Penn Badgley Net Worth

Penn Badgley's Quotes

• I've written a song for every woman I've been with.
• [on what he wish he had been told as a teen] I wish I had known that vulnerability is universal for everyone, regardless of how cool or not cool they are. You have such a heightened awareness of yourself, so even small things seem life-changing - a bad day turns into, 'Oh my gosh, my life is over.' If I were still a teen, I would want to hear: 'It's okay. Take a deep breath and move on,'"
• [on marriage] Yeah. Eventually. I want the ceremony. I want the bond.
• [on the advantage of fame] I've had some fun nights. But I learned early on that that stuff is never satisfying in the end. There's a reason the French call the moment of orgasm la petite mort, "the little death." No matter how good the moment was, the moment after is always revealing.
• I had actually told my agent at one time, 'If someone ever makes a Jeff Buckley movie, I have to do it'. I felt that it called for a person that hears this music and is deeply, deeply moved more than just someone who is able to look like him, or play like him, or sing like him.

Interesting Facts about Penn Badgley

1. Is an only child, however he has an older half-sister named Jen from his mother's second marriage.
2. Attended Charles Wright Academy in Tacoma, Washington.
3. Upon being asked how his name originated, he says his father was bouncing a Pilot Pen tennis ball in frustration while trying to think of baby names. When his mother got her ultrasound, he referred to the baby looking like the size of the tennis ball. And thus, they named him Penn.
4. Was in a relationship with actress and Gossip Girl (2007) co-star and on-screen love interest Blake Lively from 2007 until 2010. Was also in an on-again, off-again relationship with singer Zoë Kravitz from 2011 until 2013.
5. Cousin of Megan Murphy.
6. His parents divorced when he was twelve.
7. Has a tattoo of a feather on his right leg.
8. Plays guitar, bass and sings.
9. During the 2008 United States presidential election, Badgley expressed his support for Barack Obama over John McCain.
10. In March 2010, The American Red Cross announced Penn Badgley as a member in National Celebrity Cabinet.
11. Did voice-over work for Nintendo games.
12. Penn's mother once drove him 50 miles to appear in a community production of Music Man.
13. Penn highly admires TV actresses Tina Fey and Parker Posey.
14. Turned down the role of Dan Humphrey in Gossip Girl (2007) several times before finally accepting.
15. Good friend of Shawn Pyfrom.
16. Penn's most embarrassing moment was forgetting the words to "The Star-Spangled Banner" while singing at a minor-league baseball game.
17. Has known Blake Lively since he was eleven years old but is adamant that they didn't actually know each other well until Gossip Girl, where they became close.
18. Owns many guitars including a Gibson ES-175 and L-5, Collings C-10, two fenders: A sea-foam green Stratocaster and a Telecaster Custom. The L-5 and Collings were gifts to himself when he found out he landed the role of Jeff Buckley in 'Greetings from Tim Buckley'.
19. Sings completely live in the film 'Greetings from Tim Buckley'.
20. Penn has traveled to South America and experienced ayahuasca, the legendary vine of the souls, multiple times. Ayahuasca is a brew of psychoactive ingredients that can produce a feeling of enlightenment and spirituality when ingested. Many people say that it made profound positive changes in their lives after consumption. In October 2012 Penn took part in the 5th annual Ayahuasca Monologues which took place at Webster Hall in New York City where he described his experiences comically in front of an audience. He described his latest experience as the simplest but most profound moment of his life so far.