Acting
Paul Reubens
- Born
- Aug 27, 1952 · Aged 70
- Died
- Jul 30, 2023
- Place of birth
- Peekskill, New York, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 78
- TV credits
- 63
- Directing credits
- 3
Also known as (6)
- Paul Rubenfeld
- Pee-wee Herman
- Pee Wee Herman
- Pee-wee
- Pee Wee
- Paul Mall
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…
