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Paul Reubens, Pee-wee Herman Actor, Dies at 70 After Private Bout of Cancer

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/paul-reubens-dead-pee-wee-herman-1235683504/

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. “Please accept my apology …

Paul Reubens, Pee-wee Herman Actor, Dies at 70 After Private Bout of Cancer

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.

29 comments

Robdor

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He was 70? When did that happen?

TIEPilot

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Yesterday, sorry to say...

PenguinJuice

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Sounds like it was cancer :( damnit. When can we figure out a cure instead of wasting time on war

TIEPilot

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It was.

/Cancer Sucks.

tekchic

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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.

skellener

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😞

TIEPilot

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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.

ClanOfTheOcho

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Let's not forget Mystery Men!

TIEPilot

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My God you're absolutely right! He was amazing in that movie, I feel remiss for forgetting that role. What a great ensemble of actors, going to watch it now.

/Hamburger train... I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'M NOT SORRY!

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theodewere

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allow me to do a "came here for this".. he's so damned funny as the farter man, he made me fucking die laughing

thefartographer

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Hey! You get The Spleen's name right!

TIEPilot

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Remember The SPLEEN!

theodewere

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i laugh like a chimp at the bar scene when Garofalo shuts down his attempt at a come-on

WarmSoda

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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.

altima_neo

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Who did he play? I didnt even realize he was in it. I loved Batman Returns!

WarmSoda

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He was Penguins father in the beginning

TIEPilot

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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...

WarmSoda

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

TIEPilot

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Hamburger train... Sorry, Sorry, I"M NOT SORRY!

/you'll get it

TheRealLinga

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Yes! Just made a comment about this elsewhere! That scene always cracks me up

altima_neo

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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.

TheRealLinga

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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

nuachtan

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I'm sorry I took the money.

kindenough

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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.

PenguinJuice

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What an absolute legend. RIP

sorebuttfromsitting

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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.

TIEPilot

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Also Laurence Fishburne, Cowboy Curtis!

asdfasdfasdf

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