"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 ...
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Paul Reubens, Pee-wee Herman creator and son of a pilot in Israel’s war of independence, is dead at 70
And Pee-wee was sort of a wizard: In his brilliant Saturday morning “children’s” show, “Pee-wee’s Playhouse,” and ... Epatha Merkerson) and a talking chair. More than one critic ...