
Paul Reubens
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.
Top Rated Movies
Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DEVO | Pee-wee Herman (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 2023 | Quiz Lady | Francine's Crush | HIT | |
| 2021 | Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy | Self (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 2016 | Pee-wee's Big Holiday | Pee-wee Herman | FLOP | |
| 2015 | O.W.C.A. Files | Parenthesis (voice) | HIT | |
| 2015 | Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship | The Riddler (voice) | HIT | |
| 2015 | Above and Beyond | Self | HIT | |
| 2014 | LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered | Bat-Mite (voice) | HIT | |
| 2014 | Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise | The Riddler / Sunbather (voice) | HIT | |
| 2013 | Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace | Irv (voice) | HIT | |
| 2013 | Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure | Screwy Squirrel (voice) | FLOP | |
| 2013 | The Smurfs 2 | Jokey Smurf (voice) | FLOP | |
| 2013 | The Final Moments of Karl Brant | Bennett Ferryman | HIT | |
| 2013 | Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot | Self | FLOP | |
| 2012 | Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special | The Riddler (voice) | HIT | |
| 2012 | Beauty Is Embarrassing | Self | HIT | |
| 2011 | The Smurfs | Jokey Smurf (voice) | FLOP | |
| 2011 | WWE WrestleMania XXVII | Pee-wee Herman (Appearance) | HIT | |
| 2011 | The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway | Pee-wee Herman | HIT | |
| 2010 | Life During Wartime | Andy Kornbluth | FLOP | |
| 2007 | Reno 911!: Miami | Sir Terrence | FLOP | |
| 2007 | Area 57 | The Alien | HIT | |
| 2006 | Re-Animated | Golly Gopher (voice) | FLOP | |
| 2004 | Teacher's Pet | Dennis (voice) | FLOP | |
| 2003 | Mayor of the Sunset Strip | Self | HIT | |
| 2003 | Overnight | Self | FLOP | |
| 2002 | Rugrats: Babies in Toyland | Hermie the Elf (voice) | FLOP | |
| 2001 | Blow | Derek Foreal | HIT | |
| 1999 | Mystery Men | Spleen | FLOP | |
| 1997 | Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas | Fife (voice) | FLOP | |
| 1996 | Matilda | FBI Agent | HIT | |
| 1993 | The Nightmare Before Christmas | Lock (voice) | HIT | |
| 1992 | Batman Returns | Penguin's Father | HIT | |
| 1990 | Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! | Pee-Wee Herman (archive footage) | FLOP | |
| 1988 | Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special | Pee-wee Herman | HIT | |
| 1988 | Moonwalker | Pee-wee Herman (voice) (uncredited) | HIT | |
| 1988 | Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie | Pee-wee Herman | FLOP | |
| 1987 | Back to the Beach | Pee-Wee Herman | FLOP | |
| 1986 | Flight of the Navigator | Max (voice) | HIT | |
| 1985 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | Pee-wee Herman | HIT | |
| 1983 | The Paragon of Comedy | Arnie / Pee-wee Herman | HIT | |
| 1981 | The Pee-wee Herman Show | Pee-wee Herman | HIT | |
| 1981 | Nice Dreams | Howie Hamburger Dude | FLOP | |
| 1980 | All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special | Self | FLOP | |
| 1980 | Cheech & Chong's Next Movie | Pee Wee Herman / Desk Clerk (Groundling) | FLOP | |
| 1980 | The Blues Brothers | Waiter | HIT | |
| 1980 | Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty | Cafe Counter Guy | HIT | |
| 1980 | Midnight Madness | Pinball City Proprietor | FLOP | |
| 1975 | A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts | - | FLOP | |
| 1968 | The Brotherhood | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | FLOP |




