Movies+ Where To Watch
Download Search New Upcoming Discover Home
Paul Reubens
1 FOLLOWER • 74 CREDITS • AUG 27, 1952 - JUL 30, 2023 • 70
Follow
Biography
more
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.
Overview
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
Golden Globe Awards
E! True Hollywood Story
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
American Dad!
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Bob's Burgers
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Murphy Brown
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
30 Rock
Saturday Night Live
The Blacklist
SNL Digital Shorts
Gotham
Phineas and Ferb
The Conners
Everybody Loves Raymond
What We Do in the Shadows
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Sesame Street
Ally McBeal
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Pushing Daisies
Reno 911!
Dirt
The Jay Leno Show
Star Wars Rebels
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Tom Goes to the Mayor
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
227
Chowder
MTV Video Music Awards
Adventure Time
Faerie Tale Theatre
The Smurfs
The Smurfs 2
Reno 911!: Miami
The Movies That Made Us
The Blues Brothers
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Cocaine Bear
Moonwalker
Doctor Dolittle
Batman Returns
Back to the Beach
The Brotherhood
The Flintstone Comedy Show
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered
Phineas and Ferb: The O.W.C.A. Files
Quiz Lady
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Teacher's Pet
TRON: Uprising
Matilda
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Minecraft: Story Mode
The Frankenstones
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Mosaic
The Groovenians
Flight of the Navigator
Big Top Pee-wee
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
The Pee-wee Herman Show
Pee-wee's Playhouse
Production Credits
Big Top Pee-wee
Pee-wee's Playhouse
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
The Pee-wee Herman Show
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Movies+ Discover & Track Movies
Never miss a movie again with Movies+, the simple tracker that keeps you updated on where to watch, stream, rent, or buy, while also alerting you to any production changes and new release dates of your favorite films!
Get