Paul Reubens, the actor best known for portraying the irrepressible, joyfully childlike Pee-wee Herman, died Sunday night after a private bout of cancer. He was 70.

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    1 year ago

    Phil Hartman was in the original stage show, The Pee-Wee Herman Show, which was not a kids show. And he was in the kids’ show.

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      1 year ago

      I know, its a major bummer. I grew up on Pee-wee;s Play House as a kid. Then the other rolls like Cheech and Chong, Blow, etc the guy had massive depth as an actor.

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        1 year ago

        Pee Wee’s Big Adventure is a godamned classic.
        I love him in Batman Returns, it just cracks me up when I see him, but man he sold that role. Tons of people never even realized he was in it.

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          1 year ago

          Thats his genius, pre peewee he was a staple in the Cheech and Chong movies.

          /fuck today is a darker world…

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            1 year ago

            I never knew that, I’ll check that out thanks. I first knew him from Playhouse.