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Paul Reubens

Profession
Acting
Born
August 27, 1952 · Peekskill, New York, USA
Died
July 30, 2023

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

The Nightmare Before Christmas poster
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Film · 1993 · ★ 7.9
Batman Returns poster
Batman Returns
Film · 1992 · ★ 7.0
Matilda poster
Matilda
Film · 1996 · ★ 7.2
Blow poster
Blow
Film · 2001 · ★ 7.4
The Blues Brothers poster
The Blues Brothers
Film · 1980 · ★ 7.7
The Smurfs poster
The Smurfs
Film · 2011 · ★ 5.8
Gotham poster
Gotham
Series · 2014 · ★ 7.6
The Blacklist poster
The Blacklist
Series · 2013 · ★ 7.6
Doctor Dolittle poster
Doctor Dolittle
Film · 1998 · ★ 5.7
Adventure Time poster
Adventure Time
Series · 2010 · ★ 8.5
DC's Legends of Tomorrow poster
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Series · 2016 · ★ 7.2
American Dad! poster
American Dad!
Series · 2005 · ★ 7.0

Filmography