Paul Reubens
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 Blacklist
Mr. Vargas
American Dad!
American Dad!
Wyatt Borden (voice)
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Lock (voice)
Bob's Burgers
Pat (voice)
Gotham
Elijah Van Dahl
Adventure Time
Gnome Ruler/Dancing Bug (voice)
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Dybbuk (voice)
30 Rock
Gerhardt
Everybody Loves Raymond
Russell
Golden Globe Awards
Pee-wee Herman - Presenter
Reno 911!
Rick
Star Wars Rebels
RX-24 (voice)
What We Do in the Shadows
Paul
MTV Video Music Awards
Pee-wee Herman
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Bat-Mite (voice)
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
The Moon
Murphy Brown
Andrew J. Lansing III
Chowder
Reuben (voice)
The Conners
Sandy Bitensky
Matilda
FBI Agent
Batman Returns
Penguin's Father
Portlandia
Weirdos' Lawyer
Pushing Daisies
Oscar Vibenius
TRON: Uprising
Pavel
Ally McBeal
Louis
The Smurfs
Jokey Smurf (voice)
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Pee-Wee Herman
Faerie Tale Theatre
Pinocchio
Faerie Tale Theatre
Guest Interviewee
To Tell the Truth
Self - Disguised Contestant
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist
Mork & Mindy
Dickie Nimitz
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
The Milkman (voice)
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
The Butterman (voice)
The Blues Brothers
Waiter
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant
The Flintstone Comedy Show
Freaky Frankenstone
Tom Goes to the Mayor
Paul (voice)
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Fife (voice)
Blow
Derek Foreal
Pee-wee's Playhouse
Pee-wee Herman
Madame's Place
Pee Wee Herman
The Smurfs 2
Jokey Smurf (voice)
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
Pee Wee Herman / Desk Clerk (Groundling)
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
Pee-wee Herman
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Pee-wee Herman
Dirt
Chuck Lafoon
Meatballs: Part II
Albert
DEVO
Pee-wee Herman (archive footage)
South of Heaven, West of Hell
Arvid Henry
Doctor Dolittle
Raccoon (voice)
Moonwalker
Pee-wee Herman (voice) (uncredited)
Flight of the Navigator
Max (voice)
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
The Riddler (voice)
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Pee Wee Herman
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
The Riddler / Sunbather (voice)
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Pee-wee Herman
Quiz Lady
Francine's Crush
A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts
Minecraft: Story Mode
Ivor (voice)
Mystery Men
Spleen
Life During Wartime
Andy Kornbluth
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special
The Riddler (voice)
Pandemonium
Johnson
The Frankenstones
Freaky Frankenstone (voice)
The Final Moments of Karl Brant
Bennett Ferryman
Mosaic
JC Schiffer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Amilyn
Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure
Screwy Squirrel (voice)
Reno 911!: Miami
Sir Terrence
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
Pee-wee Herman (Appearance)
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
Cafe Counter Guy
Dream on!
The Tripper
Frank Baker
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Self
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage)
Pray TV
Jack Chudnowski
Twilight Theatre
Pee Wee Herman
Buddy
Professor Spatz
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Pee-wee Herman
Pee-wee as Himself
Self
Nice Dreams
Howie Hamburger Dude
Campus Ladies
Pinocchio
Pinocchio
Dolly
Pee-wee Herman
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered
Bat-Mite (voice)
Cheeseball Presents
Cheeseball Presents
Pee-Wee Herman
The World According to Allee Willis
Self (archive footage)
The Paragon of Comedy
Arnie / Pee-wee Herman
Midnight Madness
Pinball City Proprietor
Accidental Love
Edwin
Area 57
The Alien
Re-Animated
Golly Gopher (voice)
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Self
Dunston Checks In
Buck LaFarge
Rugrats: Babies in Toyland
Hermie the Elf (voice)
The Brotherhood
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Gigglefudge USA!
Self
The Groovenians
Jet/The Bubbie
Working Stiffs
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Self (archive footage)
E! True Hollywood Story
Self
Big Top Pee-wee
Pee-wee Herman
Teacher's Pet
Dennis (voice)
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
Pee-wee Herman
Hopeless Pictures
The Groovenians
Jet / The Bubble (voice)
You Don't Know Jack
Troy Stevens
Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace
Irv (voice)
The Pee-wee Herman Show
Pee-wee Herman
Twilight Park
Carny/Mime
Overnight
Self
Likely Stories Vol. 2
O.W.C.A. Files
Parenthesis (voice)
Beauty Is Embarrassing
Self
The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway
Pee-wee Herman
All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular
Pee-Wee Herman
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
Back to the Beach
Pee-Wee Herman
Above and Beyond
Self
All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special
Self
Lily for President?
Pee Wee Herman
The Thrill Can Kill
Pee-Wee Herman
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
Pee-Wee Herman (archive footage)
School, Girls, and You!
Wally Bile
The Crown with a Shadow
Oliver (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Conan
Self
Saturday Night Live
Pee-Wee Herman - Host
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Pee-Wee Herman
The Jay Leno Show
Self