Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens

Date of Birth:

Aug 27, 1952

Place of Birth:

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.

filmography:

Overnight Overnight

2003

Area 57 Area 57

2007

Quiz Lady Quiz Lady

2023

Moonwalker Moonwalker

1988

Star Tours Star Tours

1987

Dream on! Dream on!

1981

Pray TV Pray TV

1980

Buddy Buddy

1997

Blow Blow

2001

Matilda Matilda

1996

Pinocchio Pinocchio

1984

The Smurfs The Smurfs

2011

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