Paul Reubens
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 27, 1952
- Died
- July 30, 2023 (aged 70)
- Birthplace
- Peekskill, New York, USA
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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Filmography
Twilight Park
Movie · as Carny/Mime
Pee-wee as Himself
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The World According to Allee Willis
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
DEVO
Movie · as Pee-wee Herman (archive footage)
Quiz Lady
Movie · as Francine's Crush
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Crown with a Shadow
Movie · as Oliver (voice)
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
What We Do in the Shadows
TV · as Paul · 1 ep
Minecraft: Story Mode
TV · as Ivor (voice) · 5 eps
Mosaic
TV · as JC Schiffer · 6 eps
The Conners
TV · as Sandy Bitensky · 1 ep
Gigglefudge USA!
Movie · as Self
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
Movie · as Pee-wee Herman
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
TV · as Dybbuk (voice) · 5 eps
To Tell the Truth
TV · as Self - Disguised Contestant, Self - Panelist · 3 eps
Accidental Love
Movie · as Edwin
Above and Beyond
Movie · as Self
The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
Movie · as The Riddler (voice)
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
Movie · as The Riddler / Sunbather (voice)
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered
Movie · as Bat-Mite (voice)
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
TV · as The Butterman (voice), The Milkman (voice) · 1 ep
Gotham
TV · as Elijah Van Dahl · 3 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Star Wars Rebels
TV · as RX-24 (voice) · 1 ep
The Final Moments of Karl Brant
Movie · as Bennett Ferryman
Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure
Movie · as Screwy Squirrel (voice)
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Movie · as Self
Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace
Movie · as Irv (voice)
The Smurfs 2
Movie · as Jokey Smurf (voice)
The Blacklist
TV · as Mr. Vargas · 5 eps
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special
Movie · as The Riddler (voice)
Beauty Is Embarrassing
Movie · as Self
TRON: Uprising
TV · as Pavel · 18 eps
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV · as Pee-Wee Herman · 1 ep
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
Movie · as Pee-wee Herman (Appearance)
The Smurfs
Movie · as Jokey Smurf (voice)
The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway
Movie · as Pee-wee Herman
Portlandia
TV · as Weirdos' Lawyer · 1 ep
Bob's Burgers
TV · as Pat (voice) · 1 ep
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
TV · as Ju-Long (voice) · 1 ep
Life During Wartime
Movie · as Andy Kornbluth
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
Movie · as Pee-Wee Herman (archive footage)
Adventure Time
TV · as Gnome Ruler / Dancing Bug (voice) · 1 ep
Conan
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Jay Leno Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
TV · as Bat-Mite (voice) · 4 eps
Reno 911!: Miami
Movie · as Sir Terrence
Area 57
Movie · as The Alien
Dirt
TV · as Chuck Lafoon · 3 eps
Pushing Daisies
TV · as Oscar Vibenius · 2 eps
Chowder
TV · as Reuben (voice) · 2 eps
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
TV · as The Moon · 1 ep
Re-Animated
Movie · as Golly Gopher (voice)
The Tripper
Movie · as Frank Baker
Campus Ladies
TV · 1 ep
30 Rock
TV · as Gerhardt · 1 ep
Hopeless Pictures
TV · 8 eps
American Dad!
TV · as Charles J. Guiteau (voice), Wyatt Borden (voice) · 1 ep
Teacher's Pet
Movie · as Dennis (voice)
Best Week Ever
TV · 1 ep
Tom Goes to the Mayor
TV · as Paul (voice) · 1 ep
Overnight
Movie · as Self
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Movie · as Self
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
Reno 911!
TV · as Rick · 1 ep
Rugrats: Babies in Toyland
Movie · as Hermie the Elf (voice)
The Groovenians
Movie · as Jet/The Bubbie
The Groovenians
TV · as Jet / The Bubble (voice) · 1 ep
Blow
Movie · as Derek Foreal
You Don't Know Jack
TV · as Troy Stevens · 6 eps
South of Heaven, West of Hell
Movie · as Arvid Henry
Mystery Men
Movie · as Spleen
Doctor Dolittle
Movie · as Raccoon (voice)
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Movie · as Fife (voice)
Buddy
Movie · as Professor Spatz
Ally McBeal
TV · as Louis · 1 ep
Matilda
Movie · as FBI Agent
Dunston Checks In
Movie · as Buck LaFarge
Everybody Loves Raymond
TV · as Russell · 1 ep
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Movie · as Lock (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Movie · as Amilyn
Batman Returns
Movie · as Penguin's Father
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 1 ep
Rugrats
TV · as Hermie the Elf (voice) · 1 ep
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Movie · as Pee-Wee Herman (archive footage)
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
Movie · as Pee-wee Herman
Big Top Pee-wee
Movie · as Pee-wee Herman
Moonwalker
Movie · as Pee-wee Herman (voice) (uncredited)
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
Movie · as Pee-wee Herman
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Movie · as Pee-wee Herman
Murphy Brown
TV · as Andrew J. Lansing III · 6 eps
Back to the Beach
Movie · as Pee-Wee Herman
It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration
Movie · as Pee-wee Herman
Dolly
TV · as Pee-wee Herman · 1 ep
Flight of the Navigator
Movie · as Max (voice)
Pee-wee's Playhouse
TV · as Pee-wee Herman · 45 eps
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Movie · as Pee-wee Herman
All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular
Movie · as Pee-Wee Herman
227
TV · as Pee-Wee Herman · 1 ep
Meatballs: Part II
Movie · as Albert
Pinocchio
Movie · as Pinocchio
Cheeseball Presents
Movie · as Pee-Wee Herman
MTV Video Music Awards
TV · as Pee-wee Herman · 1 ep
Likely Stories Vol. 2
Movie
The Paragon of Comedy
Movie · as Arnie / Pee-wee Herman
Lily for President?
Movie · as Pee Wee Herman
Pandemonium
Movie · as Johnson
Twilight Theatre
Movie · as Pee Wee Herman
Faerie Tale Theatre
TV · as Pinocchio, Guest Interviewee · 1 ep
Madame's Place
TV · as Pee Wee Herman · 1 ep
Nice Dreams
Movie · as Howie Hamburger Dude
The Pee-wee Herman Show
Movie · as Pee-wee Herman
Dream on!
Movie
The Blues Brothers
Movie · as Waiter
Pray TV
Movie · as Jack Chudnowski
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
Movie · as Pee Wee Herman / Desk Clerk (Groundling)
Midnight Madness
Movie · as Pinball City Proprietor
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
Movie · as Cafe Counter Guy
All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special
Movie · as Self
The Flintstone Comedy Show
TV · as Freaky Frankenstone · 126 eps
The Frankenstones
TV · as Freaky Frankenstone (voice) · 11 eps
Working Stiffs
TV · 1 ep
School, Girls, and You!
Movie · as Wally Bile
Mork & Mindy
TV · as Dickie Nimitz · 1 ep
A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts
Movie
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Pee-Wee Herman - Host, Self - Cameo (uncredited), Pee-Wee Herman (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Brotherhood
Movie · as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Pee-wee Herman - Presenter · 1 ep