Paul Reubens was born in Peekskill, New York, United States, on August 27, 1952, was an American actor and comedian. Young Paul Reubens began his acting career as an improv comedian and stage actor. He made big screen debut in comedy movie Midnight Madness (1980) in role as Pinball City Proprietor. He got his television debut in special Things We Did Last Summer (1978) in role as Paul Oberon. Paul's breakthrough performance came as Pee-wee Herman in adventure comedy film Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985). He landed his his Broadway debut with 'The Pee-wee Herman Show' (2010).
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Paul Reubens
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Birth Date:
August 27, 1952
Died:
July 30, 2023
Nationality:
United States
Sun Sign:
Virgo
Natural hair color:
Brown
Eye Color:
Light Brown
Height:
5 ft 11 in | 180 cm
Weight:
72 kg | 159 lbs
Shoe Size:
Not available
He played character Pee-wee Herman in films Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980), Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), Back to the Beach (1987), Big Top Pee-wee (1988) and Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016).
He was nominated for the Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Performance for his role as Andy in comedy drama film Life During Wartime (2009).
He voiced Lock in stop-motion animated musical dark fantasy film The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993).
Pandemonium (1982) - Johnson
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) - Amilyn
Dunston Checks In (1996) - Buck LaFarge
Accidental Love (2015) - Edwin
Voice roles
Flight of the Navigator (1986) - Trimaxion/Max
Dr. Dolittle (1998) - Raccoon
Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure (2013) - Screwy Squirrel
The Smurfs (2011) and The Smurfs 2 (2013) - Jokey Smurf
He starred as Pee-wee in CBS television series Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986–1990), for which he was nominated for several Daytime Emmy Awards.
He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Andrew J. Lansing III in CBS sitcom Murphy Brown (1995-1997).
He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special for his role as Pee-wee Herman in television special The Pee-wee Herman Show (2011).
He won the NAVGTR Award for Supporting Performance in a Comedy for his voice role as Bat-Mite in Cartoon Network animated series Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2009–2011).
He was nominated for the Gold Derby TV Award for Comedy Guest Actor for his role as Gerhardt Hapsburg in NBC satirical sitcom 30 Rock (2006) in episode "Black Tie".
He won a BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award for Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role for his voice role as The Milk Man in Disney XD animated series Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (2014).
He voiced Pavel in Disney XD animated science fiction series Tron: Uprising (2012-2013).
The Blacklist (2014-2015) NBC - Mr. Vargas
Gotham (2015-2017) Fox - Elijah Van Dahl
He voiced Dybbuk in The CW superhero series Legends of Tomorrow (2018-2019).
Graduated from Sarasota High School in 1970.
Attended Boston University.
Had younger brother, Luke Rubenfeld and sister, Abbey Rubenfeld.
He was a member of comedy troupe The Groundlings.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6562 Hollywood Boulevard in 1988.
He voiced Ivor in video games: Minecraft: Story Mode (2015) and Minecraft: Story Mode - Season 2 (2017).
He voiced Willard Wyler in video game Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (2016).
Paul died on July 30, 2023, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 70.
He dated actress Debi Mazar (1993-1999).
He was married to Charlene Gail Chandi Heffner and Brooke Ashley.