Paul Reubens
Known for: Acting
Born: August 26, 1952 in Peekskill, New York, USA - Died: July 29, 2023
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.
Known for
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The Blues Brothers
Waiter
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Amilyn
Flight of the Navigator
Max (voice)
Blow
Derek Foreal
Matilda
FBI Agent
Nice Dreams
Howie Hamburger Dude
The Pee-wee Herman Show
Pee-wee Herman
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
Pee-wee Herman (Appearance)
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Pee-wee Herman
Big Top Pee-wee
Pee-wee Herman
The Brotherhood
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
South of Heaven, West of Hell
Arvid Henry
Pray TV
Jack Chudnowski
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Lock (voice)
Mystery Men
Spleen
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Fife (voice)
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
Pee Wee Herman / Desk Clerk (Groundling)
The Smurfs
Jokey Smurf (voice)
The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway
Pee-wee Herman
Buddy
Professor Spatz
Dunston Checks In
Buck LaFarge
Life During Wartime
Andy Kornbluth
Lily for President?
Pee Wee Herman
Pandemonium
Johnson