“Playhouse” was a massive success ... People had never seen a photo of me other than Pee-wee Herman. And all of a sudden, I had a Charlie Manson mugshot.” “I lost control of my anonymity.

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 ...

The late Paul Reubens, aka Pee-wee Herman, is defining himself after years of speculation about the star's sexuality. Reubens reveals he was gay in the new two-part docuseries “Pee-wee as ...

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 ...

HBO documentary "Pee-wee as Himself" finds Paul Reubens addressing his complicated past in candid, heartbreaking form.

“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 ...

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 ...

Once hailed as the charming and eccentric star of Pee-wee's Playhouse, Reubens found himself ... eventually doing a Broadway adaptation of 'The Pee-wee Herman Show' in 2010, and the 2016 Netflix ...

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 ...

Reubens adapted the mannerisms when creating Pee-wee Herman. He and Guy later broke ... the chance to host a kid’s TV show, Pee-wee’s Playhouse. This also proved a huge success.