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 a ... ctor. 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.
| Organization | Category | Movie |
|---|
The Flintstone Comedy Show
as Freaky Frankenstone
Episodes: 126
First Aired: Nov 22, 1980
Pee-wee's Playhouse
as Pee-wee Herman
Episodes: 45
First Aired: Sep 13, 1986
TRON: Uprising
as Pavel
Episodes: 18
First Aired: Jun 07, 2012
The Frankenstones
as Freaky Frankenstone (voice)
Episodes: 11
First Aired: Nov 22, 1980
Murphy Brown
as Andrew J. Lansing III
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Nov 14, 1988
Mosaic
as JC Schiffer
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jan 22, 2018
The Blacklist
as Mr. Vargas
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Sep 23, 2013
Minecraft: Story Mode
as Ivor (voice)
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Nov 27, 2018
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
as Dybbuk (voice)
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Jan 21, 2016
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
as Bat-Mite (voice)
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Nov 14, 2008
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
as Pee Wee Herman
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Jan 16, 2025
Dirt
as Chuck Lafoon
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jan 02, 2007
Gotham
as Elijah Van Dahl
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 22, 2014
Pushing Daisies
as Oscar Vibenius
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 03, 2007
Chowder
as Reuben (voice)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Nov 02, 2007
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
as The Milkman (voice)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Dec 05, 2014
Ally McBeal
as Louis
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 1997
Everybody Loves Raymond
as Russell
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1996
227
as Pee-Wee Herman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1985
Mork & Mindy
as Dickie Nimitz
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1978
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Pinocchio
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 11, 1982
30 Rock
as Gerhardt
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 2006
Adventure Time
as Gnome Ruler/Dancing Bug (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 05, 2010
MTV Video Music Awards
as Pee-wee Herman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1984
Portlandia
as Weirdos' Lawyer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 21, 2011
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Pee-Wee Herman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 08, 2012
Bob's Burgers
as Pat (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 09, 2011
Sesame Street
as Peewee Herman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 10, 1969
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
as The Butterman (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 05, 2014
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
as The Moon
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 11, 2007
Tom Goes to the Mayor
as Paul (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 14, 2004
Phineas and Ferb
as Parenthesis (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 17, 2007
The Groovenians
as Jet / The Bubble (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 10, 2002
Star Wars Rebels
as RX-24 (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 13, 2014
What We Do in the Shadows
as Paul
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 27, 2019
The Conners
as Sandy Bitensky
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 16, 2018
Saturday Night Live
as Pee-wee Herman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
American Dad!
as Wyatt Borden (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 06, 2005
Madame's Place
as Pee Wee Herman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1982
Dolly
as Pee-wee Herman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 27, 1987
Hopeless Pictures
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Aug 19, 2005
You Don't Know Jack
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jun 20, 2001
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Oct 01, 1962
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jan 26, 2003
To Tell the Truth
as Self - Disguised Contestant
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jun 14, 2016
Conan
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Nov 08, 2010
Pee-wee as Himself
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Unknown
Best Week Ever
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 23, 2004
Reno 911!
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 23, 2003
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 25, 1992
E! True Hollywood Story
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 21, 1996
Campus Ladies
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 08, 2006
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
as Self (archive footage)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 01, 2020
The Jay Leno Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 2009
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1993
Working Stiffs
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1979
Saturday Night Live
as Pee-Wee Herman - Host
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
American Dad!
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 06, 2005
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Guest Interviewee
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 11, 1982
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
To Tell the Truth
as Self - Panelist
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 14, 2016
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
as Self - Contestant
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 07, 2021
SNL Digital Shorts
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 03, 2005
Golden Globe Awards
as Pee-wee Herman - Presenter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 20, 1944
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