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Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens

Birthday: 1952-08-27 | Place of Birth: Peekskill, New York, USA

Paul Reubens (born Paul Rubenfeld; August 27, 1952) is 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. Since 2006, Reubens has been making cameos and guest appearances in numerous projects. In 2010 he starred on Broadway in The Pee-wee Herman Show.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2020
The Nightmare Before Christmas

as    Lock (voice)

2018
Mosaic

as    JC

2016
Pee-wee's Big Holiday

as    Pee-wee Herman

2015
Accidental Love

as    Edwin

2015
Above and Beyond

as    Himself

2014
2014
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise

as    The Riddler / Sunbather (voice)

2013
The Final Moments of Karl Brant

as    Bennett Ferryman

2013
Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace

as    Irv (voice)

2013
Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure

as    Screwy Squirrel

2013
2012
TRON: Uprising

as    Pavel

2011
The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway

as    Pee-wee Herman

2010
Life During Wartime

as    Andy

2004
Teacher's Pet

as    Dennis (voice)

2001
Blow

as    Derek Foreal

2000
South of Heaven, West of Hell

as    Arvid Henry

1999
Mystery Men

as    Spleen

1997
1997
Buddy

as    Professor Spatz

1996
Dunston Checks In

as    Buck LaFarge

1996
Matilda

as    FBI Agent

1992
Buffy the Vampire Slayer

as    Amilyn

1988
Big Top Pee-wee

as    Pee-wee Herman