Paul Reubens
Acting
Born August 27, 1952 · Peekskill, New York, USA
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.
Acting (76)
The World According to Allee Willis
2024
DEVO
2024
Quiz Lady
2023
The Crown with a Shadow
2021
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
2021
Gigglefudge USA!
2016
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
2016
O.W.C.A. Files
2015
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
2015
Accidental Love
2015
Above and Beyond
2015
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered
2014
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
2014
Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace
2013
Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure
2013
The Smurfs 2
2013
The Final Moments of Karl Brant
2013
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special
2012
Beauty Is Embarrassing
2012
The Smurfs
2011
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
2011
The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway
2011
Life During Wartime
2010
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
2010
Reno 911!: Miami
2007
Area 57
2007
Re-Animated
2006
The Tripper
2006
Teacher's Pet
2004
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
2003
Overnight
2003
Rugrats: Babies in Toyland
2002
The Groovenians
2002
Blow
2001
South of Heaven, West of Hell
2000
Mystery Men
1999
Doctor Dolittle
1998
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
1997
Buddy
1997
Matilda
1996
Dunston Checks In
1996
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1992
Batman Returns
1992
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
1988
Moonwalker
1988
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
Big Top Pee-wee
1988
Back to the Beach
1987
The Thrill Can Kill
1987
Flight of the Navigator
1986
All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular
1985
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
Meatballs: Part II
1984
Pinocchio
1984
Cheeseball Presents
1984
The Paragon of Comedy
1983
Likely Stories Vol. 2
1983
Lily for President?
1982
Pandemonium
1982
Twilight Theatre
1982
Dream on!
1981
The Pee-wee Herman Show
1981
Nice Dreams
1981
All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special
1980
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
1980
The Blues Brothers
1980
Pray TV
1980
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
1980
Midnight Madness
1980
School, Girls, and You!
1978
A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts
1975
The Brotherhood
1968