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Paul Reubens (born Paul Rubenfeld; August 27, 1952) is 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. Since 2006, Reubens has been making cameos and guest appearances in numerous projects. In 2010 he starred on Broadway in The Pee-wee Herman Show.
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Paul Reubens (born Paul Rubenfeld; August 27, 1952) is 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. Since 2006, Reubens has been making cameos and guest appearances in numerous projects. In 2010 he starred on Broadway in The Pee-wee Herman Show.
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Saturday Night Live
American Dad!
E! True Hollywood Story
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Bob's Burgers
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Murphy Brown
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
30 Rock
The Blacklist
Gotham
Phineas and Ferb
The Conners
Everybody Loves Raymond
What We Do in the Shadows
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Sesame Street
Ally McBeal
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Pushing Daisies
Reno 911!
Dirt
Star Wars Rebels
The Jay Leno Show
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Tom Goes to the Mayor
Faerie Tale Theatre
227
Chowder
Adventure Time
MTV Video Music Awards
The Smurfs
The Smurfs 2
Reno 911!: Miami
The Movies That Made Us
The Blues Brothers
Cocaine Bear
Doctor Dolittle
Batman Returns
Back to the Beach
The Brotherhood
The Flintstone Comedy Show
Phineas and Ferb: The O.W.C.A. Files
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Quiz Lady
Teacher's Pet
Minecraft: Story Mode
Matilda
TRON: Uprising
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Frankenstones
Mosaic
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The Groovenians
Flight of the Navigator
Pee-wee's Playhouse
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Big Top Pee-wee
The Pee-wee Herman Show
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
Production Credits
Big Top Pee-wee
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
Pee-wee's Playhouse
The Pee-wee Herman Show
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
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