Paul Reubens, the actor best known for portraying the irrepressible, joyfully childlike Pee-wee Herman, died Sunday night after a private bout of cancer. He was 70.

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    2 years ago

    He was 70? When did that happen?

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    Fucking brain cancer. That hurts. Got to speak with him on a Zoom Cameo call in late 2021 and it was just a wonderful experience. Such a cool human being. Lost my mom to brain cancer in 2000. Always stings a little more when you hear about another having gone through it.

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      I know, its a major bummer. I grew up on Pee-wee;s Play House as a kid. Then the other rolls like Cheech and Chong, Blow, etc the guy had massive depth as an actor.

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        Pee Wee’s Big Adventure is a godamned classic.
        I love him in Batman Returns, it just cracks me up when I see him, but man he sold that role. Tons of people never even realized he was in it.

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          Thats his genius, pre peewee he was a staple in the Cheech and Chong movies.

          /fuck today is a darker world…

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            I never knew that, I’ll check that out thanks. I first knew him from Playhouse.

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    Oh shit man, I loved Pee Wee as a kid. Its a shame all the ridicule he had to endure. He was a genuine entertainer.

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      Yeah, Pee Wee’s Big Adventure is still great. And the small roles he had in a couple Cheech and Chong movies still make me laugh. That hamburger train thing is hilarious

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    Rest in peace. I first saw him in the Cheech and Chong Next Movie and only realized mamy years later he was already playing the Pee Wee Herman character then.

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    Phil Hartman was in the original stage show, The Pee-Wee Herman Show, which was not a kids show. And he was in the kids’ show.

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      Also Laurence Fishburne, Cowboy Curtis!

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      2 years ago

      Why were you downvoted for saying this? I will never understand people…