
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.

Waiter
The Blues Brothers

Amilyn
Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Max (voice)
Flight of the Navigator

Derek Foreal
Blow

FBI Agent
Matilda

Howie Hamburger Dude
Nice Dreams

Pee-wee Herman
The Pee-wee Herman Show

Pee-wee Herman (Appearance)
WWE WrestleMania XXVII

Pee-wee Herman
Pee-wee's Big Adventure

Pee-wee Herman
Big Top Pee-wee

Wedding Guest (uncredited)
The Brotherhood

Arvid Henry
South of Heaven, West of Hell

Jack Chudnowski
Pray TV

Lock (voice)
The Nightmare Before Christmas

Spleen
Mystery Men

Fife (voice)
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

Pee Wee Herman / Desk Clerk (Groundling)
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

Jokey Smurf (voice)
The Smurfs

Pee-wee Herman
The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway

Professor Spatz
Buddy

Buck LaFarge
Dunston Checks In

Andy Kornbluth
Life During Wartime

Pee Wee Herman
Lily for President?

Johnson
Pandemonium

Wally Bile
School, Girls, and You!

Pee Wee Herman
Twilight Theatre

Bennett Ferryman
The Final Moments of Karl Brant

Screwy Squirrel (voice)
Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure

Parenthesis (voice)
O.W.C.A. Files

Self
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

Dream on!

Pee-Wee Herman (archive footage)
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole

Francine's Crush
Quiz Lady

Pee-wee Herman (voice) (uncredited)
Moonwalker

Pee-Wee Herman
Back to the Beach

Irv (voice)
Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace

Self (archive footage)
The World According to Allee Willis

Pee-wee Herman
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

Pinball City Proprietor
Midnight Madness

Edwin
Accidental Love

Pee-Wee Herman
The Thrill Can Kill

Cafe Counter Guy
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

Albert
Meatballs: Part II

Self
Above and Beyond

Dennis (voice)
Teacher's Pet

The Riddler (voice)
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special

The Riddler (voice)
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship

The Riddler / Sunbather (voice)
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise

Bat-Mite (voice)
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered

Sir Terrence
Reno 911!: Miami

Self (archive footage)
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

Self
Beauty Is Embarrassing

Golly Gopher (voice)
Re-Animated

Carny/Mime
Twilight Park

Pinocchio
Pinocchio

Jokey Smurf (voice)
The Smurfs 2

Self
Overnight

Self
Gigglefudge USA!

The Alien
Area 57

Penguin's Father
Batman Returns

Hermie the Elf (voice)
Rugrats: Babies in Toyland

Self
All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special

Cheeseball Presents

Frank Baker
The Tripper

Likely Stories Vol. 2

Self
Mayor of the Sunset Strip

Raccoon (voice)
Doctor Dolittle

Arnie / Pee-wee Herman
The Paragon of Comedy

Pee-wee Herman
Pee-wee's Big Holiday

Pee-wee Herman
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

Oliver (voice)
The Crown with a Shadow

Jet/The Bubbie
The Groovenians

Pee-Wee Herman
All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular

Pee-Wee Herman (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

Pee-Wee Herman
Cheeseball Presents

A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts

Self (archive footage)
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment

Pee-wee Herman (archive footage)
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Known For
Acting
Known Credits
78
Gender
Male
Birthday
1952-08-27
Place of Birth
Peekskill, New York, USA
Also Known As
Paul Rubenfeld