"Pee-wee as Himself" reveals Paul Reubens’ struggle for control—on and off screen
As Pee-wee Herman, Paul Reubens was a performance artist hiding in plain sight in mainstream popular culture. His fictional character, a hyperactive, bow-tied man-child, provided subversive messages ...
Pee-wee Herman Star Paul Reubens Recalls the 'Painful' Memory of Being Falsely Labeled a 'Pedophile' on His Deathbed
In the upcoming HBO docuseries 'Pee-wee as Himself', which premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, Paul Reubens recalls the "painful" memory of being falsely labeled a "pedophile" following his ...
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'Pee-wee Herman' star Paul Reubens comes out as gay in documentary after death
The late Paul Reubens, aka Pee-wee Herman, is defining himself after years ... I have loved you all so much and enjoyed making art for you." In 1986, "Pee-wee's Playhouse" premiered on CBS and ...
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‘Pee-wee as Himself' Would Like You to Meet the Man Behind the Bowtie
This intensely private man, whose performance art alter-ego became an above-the ... This documentary ends up being both a definitive look at Pee-wee Herman and a reintroduction us to Reubens ...
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‘Pee-wee as Himself’ Review: The Late Paul Reubens Opens Up — When He Doesn’t Close Up — in an Expansive Portrait
Matt Wolf's two-part documentary gives the man behind Pee-wee Herman a platform to come out ... as Wolf and Reubens — never, we learn, an artist comfortable with surrendering creative authority ...
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‘Pee-wee Herman’ star Paul Reubens comes out as gay in posthumous documentary: ‘I was secretive about my sexuality’
Late actor Paul Reubens, known for portraying the character Pee-wee Herman, came out as gay in his posthumous HBO documentary. The two-part HBO special, which premiered at the Sundance Film ...
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"Pee-wee as Himself" reveals Paul Reubens’ struggle for control—on and off screen
As Pee-wee Herman, Paul Reubens was a performance artist hiding in plain sight in mainstream popular culture. His fictional character, a hyperactive, bow-tied man-child, provided subversive ...
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‘Pee-wee as Himself’ Would Like You to Meet the Man Behind the Bow Tie
This intensely private man, whose performance-art alter ego became an above-the ... most people knew who Paul Reubens was, and his non-Pee-wee Herman career as a character actor was as lauded ...
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‘Pee-wee as Himself’ Review: The Late Paul Reubens Opens Up — When He Doesn’t Close Up — in an Expansive Portrait
So says Paul Reubens — better remembered by many viewers as offbeat children’s entertainer Pee-wee Herman — at the ... we learn, an artist comfortable with surrendering creative authority ...
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‘Pee-wee as Himself’ Would Like You to Meet the Man Behind the Bow Tie
This intensely private man, whose performance-art alter ego became an above-the-title star of ... By the time he died, most people knew who Paul Reubens was, and his non-Pee-wee Herman career as a ...