same episodes, so… ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-jillette-names-daughter-moxie-crimefighter-jillette/307021/63 "2005-06-08T20:32:57Z")
For those who might not be aware, Teller avoids speaking only during performances. He’s given several interviews – I’ve heard him on the radio. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-jillette-names-daughter-moxie-crimefighter-jillette/307021/64 "2005-06-08T21:10:11Z")
I believe Paltrow’s grandma was named Apple. What I don’t like are names with weird spellings. Your kid will spend a lifetime spelling it for people. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-jillette-names-daughter-moxie-crimefighter-jillette/307021/65 "2005-06-08T21:59:15Z")
> [@acsenray](#): > > For those who might not be aware, Teller avoids speaking only during performances. He’s given several interviews – I’ve heard him on the radio. Heck, see their act in Las Vegas, and you can chat with both of them before and after the show. Or so I’ve been told. I still haven’t had a chance to catch the show, dagnabit… ---
**Author:** ![Feydeau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Feydeau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feydeau)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-jillette-names-daughter-moxie-crimefighter-jillette/307021/66 "2005-06-09T16:09:50Z")
> [@rjung](#): > > Given how Penn merrily frolicks with near-naked (and totally-naked) women on various episodes of **Bullshit!** , I can’t imagine why you’d entertain such a notion. > > Then again, Teller has been seen frolicking with a gorilla in those same episodes, so… Well, see, I haven’t yet seen any episodes of _ **Bullshit!** _ I think Netflix has them, though. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-jillette-names-daughter-moxie-crimefighter-jillette/307021/67 "2005-06-09T17:17:00Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > That’s what Frank Zappa’s kids all did, right? :rolleyes: Ahem. [Not](http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=dweezil+zappa+name+change&btnG=Google+Search) [exactly](http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=moon+zappa+name+change&btnG=Search) (in case you don’t feel like following the links, Dweezil had a more normal birth name and had it legally changed _to_ “Dweezil”, while Moon Unit was born and remains “Moon Unit”) Penn Jillette is apparently a real sick person. Then again we’ve suspected that for years 😃 ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-jillette-names-daughter-moxie-crimefighter-jillette/307021/68 "2005-06-09T17:46:28Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > Thanks. Thought so. Too bad Teller didn’t get the part. :eek: > > He’s a nice guy too. No Seriously, I got to meet both of them after a College (Georgia Tech) show. I met them after a show in Vegas. Very nice guys, and Penn is frickin’ enormous. He’s 6’7" at least, and bulky! I’d seen him on TV before, but TV and movies make most people look around average unless they’re purposely making you look tall/small (ie, Hobbits). I don’t have a problem with the stranges names, really. Moxie is cute, and who really uses their middle name? I did read in Entertainment or some such magazine that Gwyneth Paltrow named her daughter Apple because “apples are pretty and sweet”. So, you’ve got high aspirations for your daughter then? Not that being pretty and sweet is bad, but if that’s ALL you are, you’re probably pretty boring. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-jillette-names-daughter-moxie-crimefighter-jillette/307021/69 "2005-06-09T17:49:55Z")
> [@Mama Zappa](#): > > Dweezil had a more normal birth name and had it legally changed _to_ “Dweezil” His official name was “Donald,” but “Dweezil” was his family nickname from birth. He later made his nickname his official name. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-jillette-names-daughter-moxie-crimefighter-jillette/307021.md?page=3)