Reubens was born Paul Rubenfeld in Peekskill, New York, on August 27, 1952, and grew up in a Jewish family in Sarasota, Florida, … See more

1977–1979: Comedy beginnings
In the 1970s, Reubens began performing at local comedy clubs and, starting in 1977, made 14 guest … See more

1991 arrest
In July 1991, Reubens was arrested in Sarasota, Florida, for indecent exposure while watching a film at a porno theater. During an … See more

Reubens died on July 30, 2023, at the age of 70, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The immediate cause of death was acute See more

When Reubens started giving interviews again after his 2002 arrest, he talked about the two scripts he had written for future Pee-wee Herman films.
Reubens once … See more

Reubens had not always thought of his character as one for children prior to the mid-1980s, when he became more selective of what … See more

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