Paul Reubens
Acting
1952-08-27 · Peekskill, New York, USA
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.
tvPee-wee as Himself
as Self · 2025 · 8.1
movieThe World According to Allee Willis
as Self (archive footage) · 2024 · 0.0
movieDEVO
as Pee-wee Herman (archive footage) · 2024 · 7.6
movieQuiz Lady
as Francine's Crush · 2023 · 6.7
movieThe Crown with a Shadow
as Oliver (voice) · 2021 · 0.0
movieCrack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
as Self (archive footage) · 2021 · 6.9
tvCelebrity Wheel of Fortune
as Self - Contestant · 2021 · 7.0
tvThe Holiday Movies That Made Us
as Self (archive footage) · 2020 · 7.2
tvWhat We Do in the Shadows
as Paul · 2019 · 8.0
tvMinecraft: Story Mode
as Ivor (voice) · 2018 · 8.3
tvThe Conners
as Sandy Bitensky · 2018 · 7.0
tvMosaic
as JC Schiffer · 2018 · 6.5
tvTo Tell the Truth
as Self - Disguised Contestant · 2016 · 5.7
tvTo Tell the Truth
as Self - Panelist · 2016 · 5.7
movieGigglefudge USA!
as Self · 2016 · 1.0
moviePee-wee's Big Holiday
as Pee-wee Herman · 2016 · 6.1
tvDC's Legends of Tomorrow
as Dybbuk (voice) · 2016 · 7.3
movieO.W.C.A. Files
as Parenthesis (voice) · 2015 · 7.5
movieRobot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
as The Riddler (voice) · 2015 · 7.4
movieAccidental Love
as Edwin · 2015 · 4.3
movieAbove and Beyond
as Self · 2015 · 7.5
tvPenn Zero: Part-Time Hero
as The Milkman (voice) · 2014 · 7.2
tvPenn Zero: Part-Time Hero
as The Butterman (voice) · 2014 · 7.2
movieLEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered
as Bat-Mite (voice) · 2014 · 6.5