This fact is surely part of what gives Pee-wee’s Playhouse its art-school-project sheen: despite its success, it truly was a passion project for those that worked on it. “Being trusted to do ...

Actress Lynne Marie Stewart beside actor and comedian Paul Reubens, in CBS children’s television series “Pee-wee’s Playhouse,” filmed at Culver Studios in Culver City, California, 1989.

(NEXSTAR) — Lynne Marie Stewart, well-known for her roles on “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” has died, according to multiple reports. She was 78.