Paul Reubens
Acting
Born: August 27, 1952 · Peekskill, New York, USA
Died: July 30, 2023 (aged 70)
Highest Rated
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
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993
Batman Returns
1992
Matilda
1996
Blow
2001
The Blues Brothers
1980
The Smurfs
2011
Gotham
2014
The Blacklist
2013
Doctor Dolittle
1998
Adventure Time
2010
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016
American Dad!
2005
Photos (5)
Movies (65)
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Lock (voice)
Batman Returns
Penguin's Father
Matilda
FBI Agent
The Smurfs
Jokey Smurf (voice)
The Smurfs 2
Jokey Smurf (voice)
Doctor Dolittle
Raccoon (voice)
The Blues Brothers
Waiter
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Fife (voice)
Blow
Derek Foreal
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Amilyn
Moonwalker
Pee-wee Herman (voice) (uncredited)
Flight of the Navigator
Max (voice)
Mystery Men
Spleen
Quiz Lady
Francine's Crush
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Pee-wee Herman
Reno 911!: Miami
Sir Terrence
Accidental Love
Edwin
Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure
Screwy Squirrel (voice)
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered
Bat-Mite (voice)
The Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special
The Riddler (voice)
Teacher's Pet
Dennis (voice)
Dunston Checks In
Buck LaFarge
Big Top Pee-wee
Pee-wee Herman
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
Pee-wee Herman
Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace
Irv (voice)
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
Pee Wee Herman / Desk Clerk (Groundling)
The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
The Riddler (voice)
The Brotherhood
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Nice Dreams
Howie Hamburger Dude
Midnight Madness
Pinball City Proprietor
The Pee-wee Herman Show
Pee-wee Herman
The Tripper
Frank Baker
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
Pee-wee Herman (Appearance)
South of Heaven, West of Hell
Arvid Henry
Pinocchio
Pinocchio
Life During Wartime
Andy Kornbluth
Meatballs: Part II
Albert
Buddy
Professor Spatz
Area 57
The Alien
Pandemonium
Johnson
Back to the Beach
Pee-Wee Herman
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
The Riddler / Sunbather (voice)
DEVO
Pee-wee Herman (archive footage)
Re-Animated
Golly Gopher (voice)
It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration
Pee-wee Herman
Rugrats: Babies in Toyland
Hermie the Elf (voice)
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
Pee-wee Herman
Twilight Theatre
Pee Wee Herman
Pray TV
Jack Chudnowski
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Pee-Wee Herman (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Pee-wee Herman
O.W.C.A. Files
Parenthesis (voice)
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
Pee-wee Herman
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
Pee-Wee Herman (archive footage)
School, Girls, and You!
Wally Bile
The Groovenians
Jet/The Bubbie
Cheeseball Presents
1984
Cheeseball Presents
Pee-Wee Herman
Lily for President?
Pee Wee Herman
The Paragon of Comedy
Arnie / Pee-wee Herman
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
Cafe Counter Guy
The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway
Pee-wee Herman
The Crown with a Shadow
Oliver (voice)
The Final Moments of Karl Brant
Bennett Ferryman
A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts
1975
TV Shows (47)
American Dad!
1 eps
American Dad!
Wyatt Borden (voice) · 1 eps
The Blacklist
Mr. Vargas · 5 eps
Adventure Time
Gnome Ruler/Dancing Bug (voice) · 1 eps
Bob's Burgers
Pat (voice) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Pee-Wee Herman - Host · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Pee-wee Herman - Presenter · 1 eps
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Dybbuk (voice) · 5 eps
Gotham
Elijah Van Dahl · 3 eps
Everybody Loves Raymond
Russell · 1 eps
30 Rock
Gerhardt · 1 eps
Murphy Brown
Andrew J. Lansing III · 6 eps
Reno 911!
Rick · 1 eps
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Bat-Mite (voice) · 4 eps
Star Wars Rebels
RX-24 (voice) · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1 eps
What We Do in the Shadows
Paul · 1 eps
MTV Video Music Awards
Pee-wee Herman · 1 eps
Portlandia
Weirdos' Lawyer · 1 eps
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Pee-Wee Herman · 1 eps
Chowder
Reuben (voice) · 2 eps
Ally McBeal
Louis · 1 eps
The Conners
Sandy Bitensky · 1 eps
Mork & Mindy
Dickie Nimitz · 1 eps
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
The Moon · 1 eps
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
The Milkman (voice) · 2 eps
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
The Butterman (voice) · 1 eps
Pushing Daisies
Oscar Vibenius · 2 eps
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
Ju-Long (voice) · 1 eps
Faerie Tale Theatre
Pinocchio · 1 eps
Faerie Tale Theatre
Guest Interviewee · 1 eps
Best Week Ever
1 eps
227
Pee-Wee Herman · 1 eps
Tom Goes to the Mayor
Paul (voice) · 1 eps
Dirt
Chuck Lafoon · 3 eps
TRON: Uprising
Pavel · 18 eps
The Flintstone Comedy Show
Freaky Frankenstone · 126 eps
Pee-wee's Playhouse
Pee-wee Herman · 45 eps
Madame's Place
Pee Wee Herman · 1 eps
Minecraft: Story Mode
Ivor (voice) · 5 eps
Mosaic
JC Schiffer · 6 eps
Dolly
Pee-wee Herman · 1 eps
Campus Ladies
1 eps
The Frankenstones
Freaky Frankenstone (voice) · 11 eps
Working Stiffs
1 eps
Hopeless Pictures
8 eps
The Groovenians
Jet / The Bubble (voice) · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (23)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 5 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 eps
Conan
Self · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 4 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant · 1 eps
To Tell the Truth
Self - Disguised Contestant · 3 eps
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist · 1 eps
The Jay Leno Show
Self · 1 eps
Pee-wee as Himself
Self · 2 eps
Gigglefudge USA!
Self
E! True Hollywood Story
Self · 1 eps
Overnight
Self
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Self (archive footage)
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Self
The World According to Allee Willis
Self (archive footage)
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special
Self
Beauty Is Embarrassing
Self
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Self
Above and Beyond
Self
Upcoming (1)
Directing (4)
Writing (7)
Pee-wee's Playhouse
Writer
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Writer
Big Top Pee-wee
Writer
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
Writer
The Pee-wee Herman Show
Writer
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
Writer
The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway
Writer
