That stayed with me. I had a pull-string [Pee-wee] doll hanging above my bed, and I took a photo of the doll in my high school intro to photography class — that photo is still on my refrigerator.

First, Reubens, who died in 2023, had been constructing his own identity for decades.He spent so many years making talk show ...

In Pee-wee As Himself, Reubens shares insights about how he developed his most iconic character, a persona that soon became all-consuming.Although Reubens performed in many improvisational groups ...

The first time we see Paul Reubens in the documentary “Pee-wee as Himself,” he is not playing Pee-wee Herman, the antic man-child he portrayed in comedy routines, movies, a children’s TV ...

'Pee-wee as Himself,' a two-part documentary directed by Matt Wolf premiering Friday on HBO, supplies a vivid portrait of Paul Reubens, who receded behind his character.

The man behind Pee-wee Herman, Paul Reubens (Blow), is ready to truly reveal himself.It’s just unfortunate that his definitive documentary, Pee-wee as Himself, had to come out posthumously.. The ...

You know him as "Pee-wee Herman," but in a new documentary, he wants you to know him simply as Paul Reubens."Pee-wee as Himself," a two-part HBO series, shows a side of the beloved children's ...

Opening Shot: The actor, out of Pee-wee uniform but tended to by hair and makeup, sits close-up in center of the frame, announcing himself: “Hi. It’s Paul Reubens.

‘Pee-wee as Himself’ Review: Paul Reubens Explores Pee-wee Herman, and His Own Identity, in Revealing HBO Doc. Culled from 40 hours of interviews and thousands of hours of archival footage ...

Paul Reubens’s performance as Pee-wee Herman gave fans “license to be weird.” At an underground cabaret, he cheered on his community of renegades. Paul Reubens, as seen in the documentary ...