Paul Reubens Biography (1952-)

Original name, Paul Rubenfeld; born August 27, 1952, in Peekskill, NY; raisedin Sarasota, FL; son of Milton (a lamp store owner and automobile salesperson) and Judy (a lamp store owner and teacher) Rubenfeld; companion of Chandi Heffner. Addresses: Contact: 6640 Sunset Blvd., Suite 203, Los Angeles,CA 90028.; Agent: United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Fifth Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: I/D Public Relations, 8409 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Comedian, actor
Birth Details: August 27, 1952; Peekskill, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Pinball proprietor, Midnight Madness, Buena Vista, 1980
Waiter, The Blues Brothers, Universal, 1980
Howie Hamburger (the hamburger dude), Cheech and Chong's Nice Dreams (also known as Nice Dreams), Columbia, 1981
Johnson, Pandemonium (also known as Thursday the Twelfth),Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1981
Dream On, 1981
Paul Mall and voice of Max, Flight of the Navigator, Buena Vista,1986
Amilyn, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
Penguin's father, Batman Returns (also known as Batman 2 and The New Batman), Warner Bros., 1992
FBI agent, Matilda (also known as Roald Dahl's Matilda), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1996
La Farge, Dunston Checks In, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
Voice of Lock, The Nightmare before Christmas (animated; also known as Tim Burton's The Nightmare before Christmas), Buena Vista, 1996
Professor Spatz, Buddy, Columbia, 1997
Voice of Fife, Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (animated; also known as Beauty and the Beast 2), Buena Vista, 1997
Voice of Raccoon, Dr. Doolittle, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
The Spleen, Mystery Man, Universal, 1999
Arvid Henry, South of Heaven, West of Hell, Phaedra Cinema, 2000
Derek Foreal, Blow, New Line Cinema, 2001
Himself, Mayor of the Sunset Strip, First Look Pictures Releasing,2004
Voice of Dennis, Teacher's Pet (animated; also known as Disney's Teacher's Pet), Buena Vista, 2004
as Pee-Wee Herman
Desk clerk, Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (also known as High Encounters (of the Ultimate Kind)), Universal, 1980
Albert/Hare Krishna, Meatballs, Part II (also known as Space Kid), TriStar, 1984
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Warner Bros., 1985
Back to the Beach, Paramount, 1987
Big Top Pee-Wee, Paramount, 1988
Film Producer
(And set decorator [uncredited]) Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Warner Bros., 1985
Big Top Pee-Wee, Paramount, 1988
Television Appearances
Series
Voice of Freaky Frankenstone, The Flintstones (animated), NBC, 1981-1984
Wally Bile, Likely Stories, Vol. 2, Cinemax, beginning 1983
Pee-Wee Herman and Billy Baloney, Pee-Wee's Playhouse, CBS, 1986-1991
Andrew J. Lansing III, Murphy Brown, CBS, 1995-1996
Troy Stevens, You Don't Know Jack, ABC, 2001
Movies
Jack Chudnowski, Pray TV (also known as K-GOD), 1980
Specials
Cafe counter guy, Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty, 1980
Pee-Wee Herman, The Pee-Wee Herman Show, HBO, 1981
Child educator, Lily for President, CBS, 1982
The Paragon of Comedy, Showtime, 1984
Pee-Wee Herman, Rock 'n' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular, CBS, 1985
Pee-Wee Herman, Wildest West Show of the Stars, CBS, 1986
Pee-Wee Herman, It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration (alsoknown as Howdy Doody's 40th Anniversary and Howdy Doody's 40th Birthday Special), syndicated, 1987
Pee-Wee Herman, A Special Evening of Pee-Wee's Playhouse, CBS, 1987
Pee-Wee Herman, Christmas Special (also known as Christmas at Pee Wee's Playhouse, Pee-Wee Herman's Christmas Special, and Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special), CBS, 1988
Pee-Wee Herman, Sesame Street Special (also known as Put down the Duckie), PBS, 1988

Pee-Wee Herman, Hats Off to Minnie Pearl: America Honors Minnie Pearl, The Nashville Network, 1992
Comic Relief's 10th Anniversary, HBO, 1996
Himself, Canned Ham: Mystery Man, Comedy Central, 1999
Voices of Jet and the Bubble, The Groovenians (animated short), The Cartoon Network, 2002
Himself, E! 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment History (documentary), E! Entertainment Television, 2003
Awards Presentations
Pee-Wee Herman, The American Comedy Awards (also known as FirstAnnual American Comedy Awards), ABC, 1987
Pee-Wee Herman, The 14th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1987
Pee-Wee Herman, The 60th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC,1988
Pee-Wee Herman, The MTV Video Music Awards, syndicated, 1991
Presenter, The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel, 2001
Episodic
Working Stiffs, CBS, 1979
Dickie Nimitz, "Long before We Met," Mork & Mindy, ABC, 1981
Pee-Wee Herman, Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1982, 1983,and 1984
(As Pee-Wee Herman) Pinocchio, "Pinocchio," Faerie Tale Theatre, Showtime, 1984
(As Pee-Wee Herman) Host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1985
Pee-Wee Herman, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1985
Pee-Wee Herman, "Episode 1," Dolly, ABC, 1987
Pee-Wee Herman, "Toyland," 227, NBC, 1987
Pee-Wee Herman, The Late Show with Joan Rivers, syndicated, 1987
Himself, The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television,1998
Voice, Disney's Hercules (animated), ABC and syndicated, 1998
Himself, Raw Is War, USA Network, 1999
Russell, "Hackidu," Everybody Loves Raymond, CBS, 2000
Louis, "Cloudy Skies, Chance of Parade," Ally McBeal, Fox, 2001
Himself, "Tim Burton: Trick or Treat," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
Himself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2001
Himself, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 2001
Himself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001
Voice of Hermie the elf, "Babies in Toyland," Rugrats (animated),Nickelodeon, 2002
Also appeared in The Gong Show, NBC; and in The Dating Game.
Pilots
Pee-Wee Herman, Buckshot, ABC, 1980
Television Work
Series
Director, executive producer, set decorator, and title designer (with others), Pee-Wee's Playhouse, CBS, 1986-1991
Creative consultant, You Don't Know Jack, ABC, 2001
Television Director
Specials
(And producer) The Pee-Wee Herman Show, HBO, 1981
(And executive producer) A Special Evening of Pee-Wee's Playhouse,CBS, 1987
Christmas Special (also known as Christmas at Pee Wee's Playhouse, Pee-Wee Herman's Christmas Special, and Pee-Wee's PlayhouseChristmas Special), CBS, 1988
Stage Appearances
Pee-Wee Herman, The Pee-Wee Herman Show, Groundlings Theatre, LosAngeles, beginning 1980, then the Roxy, Los Angeles, c. 1981
Reid Evan Wilson, Beverly Winwood Presents the Actors Showcase, Groundlings Theatre, 2002
Appeared in productions of the Asolo Theatre, Sarasota, FL, as a child.
Stage Producer
The Pee-Wee Herman Show, Groundlings Theatre, Los Angeles, beginning 1980, then the Roxy, Los Angeles, c. 1981
RECORDINGS
Music Videos
"Tequila," by the Champs, c. 1985
"All Star," by Smash Mouth, 1999
Elton John's manager, "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore," by Elton John, 2001
WRITINGS
Screenplays
(With Phil Hartman and Michael Varhol) Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Warner Bros., 1985
(With George McGrath) Big Top Pee-Wee, Paramount, 1988
Teleplays
Series
(With others) Twilight Theater (also known as Steve Martin's Twilight Theater), NBC, beginning c. 1982
Pee-Wee's Playhouse, CBS, 1986-1991
You Don't Know Jack (based on the game of the same name), ABC, 2001
Specials
The Pee-Wee Herman Show, HBO, 1981
The Paragon of Comedy, Showtime, 1984
A Special Evening of Pee-Wee's Playhouse, CBS, 1987
Christmas Special (also known as Christmas at Pee Wee's Playhouse, Pee-Wee Herman's Christmas Special, and Pee-Wee's PlayhouseChristmas Special), CBS, 1988
Television Music
Theme music, Pee-wee's Playhouse (series), CBS, 1986-1991
Song "Oh, It's Christmas in the Playhouse," Christmas Special (special; also known as Christmas at Pee Wee's Playhouse, Pee-Wee Herman's Christmas Special, and Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special),CBS, 1988
Writings for the Stage
The Pee-Wee Herman Show, Groundlings Theatre, Los Angeles, beginning 1980, then the Roxy, Los Angeles, c. 1981

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Camera Obscura, May, 1988, pp. 155-67
Entertainment Weekly, October 20, 1995, pp. 10-11; April 20, 2001,pp. 30-31; April 9, 2004, pp. 50-53
Interview, December, 1983; September, 1985
Mean, July, 2001, pp. 20-23
People Weekly, August 13, 1984; August 12, 1985
Rolling Stone, February 12, 1987
Time, April 9, 2001, pp. 74-75
TV Guide, October 10, 1998, pp. 53-54
US Weekly, August 26, 1985
Vanity Fair, September, 1999

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