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Paul Reubens
Paul Reubens was an American actor and comedian, widely known for creating and portraying the character Pee-wee Herman.
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entertainment · American actor and comedian (1952–2023) · actor · writer · voice actor · screenwriter · film actor · television actor · film producer · video game actor · film director · television director · also Paul Reubens, Paul Rubenfeld, Reubens
Born 27 August 1952 · Died 30 July 2023 · Q720581
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2026· 3 entries
KOIN: Portland film fest featuring Jamie Lee Curtis, Paul Reubens’ final film starts Tuesday
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Yahoo: Paul Reubens' Revolting Superhero Role You Likely Forgot
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2025· 5 entries
Forbes: ‘Pee-Wee As Himself’ Director Had No Idea Paul Reubens Was Dying
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WSLS 10: Paul Reubens tells his story in ‘Pee-wee as Himself.’ Here's how it came together after his death
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Decider: Paul Reubens Denies Pedophilia Allegations In Death Bed Audio Featured In 'Pee-wee As Himself' Doc: "How Painful And Difficult It Was To Be Labeled Something That I Wasn't"
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For Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
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In interviews conducted for the documentary Pee-wee as Himself (2025), which premiered after Reubens's death, he publicly acknowledged for the first time that he was gay.
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2024· 2 entries
Deadline.com: Sundance To Unveil Doc On Paul Reubens/Pee-Wee Herman, Exploring Actor’s Life And Sexuality, Plus Films On Selena, Marlee Matlin, ‘Zodiac Killer Project’ & More
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Insider: Pee-wee's Hollywood Hills playhouse is up for sale for $5 million after actor Paul Reubens' death
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2023· 3 entries
Rolling Stone: Paul Reubens, Actor Best Known as Pee-wee Herman, Cause of Death Confirmed
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Died 2023-07-30.
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At the age of 70, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles
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2014· 1 entry
Reubens appeared in TV on the Radio's music video for "Happy Idiot"
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2010· 1 entry
The show relocated to New York City for a limited run at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, selling over $3 million in advance tickets
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2009· 2 entries
“s Big Adventure (which they co-wrote) could have a film deal very soon and that it would be”
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“already done, the script is already fully written; It”
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2008· 1 entry
Reubens was slated to appear as homeopathic antidepressant salesman Alfredo Aldarisio in the third episode of Pushing Daisies, but the role was recast with Raúl Esparza
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2007· 2 entries
Reubens attended his own tribute at the SF Sketchfest, where he talked about his career with Ben Fong-Torres
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TV Guide named Playhouse one of the top 10 TV cult classics of all time
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2006· 2 entries
Appeared in the second music video of the Raconteurs' song "Steady, As She Goes"
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Reubens announced he was to start filming his second script in 2007
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2001· 1 entry
Reubens had his first extended television role since Playhouse, as the host of the short-lived ABC game show You Don't Know Jack, based on the video game series of the same name
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1999· 1 entry
That he had proposed "Ralston Purina Pee-wee Chow cereal", but the sugar-free product was not released due to a negative reaction in a blind taste test
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1993· 2 entries
Voiced the character Lock in another one of Burton's productions, The Nightmare Before Christmas
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After he began attending film premieres with her
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1992· 1 entry
When he participated in a Grand Ole Opry tribute to Minnie Pearl
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1987· 1 entry
Reubens provided the voice for the pilot droid RX-24 a
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1986· 2 entries
Reubens (billed as Paul Mall) was the voice of the ship's computer in Flight of the Navigator
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CBS agreed to sign Reubens to act, produce, and direct his live-action children's program, Pee-wee's Playhouse, with a budget of $325,000 per episode, the same price as a prime-time sitcom, and no creative interference f
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1985· 1 entry
The film received mixed reviews, but Pee-wee's Big Adventure developed into a cult film
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1983· 1 entry
And Reubens was placed on two years of probation for possession of marijuana, although adjudication was withheld
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1980· 1 entry
Reubens had a small part as a waiter in The Blues Brothers
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1977· 1 entry
Made 14 guest appearances on The Gong Show, four of which involved a boy–girl act he had developed with Charlotte McGinnis entitled The Hilarious Betty and Eddie
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1971· 1 entry
Had been arrested in the same county for loitering and prowling near an adult theater, though charges were dropped
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1970· 1 entry
When Reubens appeared in a production of Life with Father, where he was cast as one of the most obnoxious characters in the play
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1952· 2 entries
And grew up in a Jewish family, where his parents, Judy (née Rosen, 1928–2019) and Milton Rubenfeld (1919–2004), owned a lamp store
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Born 1952-08-27.
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