Paul Reubens
Acting
Born: 1952-08-27 in Peekskill, New York, USA
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 Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
American Dad!
American Dad!
Wyatt Borden (voice)
The Blacklist
Mr. Vargas
Adventure Time
Gnome Ruler/Dancing Bug (voice)
Saturday Night Live
Pee-Wee Herman - Host
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Conan
Self
Bob's Burgers
Pat (voice)
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Dybbuk (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
30 Rock
Gerhardt
Gotham
Elijah Van Dahl
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Everybody Loves Raymond
Russell
Murphy Brown
Andrew J. Lansing III
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Reno 911!
Rick
Golden Globe Awards
Pee-wee Herman - Presenter
What We Do in the Shadows
Paul
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Bat-Mite (voice)
Star Wars Rebels
RX-24 (voice)
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Lock (voice)
Portlandia
Weirdos' Lawyer
MTV Video Music Awards
Pee-wee Herman
Chowder
Reuben (voice)
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
Ju-Long (voice)
Mork & Mindy
Dickie Nimitz
Pushing Daisies
Oscar Vibenius
The Conners
Sandy Bitensky
Batman Returns
Penguin's Father
Ally McBeal
Louis
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Pee-Wee Herman
Matilda
FBI Agent
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
The Moon
Best Week Ever
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant
Faerie Tale Theatre
Pinocchio
Faerie Tale Theatre
Guest Interviewee