
Paul Reubens
- Date of Birth: 1952-08-27
- Date of Death: 2023-07-30
- Place of Birth: Peekskill, New York, USA
Biography
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... 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.

You Don't Know Jack
Reality, Comedy • 2001 June

Adventure Time
Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy • 2010 April

Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace
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The Final Moments of Karl Brant
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Chowder
Animation, Comedy, Kids • 2007 November

E! True Hollywood Story
Documentary • 1996 August

Faerie Tale Theatre
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Faerie Tale Theatre
Drama, Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy • 1982 September

Hopeless Pictures
Comedy • 2005 August

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Documentary • 2025 January