- Born
- Birth namePenn Dayton Badgley
- Height5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)
- Penn Badgley was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Lynne Murphy Badgley and Duff Badgley, who worked as a newspaper reporter and carpenter. Badgley split his childhood years between Richmond, Virginia. and Seattle, Washington. In Seattle, he was involved in the Seattle Children's Theater and did voice-overs for a children's radio station. It was through these experiences that Badgley discovered his love of acting. This passion brought him one summer to Hollywood, where he landed an agent and his first big break guest-starring on Will & Grace (1998). After relocating with his mother to Los Angeles, Badgley secured several recurring roles on Daddio (2000).
Badgley lives in New York City. At the age of 14, Penn completed his California High School Proficiency Exam and began attending Santa Monica City College. Also musically gifted, he enjoys singing, writing, and playing the guitar. In his spare time, Badgley likes to go skateboarding, surfing, skiing and snowboarding.- IMDb mini biography by: InternetPerson16@aol.com
- SpouseDomino Kirke(February 27, 2017 - present) (1 child)
- ChildrenJamesCassius
- ParentsDuff Badgley
- RelativesJen(Half Sibling)Megan Murphy(Cousin)
- Doe brown eyes
- Curly dark hair
- Deep voice
- Gap in teeth
- 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.
- Turned down the role of Dan Humphrey in Gossip Girl (2007) several times before finally accepting.
- 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.
- 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.
- When asked who his best and worst on-screen kissing experience was with he said Blake Lively. It was the best because of their relationship and the worst because their characters were still together after they broke up.
- 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.
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