Paul Reubens

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

140

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-08-27

Day of death

2023-07-30 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Peekskill, New York, USA

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.

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Blacklist

    The Blacklist

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • Conan

    Conan

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Bob's Burgers

    Bob's Burgers

  • Adventure Time

    Adventure Time

  • Gotham

    Gotham

  • The Nightmare Before Christmas

    The Nightmare Before Christmas

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • DC's Legends of Tomorrow

    DC's Legends of Tomorrow

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • 30 Rock

    30 Rock

  • Everybody Loves Raymond

    Everybody Loves Raymond

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Reno 911!

    Reno 911!

  • What We Do in the Shadows

    What We Do in the Shadows

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • MTV Video Music Awards

    MTV Video Music Awards

  • Star Wars Rebels

    Star Wars Rebels

  • Batman: The Brave and the Bold

    Batman: The Brave and the Bold

  • Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

    Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

  • Comedy Bang! Bang!

    Comedy Bang! Bang!

  • Murphy Brown

    Murphy Brown

  • Chowder

    Chowder

  • The Conners

    The Conners

  • Portlandia

    Portlandia

  • 227

    227

  • Matilda

    Matilda

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • The Jay Leno Show

    The Jay Leno Show

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • Batman Returns

    Batman Returns

  • Pushing Daisies

    Pushing Daisies

  • To Tell the Truth

    To Tell the Truth

  • To Tell the Truth

    To Tell the Truth

  • Best Week Ever

    Best Week Ever

  • TRON: Uprising

    TRON: Uprising

  • The Smurfs

    The Smurfs

  • Mork & Mindy

    Mork & Mindy

  • Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

    Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

  • Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

    Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

  • Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

    Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

  • Tom Goes to the Mayor

    Tom Goes to the Mayor

  • Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

    Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

  • Madame's Place

    Madame's Place

  • Pee-wee's Playhouse

    Pee-wee's Playhouse

  • The Flintstone Comedy Show

    The Flintstone Comedy Show

  • Dirt

    Dirt

  • SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

    SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

  • The Blues Brothers

    The Blues Brothers

  • Blow

    Blow

  • The Smurfs 2

    The Smurfs 2

  • Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

    Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

  • Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

    Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

  • Moonwalker

    Moonwalker

  • The Frankenstones

    The Frankenstones

  • Doctor Dolittle

    Doctor Dolittle

  • Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

    Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

  • Meatballs: Part II

    Meatballs: Part II

  • DEVO

    DEVO

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer

    Buffy the Vampire Slayer

  • Flight of the Navigator

    Flight of the Navigator

  • Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise

    Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise

  • Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship

    Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship

  • South of Heaven, West of Hell

    South of Heaven, West of Hell

  • Minecraft: Story Mode

    Minecraft: Story Mode

  • The Holiday Movies That Made Us

    The Holiday Movies That Made Us

  • Quiz Lady

    Quiz Lady

  • Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure

    Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure

  • Mosaic

    Mosaic

  • Life During Wartime

    Life During Wartime

  • The Final Moments of Karl Brant

    The Final Moments of Karl Brant

  • A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts

    A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts

  • The Tripper

    The Tripper

  • Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special

    Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special

  • Reno 911!: Miami

    Reno 911!: Miami

  • Dream on!

    Dream on!

  • Pandemonium

    Pandemonium

  • Mystery Men

    Mystery Men

  • Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

    Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

  • WWE WrestleMania XXVII

    WWE WrestleMania XXVII

  • Dolly

    Dolly

  • Pee-wee as Himself

    Pee-wee as Himself

  • The World According to Allee Willis

    The World According to Allee Willis

  • LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered

    LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered

  • Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

    Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

  • Buddy

    Buddy

  • Pray TV

    Pray TV

  • Pinocchio

    Pinocchio

  • Twilight Theatre

    Twilight Theatre

  • Campus Ladies

    Campus Ladies

  • Midnight Madness

    Midnight Madness

  • Accidental Love

    Accidental Love

  • Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

    Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

  • Cheeseball Presents

    Cheeseball Presents

  • Cheeseball Presents

    Cheeseball Presents

  • Area 57

    Area 57

  • Dunston Checks In

    Dunston Checks In

  • Rugrats: Babies in Toyland

    Rugrats: Babies in Toyland

  • Nice Dreams

    Nice Dreams

  • The Brotherhood

    The Brotherhood

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Pee-wee's Big Adventure

    Pee-wee's Big Adventure

  • Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace

    Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace

  • Teacher's Pet

    Teacher's Pet

  • Pee-wee's Big Holiday

    Pee-wee's Big Holiday

  • Gigglefudge USA!

    Gigglefudge USA!

  • Hopeless Pictures

    Hopeless Pictures

  • The Paragon of Comedy

    The Paragon of Comedy

  • Re-Animated

    Re-Animated

  • Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

    Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

  • Big Top Pee-wee

    Big Top Pee-wee

  • Overnight

    Overnight

  • Working Stiffs

    Working Stiffs

  • The Groovenians

    The Groovenians

  • Mayor of the Sunset Strip

    Mayor of the Sunset Strip

  • The Groovenians

    The Groovenians

  • Twilight Park

    Twilight Park

  • O.W.C.A. Files

    O.W.C.A. Files

  • You Don't Know Jack

    You Don't Know Jack

  • Likely Stories Vol. 2

    Likely Stories Vol. 2

  • 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment

    101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment

  • The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway

    The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway

  • The Pee-wee Herman Show

    The Pee-wee Herman Show

  • TRON: Uprising

    TRON: Uprising

  • All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular

    All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular

  • Back to the Beach

    Back to the Beach

  • All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special

    All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special

  • Beauty Is Embarrassing

    Beauty Is Embarrassing

  • School, Girls, and You!

    School, Girls, and You!

  • The Thrill Can Kill

    The Thrill Can Kill

  • The Crown with a Shadow

    The Crown with a Shadow

  • Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole

    Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole

  • Lily for President?

    Lily for President?

  • Above and Beyond

    Above and Beyond