Paul Reubens
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1952-08-27
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.
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The Pee-wee Herman Show
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WWE WrestleMania XXVII
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Big Top Pee-wee
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The Brotherhood
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The Nightmare Before Christmas
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Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
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The Smurfs
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Buddy
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The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway
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Life During Wartime
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Lily for President?
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Pandemonium
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School, Girls, and You!
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Twilight Theatre
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The Final Moments of Karl Brant
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Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
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The Smurfs 2
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Batman Returns
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Rugrats: Babies in Toyland
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101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
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Dirt
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Best Week Ever
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Reno 911!
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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E! True Hollywood Story
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Mork & Mindy
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30 Rock
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Pee-wee's Playhouse
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Pushing Daisies
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The Jay Leno Show
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Working Stiffs
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Adventure Time
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Hopeless Pictures
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MTV Video Music Awards
Sep 14, 1984
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Saturday Night Live
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Portlandia
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Comedy Bang! Bang!
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Bob's Burgers
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American Dad!
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The Blacklist
Sep 23, 2013
Minecraft: Story Mode
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Chowder
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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Murphy Brown
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Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
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Mosaic
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Tom Goes to the Mayor
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Faerie Tale Theatre
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Gotham
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The Groovenians
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DC's Legends of Tomorrow
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The Conners
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To Tell the Truth
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The Frankenstones
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Batman: The Brave and the Bold
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Conan
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Golden Globe Awards
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