Penn Badgley Bio | Wiki
Penn Badgley is a famous American actor and musician. He is known for his roles in The CW teen drama series Gossip Girl as Dan Humphrey and the Netflix thriller series You as Joe Goldberg. For his role in Gossip Girl, he received six Teen Choice Award nominations, and for You, he earned MTV Movie & TV Award and Saturn Award nominations.
From 2000 to 2001, he potrayed Phillip Chancellor IV on the soap opera The Young and the Restless receiving a Young Artist Award nomination. Badgley then appeared in the comedy films John Tucker Must Die and Drive-Thru. Also, he was cast in films including Easy A, The Stepfather, Margin Call, Greetings from Tim Buckley, and The Paper Store.
He received an Independent Spirit Award for his role in Margin Call. Apart from being an actor, he was the lead singer for Brooklyn-based indie band MOTHXR. The band has a debut studio album, Centerfold, which was released in 2016.
Penn Badgley Age
He was born on November 1, 1986, in Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States. Badgley is 36 years old.
Penn Badgley Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Badgley stands at the height of 5 ft 9 in (Approx 1.75 m).
Penn Badgley Family
He was born to his hardworking parents in Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States. Badgley’s parents are Duff, who worked as a newspaper reporter and then as a carpenter and home builder, and Lynne Murphy Badgley. His father was also the Green Party candidate for governor of Washington in 2008. When he was a child, he was involved with the Seattle Children’s Theatre and the Pine Nut Players community theater in Monroe, Washington.
Penn Badgley Wife | Domino Kirke
He is hitched to his beautiful wife singer Domino Kirke on February 27, 2017. Domino and Badgley began dating in 2014 and after their wedding, he became the stepfather of Kirke’s son. On August 2020, he welcomed his first son. Before, he was dating actress Zoë Kravitz from 2011 to 2013. Also, he had a relationship with Gossip Girl co-star Blake Lively from 2007 to 2010. Additionally, he has been a member of the Baha’i Faith since 2015 and is an outspoken activist against the persecution of Baháʼís by the government of Iran.
Penn Badgley Education
He studied at Woolridge Elementary before he transferred to St. Christopher’s School in Richmond. Badgley then attended Charles Wright Academy in Tacoma, Washington. He began skipping school and at age 14, he took a proficiency exam and began attending Santa Monica College. Further, Badgley was later accepted to the University of Southern California, but deferred admission due to contractual obligations. He then enrolled for two years at Lewis & Clark College in Portland. Additionally, he is said to have been home-schooled alongside Blake Lively.
Penn Badgley Movies and Tv Shows
Movies
- The Fluffer as Young Sean McGinnis in 2000
- John Tucker Must Die as Scott Tucker in 2006
- Forever Strong as Lars in 2008
- Easy A as “Woodchuck” Todd in 2010
- Greetings from Tim Buckley as Jeff Buckley in 2012
- Parts per Billion as Erik in 2014
- The Paper Store as Sigurd Rossdale in 2016
- Adam Green’s Aladdin as Prince of Monaco in 2016
- Here Today as Rex in 2021
- The Birthday Cake as Peeno in 2021
Tv Shows
- Will & Grace as Todd in 1999
- The Young and the Restless as Phillip “Chance” Chancellor from 2000 to 2001
- The Brothers García as Eddie Bauer from 2000 to 2002
- Do Over as Joel Larsen in 2002
- The Mountain as Sam Tunney from 2004 to 2005
- Gossip Girl as Daniel “Dan” Humphrey/ Gossip Girl from 2007 to 2012
- The Slap as Jamie in 2015
- You as Joe Goldberg from 2018 to present
Penn Badgley You
He has had a starring role as Joe Goldberg in the Netflix thriller series You since 2018. He potrays a bookstore manager at Mooney’s who stalks and dates Beck in the first season. In season two, he goes by the name Will Bettelheim and works as a bookstore clerk at Anavrin, and stalks and dates Love. For his role, he earned MTV Movie & TV Award and Saturn Award nominations. The series currently has 30 episodes in season three.
Penn Badgley Easy A
Badgley next played Todd, the love interest of Emma Stone’s character, in the 2010 teen comedy film Easy A. Easy A was partially inspired by the 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Also, the film is ranked as number 14 on Entertainment Weekly’s 2021 list of the Best High School Movies.
Penn Badgley Gossip Girl
He had a main role as Daniel “Dan” Humphrey and Gossip Girl in The CW’s teen drama series Gossip Girl from 2007 to 2012. Badgley first turned down the role but accepted it after the producers struggled to find someone to fill the role. Daniel is a student at St. Jude’s School for Boys who initially does not fit in with the Upper East Side teenagers. This is because he lives in Brooklyn and is not a legacy student, but rather attends St. Jude’s with a partial scholarship. For his role in the series, he earned six Teen Choice Award nominations.
Penn Badgley Podcast
Apart from acting, he co-hosts the society and Culture podcast, Podcrushed along with Nava Kavelin and Sophie Ansari. In the podcast, Badgley explores the heartbreak, anxiety, and self-discovery of being a teenager. Later, the results are sometimes awkward, sometimes heartwarming, and always relatable. Additionally, the podcast contains 32 episodes as of December 28, 2022.
Penn Badgley Net Worth
Badgley is a famous American actor and musician with a net worth of $8 Million.
How Old Is Penn Badgley
Badgley is 36 years old born on November 1, 1986, in Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States.
Is Penn Badgley Married
Badgley is hitched to his beautiful wife singer Domino Kirke on February 27, 2017. Domino and Badgley began dating in 2014 and after their wedding, he became the stepfather of Kirke’s son. On August 2020, he welcomed his first son.