Known for Acting
Birthday
August 27, 1952
Place of Birth
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.

The Blacklist

American Dad!

American Dad!

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Adventure Time

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Conan

Golden Globe Awards

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Gotham

Bob's Burgers

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

30 Rock

Star Wars Rebels

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Reno 911!

What We Do in the Shadows

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno