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.
133 acting credits · 3 directing credits
Acting · 133
The Blacklist
2013
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
American Dad!
2005
Saturday Night Live
1975
Conan
2010
Bob's Burgers
2011
Gotham
2014
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Adventure Time
2010
30 Rock
2006
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Everybody Loves Raymond
1996
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
Star Wars Rebels
2014
Reno 911!
2003
What We Do in the Shadows
2019
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Moonwalker
1988
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
Murphy Brown
1988
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
Ally McBeal
1997
The Conners
2018
Portlandia
2011
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007
227
1985
Chowder
2007
To Tell the Truth
2016
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014
Pushing Daisies
2007
Mork & Mindy
1978
The Jay Leno Show
2009
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
Best Week Ever
2004
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993
Dirt
2007
The Flintstone Comedy Show
1980
Tom Goes to the Mayor
2004
Matilda
1996
Madame's Place
1982
Pee-wee's Playhouse
1986
Batman Returns
1992
TRON: Uprising
2012
The Smurfs
2011
The Blues Brothers
1980
Blow
2001
Minecraft: Story Mode
2018
The Smurfs 2
2013
Dolly
1987
Mosaic
2018
Doctor Dolittle
1998
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
1997
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
2020
Campus Ladies
2006
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1992
Mystery Men
1999
Quiz Lady
2023
Flight of the Navigator
1986
Pee-wee as Himself
2025
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Working Stiffs
1979
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
2016
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered
2014
Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure
2013
Hopeless Pictures
2005
Reno 911!: Miami
2007
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
2015
Big Top Pee-wee
1988
O.W.C.A. Files
2015
Buddy
1997
Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace
2013
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
2021
Accidental Love
2015
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
2014
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special
2012
Nice Dreams
1981
Dunston Checks In
1996
Overnight
2003
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
1980
The Pee-wee Herman Show
1981
Pandemonium
1982
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
2003
The Frankenstones
1980
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
1988
The Tripper
2006
The Groovenians
2002
Meatballs: Part II
1984
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013
Re-Animated
2006
Teacher's Pet
2004
The Brotherhood
1968
Back to the Beach
1987
Life During Wartime
2010
South of Heaven, West of Hell
2000
Midnight Madness
1980
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
DEVO
2024
Lily for President?
1982
The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway
2011
The World According to Allee Willis
2024
Pinocchio
1984
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
1980
Pray TV
1980
Twilight Theatre
1982
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
2010
Rugrats: Babies in Toyland
2002
You Don't Know Jack
2001
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
2011
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
Area 57
2007
The Thrill Can Kill
1987
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
Twilight Park
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All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special
1980
All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular
1985
Dream on!
1981
Beauty Is Embarrassing
2012
The Groovenians
2002
Cheeseball Presents
1984
Above and Beyond
2015
The Paragon of Comedy
1983
The Crown with a Shadow
2021
Likely Stories Vol. 2
1983
The Final Moments of Karl Brant
2013
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
1989
A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts
1975
Gigglefudge USA!
2016
School, Girls, and You!
1978