In 1986, one of the most unusual and iconic kids' TV shows debuted. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "PEE-WEE'S PLAYHOUSE THEME") PAUL REUBENS: (As Pee-wee Herman) Hey. CYNDI LAUPER: (Singing) Come in and pull ...

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 14: Actor Paul Reubens 'Pee-wee Herman' speaks onstage at the 10th Annual TV Land Awards at the Lexington Avenue Armory on April 14, 2012 in New ...

Our culture’s inability to contend with mortality places artists like Paul Reubens in a domain that was uniquely his, where he maintained the illusion that benevolent childishness defies aging. This ...

Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman posing for a portrait while promoting 'The Pee-wee Herman Show' live stage play in Los Angeles. "I was scheduled to do a final interview with him the week after Paul ...

Paul Reubens has left the Earth, riding a sporty red-and-white bicycle into that Puppetland from whose bourn no traveler returns, but leaving us with his great creation and alter ego: Pee-wee Herman.

For the first time, meet the man behind the character. Check out the Pee-wee as Himself trailer for the upcoming two-part documentary starring Paul Reubens. Pee-wee as Himself, directed by Matt Wolf, ...

Actor and comedian Paul Reubens has passed away at the age of 70 after a private, years-long battle with cancer. RIP. For many of us, he was an inspiration: Pee-wee never let the world tell him he was ...

Reubens' work included the 1985 film Pee-wee's Big Adventure and the children's show Pee-wee's Playhouse, which produced new episodes from 1986 to 1990. The actor Paul Reubens, best known for his work ...

Paul Reubens’s trademark style took plenty of its inspiration from a performer long forgotten. By Guy Trebay Origin stories are notoriously hard to pin down in the humor business, since only the ...

When remembering Paul Reubens' Pee-wee Herman, most people likely associate him with the Tim Burton classic Pee-wee's Big Adventure, a wild comedy that follows Pee-wee as he travels across America ...