The influence of Pee-wee Herman—née Paul Reubens—can’t be understated. And in the wake of Reubens’ passing on Sunday night, at the age of 70, it’s an appropriate, if saddening, time to emphatically ...

Paul Reubens’s oddball masterpiece celebrated the kind of anarchy that captivates kids and freaks out adults. By James Poniewozik “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” premiered on CBS in 1986, the year I graduated ...

Directed by Matt Wolf, Pee-wee as Himself is a two-part documentary that features in-depth interviews with Reubens and friends, looking back on his life, his loves, his work, and on the scandals that ...

Paul Reubens, subject of a new HBO documentary, was in the closet — but his famous character wasn't Tom Gliatto reviews the latest TV and movie releases for PEOPLE Magazine. He also writes many of the ...