The Untold Truth Of Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens entertained millions as Pee-wee Herman, but he could never leave the character completely behind - even in his personal life. For the star of "Pee-wee's Playhouse," the line between character and actor was often blurry.
#PaulReubens #PeeWeeHerman #Truth
The inspiration for Pee-wee | 0:00
Whose show idea was it? | 1:11
Favorite place in California | 2:30
Refused interviews | 3:14
Bailed out by an unlikely person | 4:20
Wasn't his first arrest | 5:18
Wanted to play Pee-wee forever | 6:03
Pee-wee took over his life | 7:06
Props and memorabilia | 7:47
What he was most proud of | 8:41
Voiceover By: Tim Bensch
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[@GrungeHQ]

Rest in peace Paul Reubens, thank you for the laughs and memories.

[@hizzlemobizzle]

Did I miss something? Why does this make it seem like he created the Pee Wee character for kids? It was originally created for an adult audience and was performed on stage. Why no footage of that?

[@derekllewellyn6663]

​@@hizzlemobizzledo you know what me too Derek Llewellyn feel like and Jennifer same thing to

[@aweewa5659]

I saw a fake news couple years ago that he passed. I saw that he was still alive.

[@KetoKassy]

Don't kid yourself, he's burning in H E double hockey sticks.

[@hizzlemobizzle]

@@KetoKassy Did you read that in your tarot cards? you know who else is going to H E double hockey sticks? You: "God forbids divination, the Bible tells us. In Leviticus 19:26, God exhorts: “Do not practice divination or seek omens.” Deuteronomy 18:9-13 urges staying away from divination and other occult practices: “When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate the detestable ways of the nations there. Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead.". Say hi to Pee Wee when you get there.

[@user-yv6kt2ig2e]

A secret Pee Wee story: I was the director of photography on the last two seasons of Pee Wee's Playhouse when Paul was financing the series. Every so often, he would invite children for the Make a Wish Foundation to the set. On that day, he would halt production and take the kids around to meet all the characters. The crew were told not to call him Paul, but only Pee Wee in front of them. Best of all, he insisted that no one tell anyone what he had done. He wanted no publicity for himself. He was a great man, a great human.

[@michaelapellet5253]

Awww that's so sweet and very kind of him for doing that for those kids that finally got there wish to come true @user-yv6kt2ig2e may he never be forgotten for that kind things he did for everyone and rest in peace forever.

[@rubygirl214]

My dad was the Production Designer on Pee Wee’s Big Adventure and stayed friends with him until he died. He was really loyal like that. I ended up working with him about 15 years after my dad when he guest starred on Ally McBeal. He was so incredibly kind and so much fun. He was a real gem.

[@Noone9227]

Unlike his mean sister.

[@hellomcflyy]

that man was a sweetheart....they really tried to trash his reputation...for no good reason...thanks for making me laugh, Paul - RIP

[@donkique956]

That’s so sweet of Paul.

[@christinathurmondon-camera5617]

He did nothing to gain popularity - nothing to get rich - he ONLY did things to make people laugh and feel good about themselves

[@daytonasayswhat9333]

How the hell do you know?

[@matt5415]

I was in the Army when Pee Wee’s Playhouse was on the air. I’d sit with a bunch of other Army guys in the day room and watch Pee Wee. We loved him.

[@LoveABun]

That’s awesome!! He would have come to do Pee-wee shows for the military had he known you guys watched his show!

[@stevedonohu7939]

I use to work/ TV repair cornish on saturdays 3.35 an hour sad and watched pe wee playhouse when slow which was a lot good memories pee wee the best it seems,,, SHALOM

[@justinquaylepate1358]

I cried like a baby when I found out he died, rest in peace Paul Ruebens I'll definitely keep your spirit alive

[@mantia39]

I did too. I'm still not completely over it....😢

[@justinquaylepate1358]

@@mantia39 me neither

[@bigneiltoo]

@@mantia39 It was like losing my best friend of 40 years.

[@daytonasayswhat9333]

Everyone’s always “crying” on KZbin.

[@jenniferlaynemusic]

Same

[@jacobstopper3804]

RIP Paul Reubens 1952-2023

[@ronartest7748]

people who beat their meat in public don't go to heaven

[@chipgarrett3139]

Anyone who grew up in the 80s cannot deny the influence of Paul. From the T.V. show to the movies and the dance, the toys and dolls... And if you were lucky and had cool parents, you could see him in Cheech and Chong, where he was always"SORRY HE TOOK THE MONEY!!! SOOOORRRYYYYY!!! He will be missed and his legend will only grow. Pee Wee was the grown up we all wanted to be. Still had his childish innocence.

[@jasonpalacios2705]

Absolutely.

[@jonnybarnard8578]

I'M NOT SORRRYY!!! AAHAHAHAHA!!!!

[@jamesvanderbeek19]

I'm a cool kid who became a cool parent..when I told my child the news..it was very sad.

[@jamesvanderbeek19]

my favorite Cheech and Chong part was him as the hotel attendant...when he said. i think they're iranian...and he said thank you..was gold

[@jonnybarnard8578]

@@jamesvanderbeek19 I love next movie, the space coke at the end is pretty great too. Just outta nowhere, aliens with space coke lol

[@sallykohorst8803]

Yes RIP REUBEN. Thanks for telling his story. He will be missed.

[@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety]

Kids today need Pee Wee's Playhouse.

[@justtere]

They also need Schoolhouse Rock.

[@KassiusFineArt]

So do us adults. 😊

[@sheilaholmes996]

@@KassiusFineArtjust what I was thinking.

[@sheilaholmes996]

@@justtereand the Electric Company.

[@lorenzodicapo6305]

​@@sheilaholmes996Hey you guys!

[@Blitzkrieg1976]

So what. There's more scandalous crap from other actors. He was legit in an adult theater. NEVER A CHILD PREDATOR. Obviously someone was stalking him to divulge that, but I think he was a wonderful character to me, an adult born in '76. My friends and I have fond silly memories, and are supporters of his legacy. Look up his HBO special. It's f'n hilarious!!! RIP, Pee-Wee.❤️

[@alvininthechipmonks]

And meanwhile ezra miller has MULTIPLE restraining orders from CHILDREN, abduction charges, documented cases of assult on film, harassment lawsuits, was evading the feds. Yet the media/Hollywood doesn't want to say a bad word against ezra. Absolutely disgusting. Shame on them

[@aprettygothichick]

The fact that he was arrested for that while watching an adult film has always bafled me. Why even have an adult theather that shows that kind of thing if you are gonna call the cops on someone yanking the sausage?

[@lishamarlar4597]

​@@aprettygothichick🤣🤣

[@Mrd9960]

​@@aprettygothichickI think possibly someone recognized him and set him up, to get caught, maybe an enemy of his, someone had to recognize him in there, it just seems really weird.

[@daveidmarx8296]

​@@BMFstudiosNYCAh well. Nobody's perfect.

[@CharlieHernandez-zy4ci]

He was amazing , I had the blessing of knowing him and he was so down to earth. RIP Paul.

[@Mrd9960]

Wow really? How did you know him

[@Dan-sb5sf]

what’s your story

[@Mrd9960]

@@Dan-sb5sf He's probably lying, it's sad, I don't know why people feel the need of doing this, I see this on here sometimes, with different celebs who have passed away, saying, oh yeah my dad's friend use to know him or, my brother used to know him and so on and so on, why even do that? Probably just to get attention maybe, I have no idea, really stupid though, after someone passes away, saying this.

[@Dan-sb5sf]

@@Mrd9960 i hv, too. apparently, PR made himself accessible to ‘commoners.’ he spoke of accepting invitations from total strangers on a talk show once.

[@williamdavis4809]

It's also just as common for people to call complete strangers liars for no apparent reason.

[@matthewdrummond1340]

He should have used what essentially became the Fred Willard defense. To paraphrase the late Mr. Willard at his trial, "It was adult theater DUH! What did expect when you walk in???"

[@Rebirth602]

He was a human being. Nothing more, nothing less. Gonna miss you Paul! Thanks for everything!

[@InvisibleYetVisible]

Human or not, you can't be caught jacking in a bit theatre. It's just not on 😂

[@daytonasayswhat9333]

What?

[@InvisibleYetVisible]

@@daytonasayswhat9333 what's there to explain? The guy was caught jacking in public and then he tried to do the Pee Wee Herman voice to the cops 😂 I mean.... 😂 I'm in stitches even thinking about it.

[@daytonasayswhat9333]

@@InvisibleYetVisible not you.

[@ChaoticOrcPaladin]

RIP Paul. You and Jim Varney were my childhood heroes. I'll never forget y'all.

[@ericgaskins571]

Hey Verne! That was the craziest tv show for kids I've ever seen

[@ChaoticOrcPaladin]

@@ericgaskins571 it really was craziness, almost as zany as Peewee's Playhouse! Ernest Goes to Camp will always be my favorite Ernest movie.

[@Undercover5100]

​@@ChaoticOrcPaladinMy favorite movie was Ernest Saves Christmas. I knew nothing about Jim Varney's death until Toy story 3 was released in theaters. I can't believe that man was a heavy smoker. I swore I wouldn't cry over his death but after I conducted research, I broke down and cried.

[@ChaoticOrcPaladin]

@Undercover5100 I don't blame you a bit! I probably shed a few tears myself! We had Goes to Camp on VHS. MY sister and I watched it nearly every weekend. One of my grandmas had Goes to Jail on tape and we watched it every other weekend!

[@jooleebilly]

"Heard any good jokes lately?" Best comeback line ever! I Love You, Pee-Wee. Still wanna know why there were cops in an adult movie house, and why they only arrested him, nobody else, for doing the thing those theaters were specifically built for. He didn't expose himself TO anyone, for freak's sake! I think the boomers and the Moral Majority couldn't handle his originality. I love that he fully embraced being weird, and made it okay for all the kids who didn't fit in to be themselves. He gave us encouragement to let our freak flags fly!

[@DynoGreen313]

boomers were the hippies so ...i don't think they disliked pee wee at all

[@billyfubar2748]

He chose a tough job. He made material for kids but he's still an adult That's a hard balance for anyone

[@Mrd9960]

Same with Mr Rogers

[@hizzlemobizzle]

especially when the pee wee character was created for an adult audience.

[@hizzlemobizzle]

@@Mrd9960 ?

[@Mrd9960]

@@hizzlemobizzle You never heard of Mr Roger's? Fred Rogers, there was a show in the 1980s, called Mr Rogers Neighborhood, it was mostly for young kids, google it, you will find out more about it.

[@ThriftShopHustler]

I heard some very personal stories about what kind of person he was behind the character. Lets just say, he was a very amazing person.

[@billsloan]

I'm not saying that you should villify him for it now but he did leave at Paul's arrest for child Pornography.

[@isaacgraham5727]

@@BMFstudiosNYCit wasn’t child pornography and he wasn’t a pedophile. It was vintage gay porn from the ‘50s and ‘60s - the sort of thing a lonely gay kid growing up at the time would have hidden under his bed. Muscle mags and stuff. Out of like 30,000 pictures in the collection there were maybe a dozen that were of guys who were maybe around 16 or so touching each other on the thigh. That’s what they called “child pornography” in that case and it’s why the indictment was downgraded to just “possession of an obscene image”. Look, if he had actually been busted for kiddie porn or there was the slightest amount of evidence for that, I’d say “screw it, he deserves to be tarred with that brush.” But that just wasn’t the case. A lot like his two arrests in Sarasota, it came from him essentially being furtive and shameful about his own homosexuality. I’ll never understand why he never came out, either.

[@4yay]

​​@@BMFstudiosNYCActually they were wrestling magazines with 19 year old boy on it bought in a lot of 1000 items. Looks like you are the creep. He was an amazing human being by all accounts of people who knew him. Sounds like you are deflecting

[@sandrashevel2137]

He was a great actor, comedian. If you walk into an adult film you must expect to see some stuff. That was not all who he was in life. Bless your soul, you are missed. RIP

[@nastyc85]

You mean we expect someone to jack off & bust a load?

[@tiediegymnasts920]

Who cares about that crap he was great at what he did

[@kaleybrowning]

It gets on my nerves how people talk so badly about him masturbating in a pornographic movie theater. What did people expect him to do, his taxes?

[@eastonwashere]

I feel like that was a lot of peoples view on it. So many great memories of growing up are with him. Rip.

[@FredFredrickson-bip-bang]

I have a t-shirt that's been hanging in my closet for about thirty years with a "Screen Stars" tag. On the front it has a drawing of Pee-Wee's head and shoulders with the iconic red bow tie. There are words on the front which continue on the back after the ellipses. "Those of you without sin cast the first stone...I bet it will stick to the palm of your hand!"

[@dmax64]

Fun fact Paul Ruebens credited Phil Hartman with helping him create Pee Wee when they were both members of the Groundlings.

[@simondavis750]

Hartman funded the first stage presentation and was co-writer on PeeWees Big Adventure. One would hope he would get credit. He was along for the ride from day one.

[@suzycatipiller821]

Pee Wee is riding his red bike in the clouds entertaining anyone he meets. RIP Pee Wee. Your light will always be bright and I will miss you ❤

[@billsloan]

I'm not saying that you should villify him for it now but he did leave at Paul's arrest for child Pornography.

[@Kimbers58]

Loved Pee Wee ❤ RIP Paul 🕊🕊

[@CraftTasticAnimations]

He will be missed more than ever.

[@billsloan]

I'm not saying that you should villify him for it now but he did leave at Paul's arrest for child Pornography.

[@mattbl0x410]

@@billsloanit wasn’t confirmed

[@mr.g1758]

Society judges us all for the worst thing we do in life. Everyone makes mistakes. I've read how Paul was a kind and caring person and though I wasn't a PeeWee fan, I always thought of him as clever and a decent guy. RIP.

[@Undercover5100]

I hear you. I wasn't a Pee wee fan either. I literally said that I would rather watch Susie Q or Wish upon a star with Katherine Heigl over Pee Wee's big adventure. Now I am asking myself "How did that just happen?" All I say is Sleep with the angels Paul Rubens 🙏

[@mangrove]

Holy cow, I just realized that King of Cartoons was William H. Marshall, of Blacula fame.

[@bluewave7120]

Clever indeed he was...and a genuine caring nice guy!

[@billsloan]

I'm not saying that you should villify him for it now but he did leave at Paul's arrest for child Pornography.

[@ladymary22]

I don't think anyone believes Rubuens was a perfect human. But his character gave joy to so many. May his memory be a blessing.❤❤

[@kasatka.]

😓 My heart is broken. I've always & will always enjoy watching him. I'll miss you PeeWee. It isn't goodbye, it's see you later 😔💐💔✨

[@billsloan]

I'm not saying that you should villify him for it now but he did leave at Paul's arrest for child Pornography.

[@CherokeeBird]

Thank you Paul, for making my childhood great ❤

[@billsloan]

I'm not saying that you should villify him for it now but he did leave at Paul's arrest for child Pornography.

[@kathyo9420]

This hurts. Thanks Paul. We'll miss you, Pee Wee.

[@billsloan]

I'm not saying that you should villify him for it now but he did leave at Paul's arrest for child Pornography.

[@user-uy4no1ti1k]

If only this country has or had the blessed heart of this ever so gentle man, maybe there would still be hope !!! If only...................

[@jerrypolverino6025]

I always felt this man had tremendous talent. He was a comedic genius, akin to Charlie Chaplin. I will miss him.

[@WadeLife]

Jim Varney and Pee Wee were 2 very important figures in formulating my sense of humor and how I treat others nowadays thanks for everything Paul Reubens..🤙⚘️

[@darcicali7693]

❤ him !!!! Grew up with his shows and movies 👏👏 RIP

[@brian-ld4vd]

RIP Paul Reubens Way Too Soon.

[@kimbelsimpson7535]

My brother was a grown ass man when Pee Wee's Playhouse was on TV and he loved that show even though it was for kids and idiots but I liked his movies because he did a damn good job of playing a fool.

[@user-bl6ne3hc6n]

Paul was a super genius, never we will have such a talent, From Hamburger dude, to pee wee. GOD BLESS this brilliant man,😇😇😇

[@jasonpalacios2705]

As a little boy in the 1980's, he was my hero and it's sad that he passed. RIP Paul Reubens AKA Pee-Wee Herman.

[@CheebsCheeby]

I cried actual tears when I heard he passed. He wad a huge part of my childhood.

[@billsloan]

I'm not saying that you should villify him for it now but he did leave at Paul's arrest for child Pornography.

[@daytonasayswhat9333]

Everyone’s always “crying” on KZbin. “Literally.“

[@kimbelsimpson7535]

I remember the first time I ever saw Pee Wee Herman was in Cheech and Chong's next movie, where he played the overly rude hotel manager.

[@Obironnkenobi]

My Drama teacher in High School once told me: " Some of the best characters are perceived and a joke that the actor takes VERY seriously." I didn't understand exactly what he meant at the time, but I think that fits with how Paul played Pee-Wee.

[@robertmac7833]

Our world was BRIGHTENED by the sunshine when Paul was with us! There was laughter that was so SORELY needed and is even MORE NEEDED in these tumultuous days we are now living in! There was imagination, there was fantasy, and the ability for all of us to travel back to our childhood again. Paul so skillfully transported us there! Now the sunshine has gone out. But it’s gonna forever live in our hearts and through his movies. RIP, Pee Wee. You’ll never be forgotten!

[@donnamillermcnutt]

RIP Paul Reubens ❤you were, you are and you ALWAYS WILL BE a beautiful and inspiring man!!! XoxoxoX

[@layoung.]

Rest in Peace PeeWee always loved this character. . When he played parts other than PeeWee, I thought he did great in blow and Matilda, . I'm shocked you didn't have the clips from the Cheech and Chong days . Totally classic. Yes one of my go to, looking forward, miss those days, kind of admiration . I don't know who was a bigger fan of PeeWees okay house me or my kids. His arrest did nothing but ruin my Saturday morning when they removed his show. Boo on you Hollywood, your totally way more corrupt . Thanks. Good you remembered him.

[@technoir2584]

Some roles are just so popular and unforgettable that the actor just can't get away from it and it can be very difficult to move on. Pee Wee Herman, Steve Erkel, Ernest P Worrell, Kevin Mcallister, Screech Powers to name a few. Then there are actors who are very versatile in the roles that they play until they play something very dark or disturbing so well that you can't get that out of your head. Like Anthony Hopkins, I will always see Hannible Lecter. Arnold Schwarzenegger will always be the Terminator. Christoph Waltz as Colonel Hans Landa. Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman and so on. Rest in Peace Paul. You were kind of like the SpongeBob SquarePants of the 80's to me.

[@Chris-yv9tv]

Pee wee has went on his big adventure, r.i.p. pee wee

[@margiesoapyhairbillian4754]

May his memory be a blessing 🙌 🙏.

[@salmonsandwich3183]

ah yes. the only man in the history of the world to get in trouble for whacking it in a place where everybody whacks it.

[@robertmac7833]

It’s like, what did they expect him to do there? Read the Bible???

[@theevn7]

RIP Greatest legend

[@antoniodelrey164]

He was a funny guy and incredibly creative. We all have private lives and they should remain private. Funny how people love to embarrass others with their private life exposés but those same people keep their own skeletons in the closet. It takes a real low life to embarrass someone after they pass. Have a great adventure into your next life Pee Wee/Paul…

[@spottss]

Absolutely. That was a lot of bs that they want to drag a person down with.

[@dwaynecollins4974]

You know, I thought he crushed it when he appeared on MTV music awards. Walked up to the microphone and said "Have you heard any good jokes lately?" The crowd went wild😂 RIP Pee Wee!

[@daveidmarx8296]

​@@dwaynecollins4974I remember watching that live like it was yesterday. Pee Wee absolutely destroyed in that moment and it was like he magically erased all the bad publicity that came from his arrest. RIP Paul Reubens..❤

[@chrisv.4071]

Pee wee Herman a legend that this poor generation will never have the opportunity to have these great and fond memories of having pee wee in your childhood 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@Madmun357]

I was a teen in the 80s, not a child. And I always loved Pee Wee Herman. Still do. Rest in peace Paul. So what if he went to an adult theater, I doubt he had women flocking to him.

[@Madmun357]

@@sophiamarquis I love how you assume I'm American. I love how bothered you get by my use of the word love. I love the name Sophia, it reminds me of a girl in secondary school whose butt I loved.

[@Madmun357]

@@sophiamarquis I loved her butt...not their butt. Maybe you don't understand what love is. Many things can be loved. It doesn't have to be reserved only for special occasions.

[@CS-eb8sm]

Saturday mornings in the 80s wouldn’t have been the same without Pee Wee, RIP Paul

[@tonika7543]

He was known as a funny unique character in his own special way RIP Paul Reuben.

[@sammyspero3648]

A good old comedian, I'll never forget watching him on a Saturday morning.

[@dave3657]

Watching the show as an adult was my ‘dirty little secret’. I recorded the shows on VHS tapes and watched them when I needed cheered up. 📼 I never could go into work and say “Did you see what Pee Wee did on his show?” 😃 He’s riding his bicycle in the sky now. 🚴

[@pinebarrenpatriot8289]

Pee Wee's Big Adventure was no doubt one of the biggest cult classic movies from the 80's. He was good in the older Cheech and Chong movies and later in Blow. But Pee Wee's Big Adventure was his peak.

[@josephinemarieclayton7254]

I grew up watching pee-wee's playhouse. R. I. P. Paul Rubens He will always be one of my favourite finny actors.

[@Andthisyounowknow]

His community of people protect those in the tribe. Hollywood knew who he was but they could not fully endorse him into stardom! He has his dark side like most of us do!

[@papabear463]

I think Paul Reubens could’ve played a good Riddler

[@Capnobvious]

I’m an 80’s kid and grew up watching pee wees playhouse and loved pee wees big adventure. Later as an older teen young adult I found his adult comedy such as his roles in cheech n Chong movies the guys a trip !

[@fredfloyd34]

Well now hes got heaven broken up In laughter...What a wonderful human...shall be missed greatly.

[@christopherwall444]

As completely immersed into character as Pee Wee was..and best known only as Pee Wee..he was easily accepted as Paul too….friendly lovable person

[@chrisv.4071]

R.i.p. paul you suffered I. Your sickness here in this world but I'm sure your flying high with all the other angels lie yourself 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@KudoYoung]

I was born in 1988. Grew up with many of his antics.

[@mjcowgill7906]

God Bless You Always and may you rest in peace 🙏 ❤😂😅😊❤

[@dobermanowner7246]

Why do people bash someone who's dead? He never did sit down interviews? He was on Late night with David Letterman a bunch of times before he became a star, he was on Conan many times too. He was on Arsenio too. (why bring up his arrest, smh) I doubt his friends said he "wanted out" of being Pee Wee. Pee Wee was his bread & butter, plus Paul was in other movies as other characters. Long Live Pee Wee he brought joy to many! R.I.P. Paul Reubens.

[@nightslayer6951]

Rest in Peace Paul Reubens, you were a huge part of my childhood

[@billsloan]

I'm not saying that you should villify him for it now but he did leave at Paul's arrest for child Pornography.

[@nightslayer6951]

@@billsloan I know but he made up for his mistake

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

Devastated ❤💔

[@neutral6941]

RIP Paul R. 🙏

[@vancegilmore5821]

Pee Wee Paul was a very attractive and exquisitely hilarious gay man. I loved his work. He died on my birthday. He sure had a great life 😊

[@EzeePosseTV]

Lets not forget how well of a job he did doing the voice for the ships droid in the movie "Flight Of The Navigator" a lot of Pee-wee's character totally comes through the droid character.

[@dubester1982]

Yessssss!! I just watched this with my teenage son again a few months back. Still love that movie!

[@amynicole8928]

My sisters and I love pee wee!!! We always watched pee wees big adventure and playhouse ❤❤

[@ladymary22]

RIP Paul Rubens my favorite nerd.

[@Rashadroman]

A museum of television should be built in his name. Paul Ruebens National Museum of Television

[@jakeaaron]

I wish this would have touched more on his other acting rolls. He did do other work outside of the Pee Wee character.

[@nastyc85]

Yooooooo didn't know until now he voiced the navigator on the OG Star Tours.

[@JayB4rmOkc]

R.I.P to a legend for sure.

[@janmcfarlane1684]

I respect the flood of compliments for our dear PeeWee, but l sure wish the compliments came in as strong while he was alive. Reflecting on his unique fashion of acceptance for others should have been reciprocated and his career springboarded from the ever stirred up PeeWeePorn Adventure. He was so much more than a personal act that everyone has done, minus the children's show ball and chain that hiccupped this man's career. How genius to step up so quickly on stage to ask, "has anyone heard any good jokes lately?" I loved him even more that night. Tequila!! Cheers Mr. PeeWee ❤️

[@thetimetotakeastandj.g4985]

I loved him in blow rip Paul you won't be forgotten

[@demcadman]

Be well, Paul...wherever you went, I hope we get to see you somewhere down the road. 😢❤🎉

[@ROBYNMARKOW]

I was an extra in “Big Top Pee Wee” & saw for myself what a true professional he was .👌🏻

[@VeronicaMendoza-xh9or]

You are wonderful❤

[@campinatorxbox1610]

Not gonna lie I’m a 42 year old man started crying when I found out he died. My girlfriend was asking me why I was Crying and very embarrassed To tell her why.

[@Hellvine]

You have every right to mourn the loss of this legendary artist.

[@billsloan]

I'm not saying that you should villify him for it now but he did leave at Paul's arrest for child Pornography.

[@HollieMoodie]

I'm 40 and remember watching Pee Wee's Playhouse as a real little kid. I was very saddened when I heard Pee Wee died. :( I think everyone in our age group is sad.

[@Jervis-JehanYvesLaurent]

:) rip paul voice and play actor for pee wee 🤧👍🏽

[@collinreesejones5525]

A wonderful man, so good and funny! Rest Well Paul!

[@nywherebuthere]

Pee Wee was the dad we all wish we had. Instead we got alcoholics. 99%of 90s dad's were drunks.

[@tj921able]

Rest in Peace to Paul Reubens. Sound like he lived quite a fulfilling life.

[@lynemac2539]

I enjoyed his performance in 'Reno911: Miami'. It's short but fabulous!

[@insanefun1]

I remember watching him host that game show You Don't Know Jack. He was very quick-witted.

[@ET4eva9487]

God loves you ❤️🙏🌈🕯️

[@alancrisp1582]

🤔 You are at the wrong place ?. The Disney Channel is next door 🚪. Mary Poppins is waiting for you !..

[@DanalovesJohnLennon73]

I love Paul Nobody is perfect 🥰 💞 😊

[@VeronicaMendoza-xh9or]

I love him❤

[@mfburns7909]

My mom used to use super glue on her hands cuz they would get dry and crack. RIP to both 😢❤🙏

[@KiantraHall-fm2nx]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@wilmajansenvvuuren841]

RIP Paul🙇🙏🌹

[@michaelangelioliebers7601]

He was mentored by Phil Hartman whom him started his career from 1977 and 1980 was turned down for host Saturday Night Live and 1981 and 1985and 1988 his 2 movies came out and show 1986-1990 and toys and memrobilia was popular.

[@FManAngryAmerican]

Jim Parsons would be a great Pew Wee Herman.

[@TV-jv6rr]

This is my opinion but I think Tom Hiddleston (the actor that plays loki in the MCU) would play a really good Pee Wee as well.

[@HollieMoodie]

No, we don't need a new Pee Wee Herman. I hate it whenever that sh!t happens. Let the character die with the actor. Anyone new playing the character would just seem like a cheap knock-off and just ruin it.

[@schizoidboy]

Thinking about it Paul Reubens did what all the great comedians did in the past. He created a character and stayed with that character. Charlie Chaplin created the Tramp and the two essentially became one and the same despite being very different. The same with the Marx Brothers, Abbot and Costello, and any number of classic comedians.

[@KOKOANAPAR]

R.I.P sad he passed at only 70 but what an awesome 70 years.

[@user-hg9rp1yr5i]

He was in the movie "Blow" with Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz. He did a good job.