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.
Movies (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
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
1989
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
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
Meatballs: Part II
1984
Pinocchio
1984
Cheeseball Presents
1984
Cheeseball Presents
1984
The Paragon of Comedy
1983
Lily for President?
1982
Pandemonium
1982
Twilight Theatre
1982
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
Twilight Park
TV Shows (59)
Pee-wee as Himself
2025
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
2020
What We Do in the Shadows
2019
Minecraft: Story Mode
2018
The Conners
2018
Mosaic
2018
To Tell the Truth
2016
To Tell the Truth
2016
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014
Star Wars Rebels
2014
Gotham
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Blacklist
2013
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
TRON: Uprising
2012
Portlandia
2011
Bob's Burgers
2011
Conan
2010
Adventure Time
2010
The Jay Leno Show
2009
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
Chowder
2007
Pushing Daisies
2007
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007
Dirt
2007
30 Rock
2006
Campus Ladies
2006
Hopeless Pictures
2005
American Dad!
2005
American Dad!
2005
Tom Goes to the Mayor
2004
Best Week Ever
2004
Reno 911!
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The Groovenians
2002
Ally McBeal
1997
Everybody Loves Raymond
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Murphy Brown
1988
Dolly
1987
Pee-wee's Playhouse
1986
227
1985
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
Madame's Place
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
The Flintstone Comedy Show
1980
The Frankenstones
1980
Working Stiffs
1979
Mork & Mindy
1978
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Golden Globe Awards
1944