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