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.
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- 2025 · Twilight Park as Carny/Mime
- 2024 · The World According to Allee Willis as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · Quiz Lady as Francine's Crush
- 2021 · The Crown with a Shadow as Oliver (voice)
- 2021 · Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Celebrity Wheel of Fortune as Self - Contestant
- 2020 · The Holiday Movies That Made Us as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · What We Do in the Shadows as Paul
- 2018 · Minecraft: Story Mode as Ivor (voice)
- 2018 · The Conners as Sandy Bitensky
- 2018 · Mosaic as JC Schiffer
- 2016 · To Tell the Truth as Self - Disguised Contestant
- 2016 · To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
- 2016 · Gigglefudge USA! as Self
- 2016 · Pee-wee's Big Holiday as Pee-wee Herman
- 2016 · DC's Legends of Tomorrow as Dybbuk (voice)
- 2015 · Phineas and Ferb: The O.W.C.A. Files as Parenthesis (voice)
- 2015 · Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship as The Riddler (voice)
- 2015 · Accidental Love as Edwin
- 2015 · Above and Beyond as Self
- 2014 · Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as The Milkman (voice)
- 2014 · Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as The Butterman (voice)
- 2014 · LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered as Bat-Mite (voice)
- 2014 · Star Wars Rebels as RX-24 (voice)
- 2014 · Gotham as Elijah Van Dahl
- 2014 · Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise as The Riddler / Sunbather (voice)
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as
- 2013 · Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace as Irv (voice)
- 2013 · The Blacklist as Mr. Vargas
- 2013 · Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure as Screwy Squirrel
- 2013 · The Smurfs 2 as Jokey Smurf (voice)
- 2013 · The Final Moments of Karl Brant as Bennett Ferryman
- 2013 · Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot as Self
- 2012 · Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special as The Riddler (voice)
- 2012 · Beauty Is Embarrassing as Self
- 2012 · Comedy Bang! Bang! as Pee-Wee Herman
- 2012 · TRON: Uprising as Pavel
- 2011 · The Smurfs as Jokey Smurf (voice)
- 2011 · WWE WrestleMania XXVII as Pee-wee Herman (Appearance)
- 2011 · The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway as Pee-wee Herman
- 2011 · Portlandia as Weirdos' Lawyer
- 2011 · Bob's Burgers as Pat (voice)
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · Life During Wartime as Andy Kornbluth
- 2010 · Adventure Time as Gnome Ruler/Dancing Bug (voice)
- 2010 · Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole as Pee-Wee Herman (archive footage)
- 2009 · The Jay Leno Show as Self
- 2008 · Batman: The Brave and the Bold as Bat-Mite (voice)
- 2007 · Chowder as Reuben (voice)
- 2007 · Pushing Daisies as Oscar Vibenius
- 2007 · Phineas and Ferb as Parenthesis (voice)
- 2007 · Reno 911!: Miami as Sir Terrence
- 2007 · Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as The Moon
- 2007 · Dirt as Chuck Lafoon
- 2007 · Area 57 as The Alien
- 2006 · Re-Animated as Golly Gopher (voice)
- 2006 · 30 Rock as Gerhardt
- 2006 · The Tripper as Frank Baker
- 2006 · Campus Ladies as
- 2005 · Hopeless Pictures as
- 2005 · American Dad! as
- 2005 · American Dad! as Wyatt Borden (voice)
- 2004 · Tom Goes to the Mayor as Paul (voice)
- 2004 · Best Week Ever as
- 2004 · Teacher's Pet as Dennis (voice)
- 2003 · Reno 911! as
- 2003 · Mayor of the Sunset Strip as Self
- 2003 · Overnight as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as
- 2002 · Rugrats: Babies in Toyland as Hermie the Elf (voice)
- 2002 · The Groovenians as Jet / The Bubble (voice)
- 2002 · The Groovenians as Jet/The Bubbie
- 2001 · You Don't Know Jack as
- 2001 · Blow as Derek Foreal
- 2000 · South of Heaven, West of Hell as Arvid Henry
- 1999 · Mystery Men as Spleen
- 1998 · Doctor Dolittle as Raccoon (voice)
- 1997 · Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas as Fife (voice)
- 1997 · Ally McBeal as Louis
- 1997 · Buddy as Professor Spatz
- 1996 · Everybody Loves Raymond as Russell
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as Self
- 1996 · Matilda as FBI Agent
- 1996 · Dunston Checks In as Buck LaFarge
- 1993 · The Nightmare Before Christmas as Lock (voice)
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1992 · Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Amilyn
- 1992 · Batman Returns as Penguin's Father
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1988 · Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special as Pee-wee Herman
- 1988 · Murphy Brown as Andrew J. Lansing III
- 1988 · Moonwalker as Pee-Wee Herman (voice)
- 1988 · Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special as Pee-wee Herman
- 1988 · Big Top Pee-wee as Pee-wee Herman
- 1987 · Back to the Beach as Pee-Wee Herman
- 1986 · Pee-wee's Playhouse as Pee-wee Herman
- 1986 · Flight of the Navigator as Max (voice)
- 1986 · The Thrill Can Kill as Pee-Wee Herman
- 1985 · 227 as Pee-Wee Herman
- 1985 · All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular as Pee-Wee Herman
- 1985 · Pee-wee's Big Adventure as Pee-wee Herman
- 1984 · MTV Video Music Awards as Pee-wee Herman
- 1984 · Meatballs: Part II as Albert
- 1984 · Pinocchio as Pinocchio
- 1984 · Cheeseball Presents as
- 1983 · The Paragon of Comedy as Arnie / Pee-wee Herman
- 1983 · Likely Stories Vol. 2 as
- 1982 · Madame's Place as Pee Wee Herman
- 1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as Pinocchio
- 1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as Guest Interviewee
- 1982 · Lily for President? as Pee Wee Herman
- 1982 · Pandemonium as Johnson
- 1982 · Twilight Theatre as Pee Wee Herman
- 1981 · Dream on! as
- 1981 · The Pee-wee Herman Show as Pee-wee Herman
- 1981 · Nice Dreams as Howie Hamburger Dude
- 1980 · The Flintstone Comedy Show as Freaky Frankenstone
- 1980 · The Frankenstones as Freaky Frankenstone (voice)
- 1980 · All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special as Self
- 1980 · Cheech & Chong's Next Movie as Pee Wee Herman / Desk Clerk (Groundling)
- 1980 · The Blues Brothers as Waiter
- 1980 · Pray TV as Jack Chudnowski
- 1980 · Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty as Cafe Counter Guy
- 1980 · Midnight Madness as Pinball City Proprietor
- 1979 · Working Stiffs as
- 1978 · Mork & Mindy as Dickie Nimitz
- 1978 · School, Girls & You! as Wally Bile
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Pee-Wee Herman - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Pee-wee Herman
- 1969 · Sesame Street as Peewee Herman
- 1968 · The Brotherhood as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self