Paul Reubens

Acting

1981 — 2016 · 17 films

Lived

27 August 1952 — d. 2023

From

Peekskill, New York, USA

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.