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.
78 movies · 56 shows
The World According to Allee Willis
2024·0.0
DEVO
2024·7.7
Quiz Lady
2023·6.7
The Crown with a Shadow
2021·0.0
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
2021·6.8
Gigglefudge USA!
2016·1.0
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
2016·6.1
O.W.C.A. Files
2015·7.5
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
2015·7.4
Accidental Love
2015·4.3
Above and Beyond
2015·7.5
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered
2014·6.5
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
2014·6.8
Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace
2013·8.4
Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure
2013·5.9
The Smurfs 2
2013·5.8
The Final Moments of Karl Brant
2013·7.9
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013·6.8
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special
2012·7.5
Beauty Is Embarrassing
2012·7.3
The Smurfs
2011·5.8
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
2011·7.3
The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway
2011·6.6
Life During Wartime
2010·5.9
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
2010·0.0
Reno 911!: Miami
2007·5.8
Area 57
2007·6.7
Re-Animated
2006·6.4
The Tripper
2006·4.9
Teacher's Pet
2004·6.1
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003·5.0
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
2003·6.9
Overnight
2003·6.3
Rugrats: Babies in Toyland
2002·6.0
The Groovenians
2002·6.0
Blow
2001·7.4
South of Heaven, West of Hell
2000·5.0
Mystery Men
1999·5.9
Doctor Dolittle
1998·5.7
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
1997·6.2
Buddy
1997·5.0
Matilda
1996·7.2
Dunston Checks In
1996·5.4
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993·7.8
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1992·5.6
Batman Returns
1992·6.9
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990·6.0
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
1989·10.0
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
1988·7.2
Moonwalker
1988·7.1
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988·6.8
Big Top Pee-wee
1988·5.0
It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration
1987·7.0
Back to the Beach
1987·5.9
The Thrill Can Kill
1987·0.0
Flight of the Navigator
1986·7.0
All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular
1985·0.0
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985·6.5
Meatballs: Part II
1984·4.0
Pinocchio
1984·5.2
Cheeseball Presents
1984·2.8
The Paragon of Comedy
1983·7.0
Likely Stories Vol. 2
1983·0.0
Lily for President?
1982·0.0
Pandemonium
1982·4.7
Twilight Theatre
1982·0.0
Dream on!
1981·10.0
The Pee-wee Herman Show
1981·7.4
Nice Dreams
1981·5.9
All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special
1980·6.0
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
1980·5.9
The Blues Brothers
1980·7.7
Pray TV
1980·5.5
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
1980·7.0
Midnight Madness
1980·5.8
School, Girls, and You!
1978·7.0
A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts
1975·7.0
The Brotherhood
1968·6.1