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