Comic Names Son After Dracula's Dog
Penn Jillette's names newborn son Zolten Penn
Moxie CrimeFighter Jillette has a new bloodsucking little brother.Comedian, magician and debunker Penn Jillette and his wife Emily became the proud parents of baby boy Zolten Penn on Monday, May 22, report news sources. They are already the parents of a little girl, Moxie CrimeFighter, who will turn one in June.
"Zolten is a common Hungarian name, it's my wife's maiden name and most importantly, it's the name of Dracula's dog," explains Jillette, 51.
Actually, the name is off by one letter. According to 1977's "Zoltan, Hound of Dracula," the plasma-thirsty pooch comes into being when Dracula is about to chomp into a woman's neck and gets distracted by Zoltan's barking. Incensed, he turns into a bat and bites Zoltan instead. The vampire hound has his own coffin and starts to create his own undead by sinking his canines into other canines.
Zolten Penn Jillette was born in a Las Vegas hospital and weighed 8 pounds, 13 ounces at birth, but judging by the size of his paws, he's bound to get bigger.
Penn and his non-speaking magic partner Teller star in their own Showtime series "Bulls***!," now in its fourth season, which exposes the truth behind accepted institutions such as circumcision, recycling and the Bible. They currently headline nightly in Las Vegas at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.
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