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Pee-wee Herman Actor Paul Reubens Has Died
We Now Know Paul
Reubens' Cause of Death
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Sep 9, 2023 7:00 AM CDT

We Now Know Paul Reubens' Cause of Death

Actor known for Pee-wee Herman character battled 2 aggressive forms of cancer, per death certificate

(Newser) - In a notice posted online after his death, Paul Reubens, aka Pee-wee Herman, said he was sorry for never publicizing his cancer battle. As it turns out, he was fighting two types of cancer, and they were both aggressive. According to Reubens' death certificate, seen by the Blast , the 70-year-old...

'Pee Wee Got His Wish to Fly'
'Pee Wee Got His Wish to Fly'
Jul 31, 2023 7:20 PM CDT

'Pee Wee Got His Wish to Fly'

Celebrities, PETA pay tribute to Paul Reubens

(Newser) - Paul Reubens, best known for his Pee-wee Herman character, died Sunday night at age 70, his publicist says. In a statement shared Monday on Instagram, Reubens apologized to fans for not going public with his six-year battle with cancer. In his tribute to the comic actor, Steve Martin referred to...

New Pee-Wee Movie Coming to Netflix

Judd Apatow will produce

(Newser) - Word of a Judd Apatow-produced Pee-Wee Herman flick has been going around for a while now , and today Netflix announced that it has picked up the film. Pee-Wee's Big Holiday will, of course, star Paul Reubens in the title role; Reubens also co-wrote the screenplay, according to the Hollywood ...

15 Celebs Who Went From 'Whatever' to 'Wow' in 2010

Even Gwyneth Paltrow's appeal is up

(Newser) - It's hard to believe that last year, James Franco was just, as the Daily Beast puts it, "that guy from Freaks & Geeks." He joins 14 other celebs on the Beast's list of the most-improved stars of 2010:
  • Jennifer Grey: Truly, no one puts Baby in a corner.
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Pee-wee: Why I'm Innocent
 Pee-wee: 
 Why I'm 
 Innocent 



'playboy' interview
Aug 16, 2010 9:01 AM CDT

Pee-wee: Why I'm Innocent

Paul Reubens discusses the charges that made him infamous

(Newser) - Paul Reubens disappeared along with his alter ego, Pee-wee Herman, after a 1991 indecent exposure arrest. A false child pornography accusation followed in 2001. But Reubens and Pee-wee are both back, with a Broadway show and new movie in the works. In a candid interview, he discusses his career comeback,...

Judd Apatow Producing New Pee-Wee Movie

Sequel is in the works for Universal

(Newser) - Great news for the many devoted fans of Pee-Wee's Big Adventure: He's going on a new one, and Judd Apatow is producing. So reports Nikke Finke at Deadline Hollywood , who says Apatow is developing the movie sequel for Universal. He apparently was wowed by Paul Reubens' Pee-Wee show on Broadway...

Pee-wee Herman to Make Broadway Debut

Paul Reubens bringing character back to the mainstream

(Newser) - Pee-wee Herman is back, and headed to Broadway, the New York Times reports. Paul Reubens, 57, will revisit the character that made him a pop-culture phenomenon (and punchline) in the original setting: the live stage. The Pee-wee Herman Show originally started at LA's Roxy Theater, which led to his TV...

5 Other Celebs We Hated— Temporarily

It's only a matter of time before we forgive, or at least forget, James

(Newser) - Jesse James may be persona non grata now, but it’s only a matter of time before no one will care what he did to Sandra Bullock. As evidence, PopEater offers five celebs who were only temporarily in the doghouse:
  1. Tiger Woods: Face it, we’re already starting to forgive
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Pee-wee Debuts a Stage Show

 Pee-wee Debuts 
 a Stage Show 
HE'S BAAAAAACK
Dec 11, 2009 9:54 AM CST

Pee-wee Debuts a Stage Show

The Pee-wee Herman Show, with all the regulars, opens next month in LA

(Newser) - Finally, a new generation of impressionable minds can get to know Miss Yvonne, Cowboy Curtis, and—most importantly—Pee-wee Herman, in a new live stage show. “I really want to make a movie version of The Playhouse, my Saturday morning kid show,” Reubens—acting as Pee-wee—says, and...

'Celebs' Who Need a Lil Twitter
 'Celebs' Who Need a Lil Twitter 
OPINION
Sep 1, 2009 1:45 PM CDT

'Celebs' Who Need a Lil Twitter

(Newser) - Though it may seem every celebrity and pseudo-celebrity out there is oversharing on Twitter, there are a few who haven’t started up an account yet—but they really should, writes Andrew Belonsky for Gawker. The top names who would benefit from a little shameless self-promotion:
  • Burt Reynolds: “Burt
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Pee-wee Staging Comeback
 Pee-wee Staging Comeback 

Aug 11, 2009 4:03 AM CDT

Pee-wee Staging Comeback

(Newser) - Goofy kids character Pee-wee Herman will live again on a Los Angeles stage in a November comeback series by creator Paul Reubens, reports the Los Angeles Times. "I've put him away for a long time but part of him has always been with me," Reubens said in an...

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