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Paul Reubens

1952-08-27

The Biography

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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Movies

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The Nightmare Before Christmas

7.8 average rating
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Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

6.2 average rating
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Matilda

7.165 average rating
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer

5.6 average rating
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Batman Returns

6.9 average rating
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Flight of the Navigator

6.944 average rating
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The Blues Brothers

7.732 average rating
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The Smurfs

5.8 average rating
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Blow

7.368 average rating
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The Smurfs 2

5.764 average rating
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Reno 911!: Miami

5.781 average rating
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Doctor Dolittle

5.709 average rating
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Quiz Lady

6.7 average rating
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Moonwalker

6.9 average rating
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Phineas and Ferb: The O.W.C.A. Files

7.7 average rating
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Life During Wartime

6.1 average rating
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Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure

5.9 average rating
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Pee-wee's Big Adventure

6.426 average rating
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Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

6 average rating
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Pee-wee's Big Holiday

6.1 average rating