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Director
Paul Reubens
Acting
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 10
TMDB ID: 5129
IMDb ID: nm0000607
Known for: Acting
Born: August 27, 1952
Died: July 30, 2023
Age: 70
Place of birth: Peekskill, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2025
Years active: 82
Average TMDB rating: 6.73
Wikidata: Q720581
Also known as
Paul Rubenfeld • Pee-wee Herman • Pee Wee Herman • Pee-wee • Pee Wee • Paul Mall
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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 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.
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Paul Reubens.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Paul Reubens.
as Lock (voice)
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993 • Movie
as Waiter
The Blues Brothers
1980 • Movie
as Derek Foreal
Blow
2001 • Movie
as FBI Agent
Matilda
1996 • Movie
as Pee-wee Herman (voice) (uncredited)
Moonwalker
1988 • Movie
as Max (voice)
Flight of the Navigator
1986 • Movie
as Penguin's Father
Batman Returns
1992 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
2021 • Movie
Thanks
Serial Mom
1994 • Movie
as Francine's Crush
Quiz Lady
2023 • Movie
as Bat-Mite (voice)
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered
2014 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Paul Reubens.
as Gnome Ruler/Dancing Bug (voice) • 1 eps
Adventure Time
2010 • Series
as Reuben (voice) • 2 eps
Chowder
2007 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 • Series
as Paul • 1 eps
What We Do in the Shadows
2019 • Series
as Oscar Vibenius • 2 eps
Pushing Daisies
2007 • Series
as Pat (voice) • 1 eps
Bob's Burgers
2011 • Series
as RX-24 (voice) • 1 eps
Star Wars Rebels
2014 • Series
as Mr. Vargas • 5 eps
The Blacklist
2013 • Series
as Elijah Van Dahl • 3 eps
Gotham
2014 • Series
as Bat-Mite (voice) • 4 eps
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008 • Series
as Pavel • 18 eps
TRON: Uprising
2012 • Series
as Self • 5 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Paul Reubens.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Paul Reubens.
as Self • 5 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 • Series
as Mr. Vargas • 5 eps
The Blacklist
2013 • Series
1 eps
American Dad!
2005 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Conan
2010 • Series
as Pee-Wee Herman - Host • 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
as Gnome Ruler/Dancing Bug (voice) • 1 eps
Adventure Time
2010 • Series
as Self - Guest • 4 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 • Series
as Pat (voice) • 1 eps
Bob's Burgers
2011 • Series
as Pee-wee Herman - Presenter • 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
1944 • Series
as Elijah Van Dahl • 3 eps
Gotham
2014 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Paul Reubens.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Paul Reubens.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Paul Reubens.
as Self (archive footage)
The World According to Allee Willis
2024 • Movie
as Pee-wee Herman (archive footage)
DEVO
2024 • Movie
as Francine's Crush
Quiz Lady
2023 • Movie
as Oliver (voice)
The Crown with a Shadow
2021 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
2021 • Movie
as Self
Gigglefudge USA!
2016 • Movie
as Pee-wee Herman
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
2016 • Movie
as Parenthesis (voice)
O.W.C.A. Files
2015 • Movie
as The Riddler (voice)
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship
2015 • Movie
as Edwin
Accidental Love
2015 • Movie
as Self
Above and Beyond
2015 • Movie
as Bat-Mite (voice)
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered
2014 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Paul Reubens.
as Self • 2 eps
Pee-wee as Himself
2025 • Series
as Self - Contestant • 1 eps
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021 • Series
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
2020 • Series
as Paul • 1 eps
What We Do in the Shadows
2019 • Series
as Ivor (voice) • 5 eps
Minecraft: Story Mode
2018 • Series
as Sandy Bitensky • 1 eps
The Conners
2018 • Series
as JC Schiffer • 6 eps
Mosaic
2018 • Series
as Self - Disguised Contestant • 3 eps
To Tell the Truth
2016 • Series
as Dybbuk (voice) • 5 eps
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016 • Series
as The Milkman (voice) • 2 eps
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014 • Series
as RX-24 (voice) • 1 eps
Star Wars Rebels
2014 • Series
as Elijah Van Dahl • 3 eps
Gotham
2014 • Series