Penn Badgley

Penn Badgley
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Name:
Penn Badgley
Real name:
Penn Dayton Badgley
Who is:
Birth date:
(38 y.o.)
Place of birth:
Baltimore
Height:
5'9 ft ()
Weight:
157 lb (71 kg)
Relationship:
married
Birth Sign:
(characteristic)
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Penn Badgley's biography

Penn Badgley is an American actor and musician most widely known for his role as Dan Humphrey in teen drama television series Gossip Girl (2007-2012) and as Joe Goldberg in the Netflix psychological thriller series You (2018-present). Net worth: $10 million.
American actor Penn Badgley
American actor Penn Badgley

Childhood and adolescence

Penn Dayton Badgley was born on November 1, 1986, in Baltimore, USA, to Lynne Murphy and Duff Badgley. Penn's father, Duff, worked as a newspaper reporter and a carpenter and was the Green Party candidate for governor of Washington in 2008. The boy's parents divorced when he was 12, so he had to split his childhood years between two states due to joint custody.
Childhood pictures of Penn Badgley
Childhood pictures of Penn Badgley
Penn loved football during his teenage years, partly because his father coached teens in his free time. But theater and film were his real passions. He was involved with the Seattle Children's Theater and was even offered to do voice-overs for children's radio stations.

At 11, Penn moved to Hollywood with his mother and got serious about pursuing acting. He simultaneously developed his singing talent and eventually recorded a pop single in 1998.
Young Penn Badgley
Young Penn Badgley
When he was 14, Badgley enrolled in Santa Monica College, the alma mater of such celebrities as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dustin Hoffman and Hilary Swank. After graduating from Santa Monica College, Penn was accepted to the University of Southern California but had to postpone his studies due to filming. He later enrolled at Lewis & Clark College, where he studied for two years.

Acting career

Penn's early acting work included voice-over roles for the video games Mario Golf-64 and Mario Tennis-64 in 1999 and 2000. Around this time he made his television debut on an episode of the sitcom Will & Grace and subsequently appeared in various other series.
Penn Badgley's height is 175 cm
Penn Badgley's height is 175 cm
Badgley's first breakthrough role came when he was cast in the TV soap opera The Young and the Restless, where he was a regular from 2000 to 2001. However, his first major movie role didn't come until 2006, in the teen romantic comedy John Tucker Must Die. The film tells a story of a high-school heartbreaker, portrayed by Jesse Metcalfe, and his numerous love interests. Penn played the protagonist's shy and awkward younger brother, Scott, who became unwittingly involved in the girls' cunning plan to seek revenge on the cheater. In its opening weekend, the film grossed a total of $14.3 million, ranking third in the US box office results for that weekend.
Penn Badgley in John Tucker Must Die
Penn Badgley in John Tucker Must Die
In 2007, Penn was cast in teen drama series Gossip Girl alongside Blake Lively. He initially turned down the role but eventually changed his mind when producers couldn't find anyone who could fill the part perfectly. Penn portrayed Daniel "Dan" Humphrey, an ordinary, rather poor guy from Brooklyn, the son of a musician and artist, who doesn't really fit in at the elite private boys' school St. Jude's. Badgley was part of the main cast and appeared in all 6 seasons of the extremely popular show that aired until 2012.
Penn Badgley in Gossip Girl
Penn Badgley in Gossip Girl
In 2009, the actor starred in the horror-thriller film The Stepfather, the remake of the 1987 film. He portrayed the stepson of a serial killer. A year later he played the love interest of Emma Stone's sassy character, Olive, in the teen romantic comedy Easy A.
Penn Badgley in Easy A
Penn Badgley in Easy A
Penn considers the role of a famous musician Jeff Buckley in a biographical drama Greetings from Tim Buckley (2012) to be one of the most interesting and challenging ones in his career. The plot focuses on Jeff, the son of the iconic Tim Buckley, who plans to perform his father's songs at a tribute concert. He then meets Allie, a young woman working at the concert (Imogen Poots), who helps him unleash his full musical potential. The preparation for the role was quite difficult and time-consuming – Badgley had to take guitar and vocal lessons, lose a considerable amount of weight, and grow out his hair.
Penn Badgley in Greetings from Tim Buckley
According to Zoomboola.com, in 2013, Penn Badgley got a role in the film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Cymbeline, directed by Michael Almereyda. The film's plot revolves around a complicated long-term war between a biker gang and dirty cops, with a cast including several A-list Hollywood actors such as Ethan Hawke, Ed Harris, and Milla Jovovich.
Penn Badgley in Cymbeline
Penn Badgley in Cymbeline
From 2014 to 2018, the actor appeared in the romantic drama Parts per Billion, a couple of episodes of the television drama series The Slap, and the independent film Adam Green's Aladdin, where he co-starred with Macaulay Culkin, Natasha Lyonne, Alia Shawkat, and Adam Green.

In fall 2018, Netflix premiered its original psychological thriller series You, with Badgley starring as Joe Goldberg, a quiet bookstore manager whose crush on a young writer (portrayed by Elizabeth Lail) spirals into a terrifying obsession.

Music

In early 2014, Penn Badgley founded the music band M O T H E R and released the single "Easy," which quickly gained attention and popularity, eventually getting picked up by various blogs. A few months later, Penn and his bandmates changed the name to MOTHXR after receiving a cease-and-desist from another band with a similar name.
MOTHXR's music video for Touch
In 2015, the band signed with labels Kitsuné and Washington Square Music, based in New York. MOTHXR released their debut album Centerfold on 26 February 2016.

Other projects

In March 2010, Penn Badgley joined the National Celebrity Cabinet, a group of celebrity supporters promoting Red Cross services.

The actor's passion for soccer led him to partner with Brad Pitt on a campaign to bring the FIFA World Cup to the United States in 2018 or 2022.

Badgley supports the Black Lives Matter movement, an activist movement that campaigns against violence and systemic racism towards black people. The actor also supports LGBT rights.

Penn Badgley's personal life

Penn Badgley dated his Gossip Girl co-star Blake Lively from 2007 to 2010. The couple kept their relationship private for over a year before making their public debut on the Met Gala red carpet.
Penn Badgley and Blake Lively in Gossip Girl
Penn Badgley and Blake Lively in Gossip Girl
After splitting from Blake, Penn dated American actress and model Zoe Kravitz for two years (2010-2012).
Penn Badgley with Zoe Kravitz
Penn Badgley with Zoe Kravitz
In 2014, Penn began dating musician Domino Kirke, and the couple married three years later. In 2020, they welcomed their first child together.
Penn Badgley with his wife Domino Kirke
Penn Badgley with his wife Domino Kirke

Penn Badgley today

Since 2018, Penn has starred in the Netflix series You, which follows a bookstore employee who becomes obsessed with getting the girl he likes at any cost and starts stalking her. The second season premiered in 2019, and the series was subsequently renewed for a third season.
You: Trailer

Penn Badgley: latest news and articles

  • For me, this Penn is not good... Always vacant face, wherever he plays. For me, he is a passing actor.
    2021-05-10 23:04:52
  • Here you are all talking about «Gossip Girl», which I have not watched, but Badgley is remembered for me by the role in «Easy A». Although the film is so-so, maybe only for one evening but it is worth watching.
    2021-05-06 16:35:30
  • My beloved Dan Humphrey :) How worried I was about his relationship in the TV series «Gossip Girl» with Serena !!! Sooo cool TV series for girls especially :))
    2021-04-04 14:24:05
  • I watched the TV series You with Badgley. This is something amazing. How cool he played such a supposedly good guy but at the same time a maniac! I advise everyone.
    2021-03-11 16:15:41
  • Ever since «Gossip Girl» I remember very well and love Penn dearly! Well, what a cool actor he is after all...
    2021-01-12 16:17:35
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