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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.


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Born:
Aug 27, 1952 In Peekskill, New York, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
128
First Appeared:
In the series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1962-10-01
Latest Project:
Movie Twilight Park 2025-12-25
Known For
Poster of The Smurfs
Poster of Matilda
Poster of The Nightmare Before Christmas
Poster of The Frankenstones
Filmography
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