Paul Reubens

Known for ActingBorn 1952-08-27Died 2023-07-30Peekskill, New York, USA

Paul Reubens (August 27, 1952 – July 30, 2023) was an American actor, writer, film producer, game show host, and comedian, best known for his character Pee-wee Herman. Reubens joined the Los Angeles troupe The Groundlings in the 1970s and started his career as an improvisational comedian and stage actor. In 1982 he began appearing in a show about a character he had been developing for years. The show, called The Pee-wee Herman Show, ran for five sold-out months, and HBO produced a successful special about it. Pee-wee became an instant cult figure and, for the next decade, Reubens was completely committed to his character, doing all of his public appearances and interviews as Pee-wee. His feature film Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), directed by the then-unknown Tim Burton, was a financial and critical success and soon developed into a cult film. Its sequel, Big Top Pee-wee (1988), was less successful. Between 1986 and 1990, Reubens starred as Pee-wee in the CBS Saturday-morning children's program Pee-wee's Playhouse.Read more

Movies & web series

Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary

Dolly

Dream on!

You Don't Know Jack

Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace

Adventure Time

Minecraft: Story Mode

Pee-wee as Himself

Chowder

What We Do in the Shadows

E! True Hollywood Story

The Final Moments of Karl Brant

Pushing Daisies

Faerie Tale Theatre

Bob's Burgers

Star Wars Rebels

DEVO

The Blacklist

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Gotham

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

O.W.C.A. Files

Above and Beyond

MTV Video Music Awards

Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special

TRON: Uprising

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship

30 Rock

The Blues Brothers

WWE WrestleMania XXVII

Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Beauty Is Embarrassing

The Holiday Movies That Made Us

Madame's Place

Blow

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

Conan

The House from...

Reno 911!

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Conners

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Matilda

The Pee-wee Herman Show

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