As Pee-wee Herman, Paul Reubens was a performance artist hiding in plain sight in mainstream popular culture. His fictional character, a hyperactive, bow-tied man-child, provided subversive messages ...

Paul Reubens' deathbed audio recording is featured in HBO Documentary Films' 'Pee-wee as Himself,' which premiered Thursday ...

Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman – Photo via Warner Bros Paul ... Saturday morning children’s television show, Pee-wee’s Playhouse, which ran from 1986 to 1990. As a result, Reubens decided ...

In the upcoming HBO docuseries 'Pee-wee as Himself', which premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, Paul Reubens recalls the "painful" memory of being falsely labeled a "pedophile" following his ...

Perhaps this unreliable narrative applies instead to Herman, the uncanny ... the five-year run of his landmark kids’ series “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” — that are already firmly embedded ...

“I was pursuing the Pee-wee Herman career ... landing the star his Emmy-winning children’s show, “Pee-wee’s Playhouse,” and two hit films. (A third, far less celebrated Pee-wee ...

With Pee-wee Herman standing as one of pop culture ... The second episode picks up with Pee-wee’s Playhouse and many of the show’s key collaborators, including Laurence Fishburne, Lynne ...

was more than the star of “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” or “Pee-wee’s Playhouse.” He was, in his commitment to Herman, his inventive world-building and his remarkable popularity ...

As Pee-wee Herman, Paul Reubens was a performance artist ... and his classic Saturday morning TV show, “Pee-wee’s Playhouse.” Fans adored his playful insouciance as he celebrated difference ...