Paul Reubens
Known for: Acting
Born: August 27, 1952
Died: July 30, 2023
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
80 movies · 56 TV shows, newest first
7.9
Pee-wee as Himself
2025
NR
The World According to Allee Willis
2024
7.0
The House from...
2024
7.7
DEVO
2024
6.7
Quiz Lady
2023
NR
The Crown with a Shadow
2021
6.8
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
2021
7.1
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
7.2
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
2020
8.0
What We Do in the Shadows
2019
8.3
Minecraft: Story Mode
2018
7.0
The Conners
2018
6.5
Mosaic
2018
5.8
To Tell the Truth
2016
1.0
Gigglefudge USA!
2016
6.1
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
2016
7.2
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016
7.5
O.W.C.A. Files
2015
7.4
The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
2015
4.3
Accidental Love
2015
7.5
Above and Beyond
2015
7.2
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014
6.5
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered
2014
7.7
Star Wars Rebels
2014
7.6
Gotham
2014
6.8
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
2014
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
8.3
Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace
2013
7.6
The Blacklist
2013
5.9
Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure
2013
5.7
The Smurfs 2
2013
7.9
The Final Moments of Karl Brant
2013
6.8
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013
7.5
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special
2012
7.3
Beauty Is Embarrassing
2012
6.3
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
7.6
TRON: Uprising
2012
7.4
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
2011
5.8
The Smurfs
2011
7.3
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
2011
6.6
The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway
2011
6.9
Portlandia
2011
7.8
Bob's Burgers
2011
7.2
Conan
2010
5.9
Life During Wartime
2010
8.5
Adventure Time
2010
NR
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
2010
3.3
The Jay Leno Show
2009
7.6
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
8.2
Chowder
2007
7.9
Pushing Daisies
2007
5.8
Reno 911!: Miami
2007
7.2
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007
6.7
Dirt
2007
6.7
Area 57
2007
6.4
Re-Animated
2006
7.5
30 Rock
2006
4.9
The Tripper
2006
4.3
Campus Ladies
2006
6.8
Hopeless Pictures
2005
7.0
American Dad!
2005
7.0
Tom Goes to the Mayor
2004
5.9
Best Week Ever
2004
6.1
Teacher's Pet
2004
7.2
Reno 911!
2003
5.0
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
6.9
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
2003
6.4
Overnight
2003
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
6.0
Rugrats: Babies in Toyland
2002
6.0
The Groovenians
2002
NR
The Groovenians
20029.5
You Don't Know Jack
2001
7.4
Blow
2001
4.8
South of Heaven, West of Hell
2000
5.9
Mystery Men
1999
5.7
Doctor Dolittle
1998
6.2
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
1997
6.5
Ally McBeal
1997
5.0
Buddy
1997
6.8
Everybody Loves Raymond
1996
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
7.2
Matilda
1996
5.4
Dunston Checks In
1996
6.7
Serial Mom
1994
7.8
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993
7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
5.6
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1992
7.0
Batman Returns
1992
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
6.0
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
10.0
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
1989
7.2
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
1988
6.5
Murphy Brown
1988
7.1
Moonwalker
1988
6.8
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
5.0
Big Top Pee-wee
1988
7.0
It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration
1987
10.0
Dolly
1987
5.9
Back to the Beach
1987
7.2
Pee-wee's Playhouse
1986
7.0
Flight of the Navigator
1986
6.8
227
1985NR
All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular
1985
6.5
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
7.9
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
3.9
Meatballs: Part II
1984
5.2
Pinocchio
1984
2.8
Cheeseball Presents
1984
7.0
The Paragon of Comedy
1983NR
Likely Stories Vol. 2
1983
7.9
Madame's Place
1982
8.1
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
NR
Lily for President?
1982
4.8
Pandemonium
1982
NR
Twilight Theatre
198210.0
Dream on!
1981
7.4
The Pee-wee Herman Show
1981
5.8
Nice Dreams
1981
7.3
The Flintstone Comedy Show
1980
NR
The Frankenstones
1980
6.0
All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special
1980
5.9
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
1980
7.7
The Blues Brothers
1980
5.5
Pray TV
1980
7.0
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
1980
5.8
Midnight Madness
1980
5.3
Working Stiffs
1979
7.1
Mork & Mindy
1978
7.0
School, Girls, and You!
1978
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
7.0
A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts
1975
6.1
The Brotherhood
1968
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944
NR
Twilight Park
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