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.
Movie | Twilight Park | Carny/Mime | 2025-12-25 |
Movie | The World According to Allee Willis | Self (archive footage) | 2024-11-15 |
Movie | Quiz Lady | Francine's Crush | 2023-09-09 |
Series | Celebrity Wheel of Fortune | Self - Contestant | 2021-01-07 |
Movie | Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy | Self (archive footage) | 2021-01-11 |
Movie | The Crown with a Shadow | Oliver (voice) | 2021-08-13 |
Series | The Holiday Movies That Made Us | Self (archive footage) | 2020-12-01 |
Series | What We Do in the Shadows | Paul | 2019-03-27 |
Series | Mosaic | JC Schiffer | 2018-01-22 |
Series | Minecraft: Story Mode | Ivor (voice) | 2018-11-27 |
Series | The Conners | Sandy Bitensky | 2018-10-16 |
Series | DC's Legends of Tomorrow | Dybbuk (voice) | 2016-01-21 |
Movie | Pee-wee's Big Holiday | Pee-wee Herman | 2016-03-15 |
Movie | Gigglefudge USA! | Self | 2016-04-11 |
Series | To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist | 2016-06-14 |
Movie | Above and Beyond | Self | 2015-01-30 |
Movie | Accidental Love | Edwin | 2015-02-10 |
Movie | Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship | The Riddler (voice) | 2015-10-18 |
Movie | Phineas and Ferb: The O.W.C.A. Files | Parenthesis (voice) | 2015-11-09 |
Series | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Unknown | 2014-02-17 |
Movie | Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise | The Riddler / Sunbather (voice) | 2014-04-06 |
Series | Gotham | Elijah Van Dahl | 2014-09-22 |
Series | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | The Milkman (voice) | 2014-12-05 |
Movie | LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered | Bat-Mite (voice) | 2014-10-27 |
Series | Star Wars Rebels | RX-24 (voice) | 2014-10-13 |
Movie | The Final Moments of Karl Brant | Bennett Ferryman | 2013-07-18 |
Movie | Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot | Self | 2013-01-15 |
Movie | The Smurfs 2 | Jokey Smurf (voice) | 2013-07-30 |
Movie | Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace | Irv (voice) | 2013-09-24 |
Movie | Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure | Screwy Squirrel | 2013-08-04 |
Series | The Blacklist | Mr. Vargas | 2013-09-23 |
Movie | Tron: Uprising - Beck's Beginning | Pavel (voice) | 2012-05-20 |
Series | TRON: Uprising | Pavel | 2012-06-07 |
Movie | Beauty Is Embarrassing | Self | 2012-09-07 |
Series | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Pee-Wee Herman | 2012-06-08 |
Movie | Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special | The Riddler (voice) | 2012-09-09 |
Series | Bob's Burgers | Pat (voice) | 2011-01-09 |
Series | Portlandia | Weirdos' Lawyer | 2011-01-21 |
Movie | The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway | Pee-wee Herman | 2011-03-19 |
Movie | The Smurfs | Jokey Smurf (voice) | 2011-07-29 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania XXVII | Pee-wee Herman (Appearance) | 2011-04-02 |
Movie | Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole | Pee-Wee Herman (archive footage) | 2010-01-10 |
Series | Adventure Time | Gnome Ruler/Dancing Bug (voice) | 2010-04-05 |
Series | Conan | Self | 2010-11-08 |
Movie | Life During Wartime | Andy Kornbluth | 2010-04-16 |
Series | The Jay Leno Show | Self | 2009-09-14 |
Series | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Bat-Mite (voice) | 2008-11-14 |
Series | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | The Moon | 2007-02-11 |
Series | Dirt | Chuck Lafoon | 2007-01-02 |
Movie | Area 57 | The Alien | 2007-01-01 |
Series | Phineas and Ferb | Parenthesis (voice) | 2007-08-17 |
Movie | Reno 911!: Miami | Sir Terrence | 2007-02-23 |
Series | Chowder | Reuben (voice) | 2007-11-02 |
Series | Pushing Daisies | Oscar Vibenius | 2007-10-03 |
Movie | The Tripper | Frank Baker | 2006-04-20 |
Series | Campus Ladies | Unknown | 2006-01-08 |
Series | 30 Rock | Gerhardt | 2006-10-11 |
Movie | Re-Animated | Golly Gopher (voice) | 2006-12-07 |
Series | American Dad! | Wyatt Borden (voice) | 2005-02-06 |
Series | Hopeless Pictures | 2005-08-19 | |
Movie | Teacher's Pet | Dennis (voice) | 2004-01-16 |
Series | Tom Goes to the Mayor | Paul (voice) | 2004-11-14 |
Series | Best Week Ever | Unknown | 2004-01-23 |
Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Unknown | 2003-01-26 |
Movie | Overnight | Self | 2003-06-12 |
Series | Reno 911! | Unknown | 2003-07-23 |
Movie | Mayor of the Sunset Strip | Self | 2003-06-17 |
Movie | The Groovenians | Jet/The Bubbie | 2002-11-10 |
Series | The Groovenians | Jet / The Bubble (voice) | 2002-11-10 |
Movie | Rugrats: Babies in Toyland | Hermie the Elf (voice) | 2002-12-21 |
Movie | Blow | Derek Foreal | 2001-04-04 |
Series | You Don't Know Jack | 2001-06-20 | |
Movie | South of Heaven, West of Hell | Arvid Henry | 2000-01-28 |
Movie | Mystery Men | Spleen | 1999-08-06 |
Movie | Doctor Dolittle | Raccoon (voice) | 1998-06-26 |
Movie | Buddy | Professor Spatz | 1997-06-06 |
Movie | Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas | Fife (voice) | 1997-11-11 |
Series | Ally McBeal | Louis | 1997-09-08 |
Movie | Dunston Checks In | Buck LaFarge | 1996-01-12 |
Movie | Matilda | FBI Agent | 1996-08-02 |
Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Self | 1996-08-21 |
Series | Everybody Loves Raymond | Russell | 1996-09-13 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | 1993-09-13 |
Movie | The Nightmare Before Christmas | Lock (voice) | 1993-10-09 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Movie | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Amilyn | 1992-07-24 |
Movie | Batman Returns | Penguin's Father | 1992-06-19 |
Movie | Star Tours | RX-24 | 1989-07-12 |
Movie | Big Top Pee-wee | Pee-wee Herman | 1988-07-22 |
Movie | Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special | Pee-wee Herman | 1988-12-21 |
Movie | Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special | Pee-wee Herman | 1988-10-05 |
Movie | Moonwalker | Pee-Wee Herman (voice) | 1988-10-29 |
Series | Murphy Brown | Andrew J. Lansing III | 1988-11-14 |
Movie | Back to the Beach | Pee-Wee Herman | 1987-08-07 |
Movie | Flight of the Navigator | Max (voice) | 1986-07-30 |
Movie | The Thrill Can Kill | Pee-Wee Herman | 1986-01-01 |
Series | Pee-wee's Playhouse | Pee-wee Herman | 1986-09-13 |
Movie | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | Pee-wee Herman | 1985-07-26 |
Series | 227 | Pee-Wee Herman | 1985-09-14 |
Movie | Cheeseball Presents | 1984-03-01 | |
Movie | Pinocchio | Pinocchio | 1984-05-14 |
Series | MTV Video Music Awards | Pee-wee Herman | 1984-09-14 |
Movie | Meatballs: Part II | Albert | 1984-07-27 |
Movie | Likely Stories Vol. 2 | Unknown | 1983-01-01 |
Movie | The Paragon of Comedy | Arnie / Pee-wee Herman | 1983-01-16 |
Movie | Twilight Theatre | Pee Wee Herman | 1982-02-13 |
Movie | Pandemonium | Johnson | 1982-04-01 |
Movie | Lily for President? | Pee Wee Herman | 1982-05-20 |
Series | Madame's Place | Pee Wee Herman | 1982-09-20 |
Series | Faerie Tale Theatre | Guest Interviewee | 1982-09-11 |
Movie | Nice Dreams | Howie Hamburger Dude | 1981-07-24 |
Movie | The Pee-wee Herman Show | Pee-wee Herman | 1981-09-11 |
Movie | Dream on! | 1981-10-01 | |
Movie | Pray TV | Jack Chudnowski | 1980-05-23 |
Movie | Midnight Madness | Pinball City Proprietor | 1980-02-08 |
Movie | The Blues Brothers | Waiter | 1980-06-16 |
Movie | Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty | Cafe Counter Guy | 1980-02-14 |
Movie | Cheech & Chong's Next Movie | Pee Wee Herman / Desk Clerk (Groundling) | 1980-07-18 |
Series | The Flintstone Comedy Show | Freaky Frankenstone | 1980-11-22 |
Series | The Frankenstones | Freaky Frankenstone (voice) | 1980-11-22 |
Movie | All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special | Self | 1980-09-30 |
Series | Working Stiffs | Unknown | 1979-09-15 |
Movie | School, Girls & You! | Wally Bile | 1978-01-01 |
Series | Mork & Mindy | Dickie Nimitz | 1978-09-14 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Pee-wee Herman | 1975-10-11 |
Series | Sesame Street | Peewee Herman | 1969-11-10 |
Movie | The Brotherhood | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | 1968-12-01 |
Series | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | 1962-10-01 |