Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1952-08-27
Day of Death
2023-07-30
Place of Birth
Peekskill, New York, USA
Paul Reubens
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.
Filmography (78)
The World According to Allee Willis
2024
DEVO
2024
Quiz Lady
2023
The Crown with a Shadow
2021
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
2021
Gigglefudge USA!
2016
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
2016
O.W.C.A. Files
2015
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
2015
Accidental Love
2015
Above and Beyond
2015
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered
2014
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
2014
Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace
2013
