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.
Filmography (135 titles)
8.0ShowPee-wee as Himself
Self · 2025
MovieThe World According to Allee Willis
Self (archive footage) · 2024
7.6MovieDEVO
Pee-wee Herman (archive footage) · 2024
6.7MovieQuiz Lady
Francine's Crush · 2023
MovieThe Crown with a Shadow
Oliver (voice) · 2021
6.8MovieCrack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Self (archive footage) · 2021
7.1ShowCelebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant · 2021
7.2ShowThe Holiday Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage) · 2020
8.0ShowWhat We Do in the Shadows
Paul · 2019
8.3ShowMinecraft: Story Mode
Ivor (voice) · 2018
7.0ShowThe Conners
Sandy Bitensky · 2018
6.5ShowMosaic
JC Schiffer · 2018
5.7ShowTo Tell the Truth
Self - Disguised Contestant · 2016
1.0MovieGigglefudge USA!
Self · 2016
6.1MoviePee-wee's Big Holiday
Pee-wee Herman · 2016
7.3ShowDC's Legends of Tomorrow
Dybbuk (voice) · 2016
7.5MovieO.W.C.A. Files
Parenthesis (voice) · 2015
7.4MovieRobot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
The Riddler (voice) · 2015
4.3MovieAccidental Love
Edwin · 2015
7.5MovieAbove and Beyond
Self · 2015
7.2ShowPenn Zero: Part-Time Hero
The Milkman (voice) · 2014
6.5MovieLEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered
Bat-Mite (voice) · 2014
7.7ShowStar Wars Rebels
RX-24 (voice) · 2014
7.6ShowGotham
Elijah Van Dahl · 2014
6.8MovieRobot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
The Riddler / Sunbather (voice) · 2014
5.8ShowThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 2014
8.4MovieScooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace
Irv (voice) · 2013
7.6ShowThe Blacklist
Mr. Vargas · 2013
5.9MovieTom and Jerry's Giant Adventure
Screwy Squirrel (voice) · 2013
5.8MovieThe Smurfs 2
Jokey Smurf (voice) · 2013