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
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)
DEVO
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
78
Gender
Male
Birthday
1952-08-27
Place of Birth
Peekskill, New York, USA
Also Known As
Paul Rubenfeld