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Pee-wee Herman is a comedy character created and portrayed by the American comedian Paul Reubens.He starred in films and television series during the 1980s. The childlike Pee-wee Herman character developed as a stage act that quickly led to an HBO special in 1981.
When Reubens and the producers of Pee-wee's Big Adventure saw Burton's work on Vincent (1982) and Frankenweenie, they decided to hire him. [7] Burton felt that he connected with Reubens's personality and the humor of the Pee-wee Herman Show. [8] After hiring Burton, Reubens, Phil Hartman and Michael Varhol revised the script. [9]
Rubens, known for his beloved character Pee-wee Herman, died on July 30 from acute hypoxic respiratory failure at the age of 70, after keeping his cancer diagnosis private for years.
The show was developed from Reubens's popular stage show and the TV special The Pee-wee Herman Show, produced for HBO, which was similar in style but featured much more adult humor. In 2004 and 2007, Pee-wee's Playhouse was ranked No. 10 and No. 12 on TV Guide ' s Top Cult Shows Ever, respectively.
How to Watch the Best Pee-wee Movies and Shows Online: From ‘Pee-Wee’s Playhouse’ to ‘Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure’ Anna Tingley August 4, 2023 at 12:24 PM
Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman ('Pee-wee's Playhouse,' CBS, 'Pee-wee's Big Adventure,' 1985 and more) Impatient, fun-loving, spoiled and yet devoted to friends like Chairy, Jambi, Miss Yvonne ...
Pee-wee's first name came from a one-inch Pee Wee brand harmonica Reubens had as a child, and the surname Herman was the last name of an energetic boy Reubens knew from his youth. [ 13 ] [ 26 ] The original small, gray suit Pee-wee wore had been handmade for Groundlings Director and Founder Gary Austin , who passed it on to Reubens.
Pee-wee Herman had all the wide-eyed enthusiasm for the world and its people that Mr. Rogers had, but “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” came with an added dose of mirth: a chair named Chairry, a King of ...