Highest rated as cast or director
Paul Reubens's 6 titles from the 1980s have a median Balasaur Score of 69, led by Pee-wee's Playhouse (79) and The Pee-wee Herman Show (78), against 63 for those from the 2010s.
Biography
Paul Reubens (August 27, 1952 – July 30, 2023) was an American actor, writer, film producer, game show host, and comedian, best known for his character Pee-wee Herman. Reubens joined the Los Angeles troupe The Groundlings in the 1970s and started his career as an improvisational comedian and stage actor. In 1982 he began appearing in a show about a character he had been developing for years. The show, called The Pee-wee Herman Show, ran for five sold-out months, and HBO produced a successful special about it. Pee-wee became an instant cult figure and, for the next decade, Reubens was completely committed to his character, doing all of his public appearances and interviews as Pee-wee. His feature film Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), directed by the then-unknown Tim Burton, was a financial and critical success and soon developed into a cult film. Its sequel, Big Top Pee-wee (1988), was less successful. Between 1986 and 1990, Reubens starred as Pee-wee in the CBS Saturday-morning children's program Pee-wee's Playhouse.
Acted in 108
2020s
- 2024
- 2023
- 2021
The Crown with a Shadow
Oliver (voice)
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
The Riddler / Sunbather (voice)
- 2013
The Final Moments of Karl Brant
Bennett Ferryman
- 2012
- 2011
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
Pee-wee Herman (Appearance)
- 2010
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
Pee-Wee Herman (archive footage)
2000s
- 2008
- 2007
Area 57
The Alien
- 2006
Re-Animated
Golly Gopher (voice)
Campus Ladies
TV
- 2005
Hopeless Pictures
TV
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
Rugrats: Babies in Toyland
Hermie the Elf (voice)
The Groovenians
Jet/The Bubbie
The Groovenians
Jet / The Bubble (voice) · 1 episode
- 2001
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
- 1997
Buddy
Professor Spatz
- 1996
- 1993
- 1992
- 1990
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Pee-Wee Herman (archive footage)
1980s
- 1989
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
Pee-wee Herman
- 1988
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Pee-wee Herman
- 1987
It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration
Pee-wee Herman
Dolly
Pee-wee Herman · 1 episode
- 1986
- 1985
- 1984
Meatballs: Part II
Albert
Pinocchio
Pinocchio
Cheeseball Presents
Pee-Wee Herman
- 1983
The Paragon of Comedy
Arnie / Pee-wee Herman
- 1982
Lily for President?
Pee Wee Herman
Pandemonium
Johnson
Twilight Theatre
Pee Wee Herman
- 1981
- 1980
The Frankenstones
Freaky Frankenstone (voice) · 11 episodes
Pray TV
Jack Chudnowski
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
Cafe Counter Guy
Midnight Madness
Pinball City Proprietor
1970s
- 1979
Working Stiffs
TV
- 1978
School, Girls, and You!
Wally Bile
- 1975
A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts
Movie
1960s
- 1968
The Brotherhood
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
No release date
Wrote 7
Produced 6
Directed 3
Other crew 1
2020s
- 2024
The House from...
In Memory Of
Art department 1
1980s
- 1985
Created 1
1980s
- 1986
Appearances21
2020s
- 2025
- 2024
- 2021
- 2020
2010s
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Self
- 2012
Beauty Is Embarrassing
Self
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
- 2003
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Self
1990s
- 1996
E! True Hollywood Story
Self · 1 episode
- 1993
1980s
- 1980
All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special
Self
Thanked in the credits1
1990s
- 1994
