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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.
As actor
The World According to Allee Willis
DEVO
Quiz Lady
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
The Crown with a Shadow
Gigglefudge USA!
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
O.W.C.A. Files
Accidental Love
Above and Beyond
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered
The Final Moments of Karl Brant
Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace
The Smurfs 2
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special
Beauty Is Embarrassing
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
The Smurfs
The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway
Life During Wartime
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
Reno 911!: Miami
Area 57
Re-Animated
The Tripper
Teacher's Pet
