Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens

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.

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PHOTOS

TV Series

Dirt

Dirt

6.8
Best Week Ever

Best Week Ever

5.556
Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal

6.6
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.531
Everybody Loves Raymond

Everybody Loves Raymond

6.795
227

227

6.713
Reno 911!

Reno 911!

7.161
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.356
E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

8.103
Mork & Mindy

Mork & Mindy

7.1
Campus Ladies

Campus Ladies

3.5
Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

8.1
30 Rock

30 Rock

7.457
Pee-wee's Playhouse

Pee-wee's Playhouse

7.208
The Holiday Movies That Made Us

The Holiday Movies That Made Us

7.2
Pushing Daisies

Pushing Daisies

7.842
The Jay Leno Show

The Jay Leno Show

3.6
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.191
You Don't Know Jack

You Don't Know Jack

9
Adventure Time

Adventure Time

8.501
Working Stiffs

Working Stiffs

3.5
Hopeless Pictures

Hopeless Pictures

8
MTV Video Music Awards

MTV Video Music Awards

7.6
TRON: Uprising

TRON: Uprising

7.471
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

7
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

7
Portlandia

Portlandia

6.904
Comedy Bang! Bang!

Comedy Bang! Bang!

6.2
Bob's Burgers

Bob's Burgers

7.822
American Dad!

American Dad!

7
The Blacklist

The Blacklist

7.638
Minecraft: Story Mode

Minecraft: Story Mode

8
Chowder

Chowder

8.18
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.459
Murphy Brown

Murphy Brown

6.403
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

6.9
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

6.9
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

7.44
Mosaic

Mosaic

6.561
Tom Goes to the Mayor

Tom Goes to the Mayor

6.8
Gotham

Gotham

7.6
Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

8.1
The Groovenians

The Groovenians

0
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.834
Star Wars Rebels

Star Wars Rebels

7.735
DC's Legends of Tomorrow

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

7.273
What We Do in the Shadows

What We Do in the Shadows

7.987
The Conners

The Conners

7
To Tell the Truth

To Tell the Truth

6.2
To Tell the Truth

To Tell the Truth

6.2
American Dad!

American Dad!

7
Madame's Place

Madame's Place

7.3
The Flintstone Comedy Show

The Flintstone Comedy Show

6.6
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

7.4
The Frankenstones

The Frankenstones

0
Batman: The Brave and the Bold

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

7.581
Conan

Conan

7.101
Pee-wee as Himself

Pee-wee as Himself

7.9
Dolly

Dolly

0
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

7.2
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

8

Movies

The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers

7.726
Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

5.61
Flight of the Navigator

Flight of the Navigator

6.947
Blow

Blow

7.357
Matilda

Matilda

7.165
Nice Dreams

Nice Dreams

5.9
The Pee-wee Herman Show

The Pee-wee Herman Show

7.2
WWE WrestleMania XXVII

WWE WrestleMania XXVII

7.5
Pee-wee's Big Adventure

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

6.47
Big Top Pee-wee

Big Top Pee-wee

4.932
The Brotherhood

The Brotherhood

5.909
South of Heaven, West of Hell

South of Heaven, West of Hell

4.95
Pray TV

Pray TV

4.8
The Nightmare Before Christmas

The Nightmare Before Christmas

7.834
Mystery Men

Mystery Men

5.815
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

6.22
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

5.97
The Smurfs

The Smurfs

5.76
Buddy

Buddy

4.819
The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway

The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway

6.6
Dunston Checks In

Dunston Checks In

5.375
Life During Wartime

Life During Wartime

5.957
Lily for President?

Lily for President?

0
Pandemonium

Pandemonium

4.482
School, Girls, and You!

School, Girls, and You!

0
Twilight Theatre

Twilight Theatre

0
The Final Moments of Karl Brant

The Final Moments of Karl Brant

8.2
Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure

Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure

5.8
O.W.C.A. Files

O.W.C.A. Files

7.8
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

5.7
Dream on!

Dream on!

0
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole

Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole

0
Quiz Lady

Quiz Lady

6.741
Moonwalker

Moonwalker

6.95
Back to the Beach

Back to the Beach

6.025
Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace

Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace

8.4
The World According to Allee Willis

The World According to Allee Willis

0
Midnight Madness

Midnight Madness

5.713
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

7.2
Accidental Love

Accidental Love

4.284
The Thrill Can Kill

The Thrill Can Kill

0
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

6.5
Meatballs: Part II

Meatballs: Part II

4.034
Above and Beyond

Above and Beyond

7.455
Teacher's Pet

Teacher's Pet

6
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special

Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special

7.5
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship

7.328
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise

6.742
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered

6.554
Reno 911!: Miami

Reno 911!: Miami

5.747
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

6.776
Beauty Is Embarrassing

Beauty Is Embarrassing

7.3
Re-Animated

Re-Animated

6.4
Twilight Park

Twilight Park

0
Pinocchio

Pinocchio

4.8
The Smurfs 2

The Smurfs 2

5.744
Overnight

Overnight

6.4
Gigglefudge USA!

Gigglefudge USA!

1
Area 57

Area 57

6.7
Batman Returns

Batman Returns

6.939
Rugrats: Babies in Toyland

Rugrats: Babies in Toyland

6
All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special

All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special

6
Cheeseball Presents

Cheeseball Presents

3.25
The Tripper

The Tripper

4.9
Likely Stories Vol. 2

Likely Stories Vol. 2

0
Mayor of the Sunset Strip

Mayor of the Sunset Strip

6.821
Doctor Dolittle

Doctor Dolittle

5.712
The Paragon of Comedy

The Paragon of Comedy

7
Pee-wee's Big Holiday

Pee-wee's Big Holiday

6.126
Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special

Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special

6
The Crown with a Shadow

The Crown with a Shadow

0
The Groovenians

The Groovenians

3
All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular

All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular

0
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

6
Cheeseball Presents

Cheeseball Presents

3.25
A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts

A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts

6
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment

101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment

5