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.

Commentary: 'Pee-wee as Himself' looks at Paul Reubens' legacy, but it's also a reminder of a unique era in pop culture that ...

Original stars from the film reunite to benefit Stand Up to Cancer, fighting the disease the claimed Paul Reubens in 2023 ...

The Pee-wee Herman Show was a first for The Groundlings. On February 7, 1981, Reubens helped take The Groundlings in a new direction when he premiered The Pee-wee Herman Show, ...

When Reubens’ Pee-wee Herman character started gaining traction, he decided to keep his sexual orientation private. 17. Reubens, seen here in 2016, died last July after a secret battle with cancer.

Paul Reubens — aka Pee-wee Herman — left a heartbreaking phone message for filmmaker Matt Wolf the day before he died. The two had been collaborating on "Pee-wee Herman as Himself." ...

One summer afternoon, bored out of our minds, my friend Eileen and turned my childhood home’s bathroom into a beauty salon.

Pee-wee Herman began as a stage character for Reubens, growing a cult audience into multiple films and hitting a peak with the children’s program Pee-wee’s Playhouse.

What was it like to work with Paul Reubens? The man behind Pee-wee Herman. Pee-wee as Himself is a beautiful, touching ...

Pee-wee Herman is credited as “Himself” in the film’s acting credits; Reubens himself is credited only as a cowriter. Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman and Tim Burton. Courtesy of HBO ...

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Now the new HBO docuseries “Pee-wee as Himself” explores the man behind the iconic character, opening a window into his never ...