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Age: 38 Years
Wife: Domino Kirke
Height: 5′ 8½”
Some Lesser Known Facts About Penn Badgley
- Penn Badgley was born at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, where he was kept in the NICU for a few days.
- He was named after a tennis ball brand called ‘Penn’ that his father was holding while his mother was getting a sonogram.
- Penn first attended Woolridge Elementary School in Virginia, where his mother was the PTA president. He later attended St. Christopher’s School in Richmond, Virginia.
- Penn Badgley has lent his voice to several characters in Nintendo’s Mario game series, including ‘Kid’ in ‘Mario Golf’ (1999), ‘Alex’ in ‘Mario Tennis’ (2000), and ‘Chris’ in ‘Mario Tennis: Power Tour’ (2005).
- In 2000, he appeared as ‘Todd’ in NBC’s ‘Daddio.’
- Penn played the role of ‘Joel Larsen’ in the television series ‘Do Over’ (2002) which aired on The WB.
- He has appeared in many other television series, including The WB’s ‘What I Like About You’ (2002), UPN’s ‘The Twilight Zone’ (2003), The WB’s ‘The Mountain’ (2004-2005), and The WB’s ‘The Bedford Diaries’ (2006).
- In 2006, he played the role of ‘Scott Tucker’ in the teen comedy film ‘John Tucker Must Die.’
- His appearance as ‘Daniel Humphrey’ (Dan) in The CW’s teen drama series ‘Gossip Girl’ (2007-2012) was appreciated by the viewers.
- In 2007, Penn and actor Blake Lively began dating while co-starring in the series ‘Gossip Girl.’ They initially kept their relationship secret, but made it public in 2008 by attending events together.
- In 2009, he appeared as ‘Michael Harding’ in a psychological horror film titled ‘The Stepfather.’
- Penn and Blake broke up in 2010. They kept it so professional on the set of Gossip Girl that their co-stars did not realise that they had split until someone told them.
- In 2011, Penn began dating Zoë Kravitz, an actor and filmmaker he met in New York City. The duo soon began living together. However, they broke up in 2013.
- Penn met singer Domino Kirke in 2014 and began dating that same year. Both shared the Baháʼí Faith, which strengthened their connection.
- After three years together, Penn and Domino got married twice in 2017, first at a New York City courthouse in February, then in a bigger ceremony in June.
- Penn Badgley’s work as ‘Joe Goldberg’ in Netflix’s psychological thriller ‘You’ (2018-2025) was highly appreciated by the viewers and critics. He reportedly charged $55,000 per episode for the series.
- Penn is an avid animal lover and has a pet dog.
