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Paul Reubens
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Biography
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.
Known For
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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American Dad!
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E! True Hollywood Story
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DC's Legends of Tomorrow
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Bob's Burgers
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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Batman: The Brave and the Bold
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Murphy Brown
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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30 Rock
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Saturday Night Live
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The Blacklist
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Faerie Tale Theatre
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Gotham
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Phineas and Ferb
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The Conners
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Everybody Loves Raymond
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What We Do in the Shadows
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Sesame Street
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The Holiday Movies That Made Us
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Pushing Daisies
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Reno 911!
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Dirt
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The Jay Leno Show
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Star Wars Rebels
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Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
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Tom Goes to the Mayor
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227
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Chowder
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Adventure Time
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MTV Video Music Awards
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The Smurfs
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The Smurfs 2
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Reno 911!: Miami
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The Movies That Made Us
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The Blues Brothers
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Star Tours: The Adventures Continue
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Cocaine Bear
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Doctor Dolittle
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Batman Returns
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Back to the Beach
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The Brotherhood
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Phineas and Ferb: The O.W.C.A. Files
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The Flintstone Comedy Show
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Quiz Lady
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Tron: Uprising - Beck's Beginning
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Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
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Teacher's Pet
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The Nightmare Before Christmas
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TRON: Uprising
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Matilda
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Minecraft: Story Mode
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Mosaic
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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The Groovenians
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Flight of the Navigator
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Star Tours
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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Big Top Pee-wee
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Pee-wee's Big Holiday
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Pee-wee's Big Adventure
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The Pee-wee Herman Show
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Pee-wee's Playhouse
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