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.
Acting
Movie
The Nightmare Before Christmas
as Lock (voice)
1993
Movie
Batman Returns
as Penguin's Father
1992
Movie
Matilda
as FBI Agent
1996
Movie
Blow
as Derek Foreal
2001
Movie
The Blues Brothers
as Waiter
1980
Movie
The Smurfs
as Jokey Smurf (voice)
2011
TV
Gotham
as Elijah Van Dahl
2014
TV
The Blacklist
as Mr. Vargas
2013
Movie
Doctor Dolittle
as Raccoon (voice)
1998
TV
Adventure Time
as Gnome Ruler/Dancing Bug (voice)
2010
TV
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
as Dybbuk (voice)
2016
TV
American Dad!
2005
TV
American Dad!
as Wyatt Borden (voice)
2005
Movie
The Smurfs 2
as Jokey Smurf (voice)
2013
Movie
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
as Fife (voice)
1997
TV
Bob's Burgers
as Pat (voice)
2011
TV
Star Wars Rebels
as RX-24 (voice)
2014
TV
What We Do in the Shadows
as Paul
2019
Movie
Flight of the Navigator
as Max (voice)
1986
Movie
Mystery Men
as Spleen
1999
Movie
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Amilyn
1992
Movie
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
as Pee-wee Herman
1985
TV
30 Rock
as Gerhardt
2006
Movie
Moonwalker
as Pee-wee Herman (voice) (uncredited)
1988
Crew
Movie
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Writer
1985
Movie
Serial Mom
Thanks
1994
Movie
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
Writer
2016
Movie
Big Top Pee-wee
Producer
1988
TV
Pee-wee's Playhouse
Director
1986
Movie
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
Director
1988
Movie
The Pee-wee Herman Show
Writer
1981
TV
Pee-wee as Himself
Executive Producer
2025
Movie
The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway
Writer
2011
Movie
The House from...
In Memory Of
2024