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Topic: Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens (Dennis Keeley/HBO)

The man who broke past Pee-wee to Paul

Gary M. Kramer
Eva Victor in "Sorry, Baby" (Courtesy of Sundance Institute/Mia Cioffi Henry)

9 can't-miss films from Sundance 2025

Coleman Spilde
Pee-wee as Himself (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

"Pee-wee" hides as much as it reveals

Gary M. Kramer
Pee-Wee Herman (Paul Reubens) kneels in a kiddie pool, wears a swim cap with goggles, and fishes with a plastic rod amongst scattered toys and plastic fish in Los Angeles in 1983. (Bonnie Schiffman/Getty Images)

How Pee-wee Herman fits in clown history

Ashlie D. Stevens
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Paul Reubens rides a bike in a scene from the film 'Pee-Wee's Big Adventure', 1985. (Warner Brothers/Getty Images)

Pee-wee Herman keeps Gen X forever young

Melanie McFarland
Paul Reubens (Pee-wee Herman) (Bobby Bank/WireImage/Getty Images)

Pee-wee Herman actor Paul Reubens dies

Nardos Haile
Sharon Stone in "Mosaic" (HBO)

Steven Soderbergh's new show is an app

Melanie McFarland
"Pee-Wee's Big Holiday" (Netflix/Glen Wilson)

Like auto tuning for your face

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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