Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 27, 1952
Died
Jul 30, 2023
Place of Birth
Peekskill, New York, USA
Credits
137 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
Pee-wee as Himself
Self
The World According to Allee Willis
Self (archive footage)
The House from...
In Memory Of
DEVO
Pee-wee Herman (archive footage)
Quiz Lady
Francine's Crush
The Crown with a Shadow
Oliver (voice)
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Self (archive footage)
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage)
What We Do in the Shadows
Paul
Minecraft: Story Mode
Ivor (voice)
The Conners
Sandy Bitensky
Mosaic
JC Schiffer
To Tell the Truth
Self - Disguised Contestant
Gigglefudge USA!
Self
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
Pee-wee Herman
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Dybbuk (voice)
O.W.C.A. Files
Parenthesis (voice)
The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
The Riddler (voice)
Accidental Love
Edwin
Above and Beyond
Self
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
The Butterman (voice)
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered
Bat-Mite (voice)
Star Wars Rebels
RX-24 (voice)
Gotham
Elijah Van Dahl
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
The Riddler / Sunbather (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace
Irv (voice)
The Blacklist
Mr. Vargas
Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure
Screwy Squirrel (voice)
The Smurfs 2
Jokey Smurf (voice)
The Final Moments of Karl Brant
Bennett Ferryman
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Self
The Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special
The Riddler (voice)
Beauty Is Embarrassing
Self
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Pee-Wee Herman
TRON: Uprising
Pavel
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
Ju-Long (voice)
The Smurfs
Jokey Smurf (voice)
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
Pee-wee Herman (Appearance)
The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway
Pee-wee Herman
Portlandia
Weirdos' Lawyer
Bob's Burgers
Pat (voice)
Conan
Self
Life During Wartime
Andy Kornbluth
Adventure Time
Gnome Ruler/Dancing Bug (voice)
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
Pee-Wee Herman (archive footage)
The Jay Leno Show
Self
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Bat-Mite (voice)
Chowder
Reuben (voice)