Personal Info
Birth date
1952-08-27 (72 Years)
Day of death
2023-07-30
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Peekskill, New York, USA
Also known as
Paul Rubenfeld
Pee-wee Herman
Pee Wee Herman
Pee-wee
Pee Wee
Paul Mall
폴 루번스
Paul Reubens
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.
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.853
Overview:
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.Bob's Burgers
7.823
Overview:
Bob's Burgers follows a third-generation restaurateur, Bob, as he runs Bob's Burgers with the help of his wife and their three kids. Bob and his quirky family have big ideas about burgers, but fall short on service and sophistication. Despite the greasy counters, lousy location and a dearth of customers, Bob and his family are determined to make Bob's Burgers "grand re-re-re-opening" a success.The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4
Overview:
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.American Dad!
6.975
Overview:
The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his better half housewife, Francine Smith; their college-aged daughter, Hayley Smith; and their high-school-aged son, Steve Smith. Outside of the Smith family, there are three additional main characters, including Hayley's boyfriend turned husband, Jeff Fischer; the family's man-in-a-goldfish-body pet, Klaus; and most notably the family's zany alien, Roger, who is "full of masquerades, brazenness, and shocking antics."The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.411
Overview:
Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.The Blacklist
7.639
Overview:
Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists. In the last two decades, he's made a list of criminals and terrorists that matter the most but the FBI cannot find because it does not know they exist. Reddington calls this "The Blacklist". Reddington will co-operate, but insists that he will speak only to Elizabeth Keen, a rookie FBI profiler.Adventure Time
8.495
Overview:
Unlikely heroes Finn and Jake are buddies who traverse the mystical Land of Ooo. The best of friends, our heroes always find themselves in the middle of escapades. Finn and Jake depend on each other through thick and thin.Everybody Loves Raymond
6.8
Overview:
Ray Barone is a successful sportswriter living on Long Island with his wife Debra, daughter Ally, and twin sons, Geoffrey and Michael. That's the good news. The bad news? Ray's meddling parents, Frank and Marie, live directly across the street and embrace the motto "Su casa es mi casa," infiltrating their son's home to an extent unparalleled in television history.Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.2
Overview:
Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Along with the celebrity interviews and musical numbers typical of late-night talk shows, this program make frequent use of odd walk-on characters and frequent "visits" from celebrity guests.Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.5
Overview:
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.Comedy Bang! Bang!
6.2
Overview:
Based on Scott Aukerman’s popular podcast of the same name, COMEDY BANG! BANG! cleverly riffs on the well-known format of the late night talk show, infusing celebrity appearances and comedy sketches with a tinge of the surreal. In each episode, Aukerman engages his guests with unfiltered and improvisational lines of questioning, punctuated by banter and beats provided by bandleader, one-man musical mastermind Reggie Watts, to reinvent the traditional celebrity interview. Packed with character cameos, filmic shorts, sketches and games set amongst an off-beat world, COMEDY BANG! BANG! delivers thirty minutes of absurd laugh-loaded fun featuring some of the biggest names in comedy.Star Wars Rebels
7.735
Overview:
Set between the events of Star Wars: Episodes III and IV, the story unfolds during a dark time when the evil Galactic Empire is tightening its grip of power on the galaxy. Imperial forces have occupied a remote planet and are ruining the lives of its people. The motley but clever crew of the starship Ghost — cowboy Jedi Kanan, ace pilot Hera, street-smart teenager Ezra, the “muscle” Zeb, warrior firebrand Sabine, and cantankerous old astromech droid Chopper — is among a select few who are brave enough to stand against the Empire. Together, they will face threatening new villains, encounter colorful adversaries, embark on thrilling adventures, and become heroes with the power to ignite a rebellion.DC's Legends of Tomorrow
7.3
Overview:
When heroes alone are not enough ... the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try to prevent from happening, time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter is tasked with assembling a disparate group of both heroes and villains to confront an unstoppable threat — one in which not only is the planet at stake, but all of time itself. Can this ragtag team defeat an immortal threat unlike anything they have ever known?Saturday Night Live
7
Overview:
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.Golden Globe Awards
7
Overview:
An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.The Conners
7.043
Overview:
This iconic family—Dan, Jackie, Darlene, Becky and D.J.—grapples with parenthood, dating, an unexpected pregnancy, financial pressures, aging and in-laws in working-class America.Murphy Brown
6.5
Overview:
Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen) is a recovering alcoholic who returns to the fictional newsmagazine FYI for the first time following a stay at the Betty Ford Clinic residential treatment center. Over 40 and single, she is sharp tongued and hard as nails. In her profession, she is considered one of the boys, having shattered many glass ceilings encountered during her career. Dominating the FYI news magazine, she is portrayed as one of America's hardest-hitting (though not the warmest or more sympathetic) media personalities.30 Rock
7.448
Overview:
Liz Lemon, the head writer for a late-night TV variety show in New York, tries to juggle all the egos around her while chasing her own dream.Gotham
7.592
Overview:
Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon's story and his rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner? What did it take to navigate the multiple layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world's most iconic villains? And what circumstances created them – the larger-than-life personas who would become Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face and The Joker?What We Do in the Shadows
7.989
Overview:
A documentary-style look into the daily (or rather, nightly) lives of a group of vampires in Staten Island who have “lived” together for hundreds and hundreds of years.Reno 911!
7.172
Overview:
This partially unscripted comedy brings viewers into the squad car as incompetent officers swing into action, answering 911 calls about everything from speeding violations and prostitution to staking out a drug den. Within each episode, viewers catch a "fly on the wall" glimpse of the cops' often politically incorrect opinions, ranging from their personal feelings to professional critiques of their colleagues.Batman: The Brave and the Bold
7.6
Overview:
The Caped Crusader is teamed up with Blue Beetle, Green Arrow, Aquaman and countless others in his quest to uphold justice.Mork & Mindy
7.1
Overview:
A wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents and the life of the human woman he boards with is never the same.Madame's Place
7.3
Overview:
Madame's Place is an American sitcom that featured the misadventures of Madame, a puppet in the form of a bawdy old movie star with a naughty sense of humor.MTV Video Music Awards
7.6
Overview:
An annual award ceremony presented by MTV to honor the best in the music video medium.The Flintstone Comedy Show
6.6
Overview:
The Flintstone Comedy Show is a 90-minute Saturday morning animated series revival of The Flintstones produced by Hanna-Barbera and aired from November 22, 1980 to September 11, 1982 on NBC. Outside North America, the show was released under title of Flintstone Frolics. The show contained six segments: The Flintstone Family Adventures, Bedrock Cops, Pebbles, Dino and Bamm-Bamm, Captain Caveman, Dino and Cavemouse, and The Frankenstones.The Jay Leno Show
3.6
Overview:
The Jay Leno Show is an American comedy show created by and starring Jay Leno, that aired at 10 p.m. from September 14, 2009 to February 9, 2010 on NBC, after Leno's initial retirement from hosting The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In January 2010, NBC announced that due to affiliate concerns about its effect on their newscasts, The Jay Leno Show would be shortened to 30 minutes and moved from primetime to 11:35 p.m., the timeslot that had been occupied by The Tonight Show for nearly 60 years. The Tonight Show host Conan O'Brien released a public statement saying that he would not participate in moving Tonight to 12:05 a.m., asserting that it would damage the highly respected franchise. Despite much support for O'Brien from both the public and media professionals alike NBC maintained its plan to move Leno to 11:35. On January 21, 2010, NBC reached a $45 million settlement with O'Brien in order to end his contract. Leno resumed his duties as host of Tonight on March 1, 2010. Leno ended on February 9, 2010 after being on the air for only four months, with Entertainment Weekly calling the program television's "Biggest Bomb of All Time."Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
6.9
Overview:
Penn Zero is not your average kid - every day he's zapped into another dimension with his friends to save the world.Chowder
8.167
Overview:
An aspiring young chef named Chowder has adventures as an apprentice in Mung Daal's catering company. Although he means well, Chowder often finds himself in predicaments due to his perpetual appetite and his nature as a scatterbrain. He is also pestered by Panini, the apprentice of Mung's rival Endive, who wants Chowder to be her boyfriend, which he abhors.Acting
TBATwilight Park as Carny/Mime
2025Pee-wee as Himself (2 Episodes) as Self
2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night (4 Episodes) as Pee Wee Herman
2024The World According to Allee Willis as Self (archive footage)
2023Quiz Lady as Francine's Crush
2021The Crown with a Shadow as Oliver (voice)
2021Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy as Self (archive footage)
2021Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (1 Episode) as Self - Contestant
2020The Holiday Movies That Made Us (1 Episode) as Self (archive footage)
2019What We Do in the Shadows (1 Episode) as Paul
2018Minecraft: Story Mode (5 Episodes) as Ivor (voice)
2018The Conners (1 Episode) as Sandy Bitensky
2018Mosaic (6 Episodes) as JC Schiffer
2016To Tell the Truth (3, 1 Episode) as Self - Disguised Contestant, Self - Panelist
2016Gigglefudge USA! as Self
2016Pee-wee's Big Holiday as Pee-wee Herman
2016DC's Legends of Tomorrow (5 Episodes) as Dybbuk (voice)
2015O.W.C.A. Files as Parenthesis (voice)
2015Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship as The Riddler (voice)
2015Accidental Love as Edwin
2015Above and Beyond as Self
2014Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (2, 1 Episode) as The Milkman (voice), The Butterman (voice)
2014LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered as Bat-Mite (voice)
2014Star Wars Rebels (1 Episode) as RX-24 (voice)
2014Gotham (3 Episodes) as Elijah Van Dahl
2014Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise as The Riddler / Sunbather (voice)
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (1, 1 Episode) as Self, Unknown
2013Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace as Irv (voice)
2013The Blacklist (5 Episodes) as Mr. Vargas
2013Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure as Screwy Squirrel (voice)
2013The Smurfs 2 as Jokey Smurf (voice)
2013The Final Moments of Karl Brant as Bennett Ferryman
2013Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot as Self
2012Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special as The Riddler (voice)
2012Beauty Is Embarrassing as Self
2012Comedy Bang! Bang! (1 Episode) as Pee-Wee Herman
2012TRON: Uprising (18 Episodes) as Pavel
2011The Smurfs as Jokey Smurf (voice)
2011WWE WrestleMania XXVII as Pee-wee Herman (Appearance)
2011The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway as Pee-wee Herman
2011Portlandia (1 Episode) as Weirdos' Lawyer
2011Bob's Burgers (1 Episode) as Pat (voice)
2010Conan (2 Episodes) as Self
2010Life During Wartime as Andy Kornbluth
2010Adventure Time (1 Episode) as Gnome Ruler/Dancing Bug (voice)
2010Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole as Pee-Wee Herman (archive footage)
2009The Jay Leno Show (1 Episode) as Self
2008Batman: The Brave and the Bold (4 Episodes) as Bat-Mite (voice)
2007Chowder (2 Episodes) as Reuben (voice)
2007Pushing Daisies (2 Episodes) as Oscar Vibenius
2007Reno 911!: Miami as Sir Terrence
2007Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (1 Episode) as The Moon
2007Dirt (3 Episodes) as Chuck Lafoon
2007Area 57 as The Alien
2006Re-Animated as Golly Gopher (voice)
200630 Rock (1 Episode) as Gerhardt
2006The Tripper as Frank Baker
2006Campus Ladies (1 Episode) as Unknown
2005Hopeless Pictures (8 Episodes) as Unknown
2005American Dad! (1, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Wyatt Borden (voice)
2004Tom Goes to the Mayor (1 Episode) as Paul (voice)
2004Best Week Ever (1 Episode) as Unknown
2004Teacher's Pet as Dennis (voice)
2003Reno 911! (1 Episode) as Rick
2003Mayor of the Sunset Strip as Self
2003Overnight as Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! (3 Episodes) as Self
2002Rugrats: Babies in Toyland as Hermie the Elf (voice)
2002The Groovenians as Jet/The Bubbie
2002The Groovenians (1 Episode) as Jet / The Bubble (voice)
2001You Don't Know Jack (6 Episodes) as Troy Stevens
2001Blow as Derek Foreal
2000South of Heaven, West of Hell as Arvid Henry
1999Mystery Men as Spleen
1998Doctor Dolittle as Raccoon (voice)
1997Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas as Fife (voice)
1997Ally McBeal (1 Episode) as Louis
1997Buddy as Professor Spatz
1996Everybody Loves Raymond (1 Episode) as Russell
1996E! True Hollywood Story (1 Episode) as Self
1996Matilda as FBI Agent
1996Dunston Checks In as Buck LaFarge
1993The Nightmare Before Christmas as Lock (voice)
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
1992Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Amilyn
1992Batman Returns as Penguin's Father
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1 Episode) as Unknown
1990Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! as Pee-wee Herman
1988Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special as Pee-wee Herman
1988Murphy Brown (6 Episodes) as Andrew J. Lansing III
1988Moonwalker as Pee-wee Herman (voice) (uncredited)
1988Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special as Pee-wee Herman
1988Big Top Pee-wee as Pee-wee Herman
1987Dolly (1 Episode) as Pee-wee Herman
1987Back to the Beach as Pee-Wee Herman
1987The Thrill Can Kill as Pee-Wee Herman
1986Pee-wee's Playhouse (45 Episodes) as Pee-wee Herman
1986Flight of the Navigator as Max (voice)
1985227 (1 Episode) as Pee-Wee Herman
1985All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular as Pee-Wee Herman
1985Pee-wee's Big Adventure as Pee-wee Herman
1984MTV Video Music Awards (1 Episode) as Pee-wee Herman
1984Meatballs: Part II as Albert
1984Pinocchio as Pinocchio
1984Cheeseball Presents as Unknown, Pee-Wee Herman
1983The Paragon of Comedy as Arnie / Pee-wee Herman
1983Likely Stories Vol. 2 as Unknown
1982Madame's Place (1 Episode) as Pee Wee Herman
1982Faerie Tale Theatre (1, 1 Episode) as Pinocchio, Guest Interviewee
1982Lily for President? as Pee Wee Herman
1982Pandemonium as Johnson
1982Twilight Theatre as Pee Wee Herman
1981Dream on! as Unknown
1981The Pee-wee Herman Show as Pee-wee Herman
1981Nice Dreams as Howie Hamburger Dude
1980The Flintstone Comedy Show (126 Episodes) as Freaky Frankenstone
1980The Frankenstones (11 Episodes) as Freaky Frankenstone (voice)
1980All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special as Self
1980Cheech & Chong's Next Movie as Pee Wee Herman / Desk Clerk (Groundling)
1980The Blues Brothers as Waiter
1980Pray TV as Jack Chudnowski
1980Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty as Cafe Counter Guy
1980Midnight Madness as Pinball City Proprietor
1979Working Stiffs (1 Episode) as Unknown
1978Mork & Mindy (1 Episode) as Dickie Nimitz
1978School, Girls, and You! as Wally Bile
1975Saturday Night Live (1, 1 Episode) as Pee-Wee Herman - Host, Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts as Unknown
1968The Brotherhood as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (5 Episodes) as Self
1944Golden Globe Awards (1 Episode) as Pee-wee Herman - Presenter
Production
2025Pee-wee as Himself (2 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
2016Pee-wee's Big Holiday ... Producer
1988Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special ... Executive Producer
1988Big Top Pee-wee ... Producer
1986Pee-wee's Playhouse (45 Episodes) ... Producer
1981The Pee-wee Herman Show ... Executive Producer
Writing
2016Pee-wee's Big Holiday ... Writer
2011The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway ... Writer
1988Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special ... Writer
1988Big Top Pee-wee ... Writer
1986Pee-wee's Playhouse (20 Episodes) ... Writer
1985Pee-wee's Big Adventure ... Writer
1981The Pee-wee Herman Show ... Writer
Crew
1994Serial Mom ... Thanks
Directing
1988Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special ... Director
1986Pee-wee's Playhouse (30 Episodes) ... Director
1981The Pee-wee Herman Show ... Director, Stage Director
Creator
1986Pee-wee's Playhouse ... Creator
Art
1985Pee-wee's Big Adventure ... Set Decoration