Paul Reubens

ActorProducerCrewWriterDirector Aug 27 (died age 70) Peekskill, New York, USA 1962–2025 (63 year career)

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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 spe…

Known For

Film

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Lock (voice)

Film

The Blues Brothers

Waiter

Film

Blow

Derek Foreal

Film

Batman Returns

Penguin's Father

Film

Matilda

FBI Agent

Film

Flight of the Navigator

Max (voice)

Film

The Smurfs

Jokey Smurf (voice)

Film

Doctor Dolittle

Raccoon (voice)

Filmography

Acting (134)

Movies (77)

DEVO

2024

as Pee-wee Herman (archive footage)

7.5

The World According to Allee Willis

2024

as Self (archive footage)

Quiz Lady

2023

as Francine's Crush

6.7

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

2021

as Self (archive footage)

6.8

The Crown with a Shadow

2021

as Oliver (voice)

Pee-wee's Big Holiday

as Pee-wee Herman

Gigglefudge USA!

as Self

Accidental Love

as Edwin

O.W.C.A. Files

as Parenthesis (voice)

7.5

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship

2015

as The Riddler (voice)

7.4

Above and Beyond

2015

as Self

7.5

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered

2014

as Bat-Mite (voice)

6.5

Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise

2014

as The Riddler / Sunbather (voice)

6.8

The Smurfs 2

2013

as Jokey Smurf (voice)

5.8

Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure

2013

as Screwy Squirrel (voice)

5.9

Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace

2013

as Irv (voice)

8.4

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

2013

as Self

5.7

The Final Moments of Karl Brant

2013

as Bennett Ferryman

7.9

Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special

2012

as The Riddler (voice)

7.5

Beauty Is Embarrassing

2012

as Self

7.3

The Smurfs

2011

as Jokey Smurf (voice)

5.8

The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway

2011

as Pee-wee Herman

6.6

WWE WrestleMania XXVII

2011

as Pee-wee Herman (Appearance)

7.4

Life During Wartime

2010

as Andy Kornbluth

5.9

Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole

2010

as Pee-Wee Herman (archive footage)

Reno 911!: Miami

as Sir Terrence

Area 57

as The Alien

The Tripper

as Frank Baker

Re-Animated

as Golly Gopher (voice)

6.4

Teacher's Pet

2004

as Dennis (voice)

6.1

Mayor of the Sunset Strip

as Self

Overnight

as Self

101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment

2003

as Self (archive footage)

5.0

The Groovenians

2002

as Jet/The Bubbie

3.0

Rugrats: Babies in Toyland

2002

as Hermie the Elf (voice)

6.0

Blow

2001

as Derek Foreal

7.4

South of Heaven, West of Hell

as Arvid Henry

Mystery Men

as Spleen

Doctor Dolittle

as Raccoon (voice)

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

as Fife (voice)

Buddy

as Professor Spatz

Matilda

as FBI Agent

Dunston Checks In

as Buck LaFarge

The Nightmare Before Christmas

as Lock (voice)

Batman Returns

as Penguin's Father

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

1992

as Amilyn

5.6

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

1990

as Pee-Wee Herman (archive footage)

6.0

Moonwalker

1988

as Pee-wee Herman (voice) (uncredited)

7.0

Big Top Pee-wee

1988

as Pee-wee Herman

4.9

Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

1988

as Pee-wee Herman

7.2

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

1988

as Pee-wee Herman

6.0

The Thrill Can Kill

1987

as Pee-Wee Herman

Back to the Beach

1987

as Pee-Wee Herman

5.8

Flight of the Navigator

1986

as Max (voice)

7.0

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

1985

as Pee-wee Herman

6.5

All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular

1985

as Pee-Wee Herman

Meatballs: Part II

as Albert

Pinocchio

as Pinocchio

Cheeseball Presents

The Paragon of Comedy

1983

as Arnie / Pee-wee Herman

7.0

Likely Stories Vol. 2

1983

Twilight Theatre

1982

as Pee Wee Herman

Pandemonium

1982

as Johnson

4.5

Lily for President?

1982

as Pee Wee Herman

Nice Dreams

1981

as Howie Hamburger Dude

5.9

Dream on!

1981

The Pee-wee Herman Show

as Pee-wee Herman

The Blues Brothers

as Waiter

Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

1980

as Pee Wee Herman / Desk Clerk (Groundling)

Pray TV

as Jack Chudnowski

Midnight Madness

as Pinball City Proprietor

5.7

Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

1980

as Cafe Counter Guy

6.5

All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special

1980

as Self

6.0

School, Girls, and You!

1978

as Wally Bile

A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts

1975

6.0

The Brotherhood

1968

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

6.0

Twilight Park

as Carny/Mime

Television (57)

Pee-wee as Himself

2025

as Self

8.1

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

2021

as Self - Contestant

7.0

The Holiday Movies That Made Us

2020

as Self (archive footage)

7.2

What We Do in the Shadows

as Paul

The Conners

as Sandy Bitensky

Mosaic

as JC Schiffer

Minecraft: Story Mode

2018

as Ivor (voice)

8.2

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

as Dybbuk (voice)

To Tell the Truth

as Self - Panelist

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Gotham

as Elijah Van Dahl

Star Wars Rebels

as RX-24 (voice)

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

2014

as The Milkman (voice)

The Blacklist

as Mr. Vargas

Comedy Bang! Bang!

as Pee-Wee Herman

TRON: Uprising

as Pavel

Bob's Burgers

as Pat (voice)

Portlandia

as Weirdos' Lawyer

Conan

as Self

Adventure Time

as Gnome Ruler/Dancing Bug (voice)

8.5

The Jay Leno Show

2009

as Self

3.5

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

2008

as Bat-Mite (voice)

7.6

Phineas and Ferb

2007

as Parenthesis (voice)

Chowder

as Reuben (voice)

Dirt

as Chuck Lafoon

Pushing Daisies

as Oscar Vibenius

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

as The Moon

30 Rock

as Gerhardt

Campus Ladies

American Dad!

as Wyatt Borden (voice)

7.0

Hopeless Pictures

2005

8.0

Tom Goes to the Mayor

as Paul (voice)

Best Week Ever

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

Reno 911!

as Rick

The Groovenians

as Jet / The Bubble (voice)

You Don't Know Jack

as Troy Stevens

Ally McBeal

as Louis

Everybody Loves Raymond

1996

as Russell

6.8

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

as Self

8.1

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

as Self - Guest

7.2

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

5.4

Murphy Brown

1988

as Andrew J. Lansing III

6.4

Dolly

1987

as Pee-wee Herman

Pee-wee's Playhouse

as Pee-wee Herman

227

as Pee-Wee Herman

MTV Video Music Awards

as Pee-wee Herman

Faerie Tale Theatre

as Pinocchio

Madame's Place

as Pee Wee Herman

The Flintstone Comedy Show

1980

as Freaky Frankenstone

6.7

The Frankenstones

1980

as Freaky Frankenstone (voice)

Working Stiffs

Mork & Mindy

as Dickie Nimitz

Saturday Night Live

as Pee-wee Herman

Sesame Street

as Peewee Herman

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.5

Golden Globe Awards

1944

as Pee-wee Herman - Presenter

7.2

Crew (20)

Movies (16)

The House from...

2024

In Memory Of

7.0

Pee-wee's Big Holiday

2016

Producer

6.1

Pee-wee's Big Holiday

2016

Writer

6.1

The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway

Writer

Serial Mom

Thanks

Big Top Pee-wee

Producer

Big Top Pee-wee

Writer

Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

1988

Director

7.2

Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

1988

Executive Producer

7.2

Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

1988

Writer

7.2

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

1985

Set Decoration

6.5

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

1985

Writer

6.5

The Pee-wee Herman Show

1981

Director

7.2

The Pee-wee Herman Show

1981

Executive Producer

7.2

The Pee-wee Herman Show

1981

Stage Director

7.2

The Pee-wee Herman Show

1981

Writer

7.2

Television (4)

Pee-wee as Himself

Executive Producer

Pee-wee's Playhouse

Director

Pee-wee's Playhouse

Producer

Pee-wee's Playhouse

Writer