Acting
Paul Reubens
EN cinema · 79 credits
Born
27 August 1952
Died
30 July 2023 (aged 70)
Birthplace
Peekskill, New York, USA
Also known as Paul Rubenfeld · Pee-wee Herman · Pee Wee Herman · Pee-wee · Pee Wee · Paul Mall
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
Filmography
Twilight Park
as Carny/Mime
The World According to Allee Willis
as Self (archive footage)
DEVO
as Pee-wee Herman (archive footage)
The House from...
In Memory Of
Quiz Lady
as Francine's Crush
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
as Self (archive footage)
The Crown with a Shadow
as Oliver (voice)
Gigglefudge USA!
as Self
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
as Pee-wee Herman, Producer, Writer
Accidental Love
as Edwin
Above and Beyond
as Self
The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
as The Riddler (voice)
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
as The Riddler / Sunbather (voice)
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered
as Bat-Mite (voice)
The Final Moments of Karl Brant
as Bennett Ferryman
Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure
as Screwy Squirrel (voice)
Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace
as Irv (voice)
The Smurfs 2
as Jokey Smurf (voice)
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special
as The Riddler (voice)
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
as Pee-wee Herman (Appearance)
The Smurfs
as Jokey Smurf (voice)
The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway
as Pee-wee Herman, Writer
Life During Wartime
as Andy Kornbluth
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
as Pee-Wee Herman (archive footage)
Reno 911!: Miami
as Sir Terrence
Area 57
as The Alien
Re-Animated
as Golly Gopher (voice)
The Tripper
as Frank Baker
Teacher's Pet
as Dennis (voice)
Overnight
as Self
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
Rugrats: Babies in Toyland
as Hermie the Elf (voice)
The Groovenians
as Jet/The Bubbie
Blow
as Derek Foreal
South of Heaven, West of Hell
as Arvid Henry
Mystery Men
as Spleen
Doctor Dolittle
as Raccoon (voice)
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
as Fife (voice)
Buddy
as Professor Spatz
Matilda
as FBI Agent
Dunston Checks In
as Buck LaFarge
Serial Mom
Thanks
The Nightmare Before Christmas
as Lock (voice)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Amilyn
Batman Returns
as Penguin's Father
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
as Pee-Wee Herman (archive footage)
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
as Pee-wee Herman
Big Top Pee-wee
as Pee-wee Herman, Producer, Writer
Moonwalker
as Pee-wee Herman (voice) (uncredited)
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
as Pee-wee Herman, Director, Executive Producer, Writer
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
as Pee-wee Herman
Back to the Beach
as Pee-Wee Herman
It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration
as Pee-wee Herman
Flight of the Navigator
as Max (voice)
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
as Pee-wee Herman, Writer, Set Decoration
All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular
1985
All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular
as Pee-Wee Herman
Meatballs: Part II
as Albert
Pinocchio
as Pinocchio
Cheeseball Presents
Actor, as Pee-Wee Herman
The Paragon of Comedy
as Arnie / Pee-wee Herman
Lily for President?
as Pee Wee Herman
Pandemonium
as Johnson
Twilight Theatre
as Pee Wee Herman
Nice Dreams
as Howie Hamburger Dude
The Pee-wee Herman Show
as Pee-wee Herman, Writer, Director, Executive Producer, Stage Director
The Blues Brothers
as Waiter
Pray TV
as Jack Chudnowski
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
as Pee Wee Herman / Desk Clerk (Groundling)
Midnight Madness
as Pinball City Proprietor
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
as Cafe Counter Guy
School, Girls, and You!
as Wally Bile
The Brotherhood
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)