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Paul Reubens

Acting · Born August 27, 1952 · 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.

Movies with Paul Reubens

• The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) — Lock (voice)
• Batman Returns (1992) — Penguin's Father
• The Smurfs (2011) — Jokey Smurf (voice)
• Matilda (1996) — FBI Agent
• The Smurfs 2 (2013) — Jokey Smurf (voice)
• The Blues Brothers (1980) — Waiter
• Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) — Fife (voice)
• Quiz Lady (2023) — Francine's Crush
• Doctor Dolittle (1998) — Raccoon (voice)
• Blow (2001) — Derek Foreal
• Flight of the Navigator (1986) — Max (voice)
• Moonwalker (1988) — Pee-wee Herman (voice) (uncredited)

TV shows with Paul Reubens

• The Blacklist (2013) — Mr. Vargas
• DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016) — Dybbuk (voice)
• Murphy Brown (1988) — Andrew J. Lansing III
• The Flintstone Comedy Show (1980) — Freaky Frankenstone
• Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986) — Pee-wee Herman
• TRON: Uprising (2012) — Pavel
• Mosaic (2018) — JC Schiffer
• Minecraft: Story Mode (2018) — Ivor (voice)