Paul Reubens

Paul Aloysius Reubens (/ˈruːbənz/; né Rubenfeld; born August 27, 1952 - July 30, 2023) was an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is 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, Reubens began appearing in a show about a character he had been developing for years. The show was called The Pee-wee Herman Show, and ran for five sold-out months; HBO also 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 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.
For Nickelodeon, he voiced Hermie the Elf in the Rugrats episode "Babies in Toyland", Ju-Long in Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, Martin Milton/Sir Malachi in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Benji Warlin in Sanjay and Craig.
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