The first time we see Paul Reubens in the documentary “Pee-wee as Himself,” he is not playing Pee-wee Herman, the antic man-child he portrayed in comedy routines, movies, a children’s TV show and most ...

The push-and-pull between a documentary filmmaker and their subject is always present in the resulting work, oftentimes simmering underneath the surface but still noticeable like a quiet hum. But with ...

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 14: Actor Paul Reubens 'Pee-wee Herman' speaks onstage at the 10th Annual TV Land Awards at the Lexington Avenue Armory on April 14, 2012 in New ...

Pee-wee Herman's return to film in 2016 after a near 30-year absence with Netflix's Pee-wee's Big Holiday made queer fans strap on their platforms, cue up "Tequila," and dance in celebration of what ...

"I was born in 1938 in a little house on the edge of the Mississippi River. My father worked on a steamboat," Paul Reubens ...

As many fans learned today (July 31), Paul Reubens, the actor, and comedian famous for creating the Pee-wee Herman character, passed away last night after a six-year bout with cancer. Sharing on ...

Out of the smoggy, lingering weight of the late 1970s, at a time when boomer culture was overly obsessed with stick-it-to-the-man humor (the Blues Brothers, “Animal House,” George Carlin, Richard ...

“This is such a dumb thing to say,” Paul Reubens, creator of beloved children’s character Pee-wee Herman, admits in his new documentary, Pee-wee as Himself. “But death is so final that to be able to ...

Paul Reubens, known for his iconic character Pee-wee Herman, died on July 30, 2023 Keith Langston is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. His work has previously ...