Biography
Paul Reubens (born Paul Rubenfeld) was an American actor and comedian. He created and performed the character Pee-wee Herman, beginning with stage work in the late 1970s and a 1982 show that led to an HBO special. He joined the Los Angeles improv troupe The Groundlings in the 1970s after studying at the California Institute of the Arts.
Reubens starred as Pee-wee in the films Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) and Big Top Pee-wee (1988), and in the television series Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986–1990). He provided the voice of Lock in The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) and appeared in films including Batman Returns (1992), Matilda (1996) and Blow (2001). Reubens died on 30 July 2023.
