Paul Reubens
Acting
- Born:
- 1952-08-27
- Died:
- 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 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
Filmography
Pee-wee as Himself
The World According to Allee Willis
The House from...
DEVO
Quiz Lady
The Crown with a Shadow
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
What We Do in the Shadows
Minecraft: Story Mode
The Conners
Mosaic
To Tell the Truth
Gigglefudge USA!
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
Accidental Love
Above and Beyond
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered
Star Wars Rebels
Gotham
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace
The Blacklist
Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure
The Smurfs 2
The Final Moments of Karl Brant
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special
Beauty Is Embarrassing
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TRON: Uprising
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
The Smurfs
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway
Portlandia
Bob's Burgers
Conan
Life During Wartime
Adventure Time
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
The Jay Leno Show
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Chowder
Pushing Daisies
Reno 911!: Miami
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Dirt
Area 57
Re-Animated
30 Rock
The Tripper
Campus Ladies
Hopeless Pictures