“Pee-wee as Himself,” touches on the highs and lows of Reubens’ life and career prior to his fame. He gets a call to work with Steve Martin. He loses his ex to AIDS. And he fails an audition for “ ...

In 1986, CBS offered Reubens a Saturday morning kids show — “Pee-wee’s Playhouse ... However, that same year, his film follow-up, “Big Top Pee-wee,” was a maligned flop ...

Reubens also co-wrote the script with Phil Hartman and Michael Varhol. It spawned two sequels, Big Top Pee-wee (1988) and Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016).

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 ...

A sequel, “Big Top Pee-wee” (1988), was less successful but ... another Jewish comedian whose 1960s kids show also managed to appeal to children as well as adults who were in on the joke.

It was Paul Reubens' second turn at bat. The actor, then 35, had already rocketed to fame as Pee-wee Herman, the ...

Matt Wolf's documentary 'Pee-wee as Himself' gives Paul Reubens, the man behind the Pee-wee Herman alter ego, a platform to come out of the closet.

Elizabeth Daily, who played Dottie in 'Pee-wee's Big Adventure,' film writer Larry ... brilliant about being able to feel like you’re a kid again. Pee-wee’s Playhouse was really successful ...

Reubens is candid and perhaps regretful about some of his controlling behavior on the show, and its eventual demise; ditto some of the choices made on Big Top Pee-wee. It’s in the frequently ...