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.
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/
29 Comments
Robdor@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 3y
He was 70? When did that happen?
TIEPilot@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y
Yesterday, sorry to say...
PenguinJuice@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
Sounds like it was cancer :( damnit. When can we figure out a cure instead of wasting time on war
TIEPilot@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
It was.
/Cancer Sucks.
tekchic@kbin.social · 16 pts · 3y
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@kbin.social · 15 pts · 3y
😞
TIEPilot@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 3y
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@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 3y
Let's not forget Mystery Men!
TIEPilot@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y
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!
https://youtu.be/BF_sahvR4mw
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theodewere@kbin.social · 5 pts · 3y
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@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 3y
Hey! You get The Spleen's name right!
theodewere@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y
i laugh like a chimp at the bar scene when Garofalo shuts down his attempt at a come-on
TIEPilot@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
Remember The SPLEEN!
WarmSoda@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 3y
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@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 3y
Who did he play? I didnt even realize he was in it. I loved Batman Returns!
WarmSoda@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 3y
He was Penguins father in the beginning
TIEPilot@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Thats his genius, pre peewee he was a staple in the Cheech and Chong movies.
/fuck today is a darker world...
WarmSoda@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 3y
I never knew that, I'll check that out thanks. I first knew him from Playhouse.
TIEPilot@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Hamburger train... Sorry, Sorry, I"M NOT SORRY!
/you'll get it
TheRealLinga@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 3y
Yes! Just made a comment about this elsewhere! That scene always cracks me up
altima_neo@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 3y
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@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 3y
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@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
I'm sorry I took the money.
kindenough@kbin.social · 5 pts · 3y
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@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y
What an absolute legend. RIP
sorebuttfromsitting@sopuli.xyz · -2 pts · 3y
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@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
Also Laurence Fishburne, Cowboy Curtis!
asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Why were you downvoted for saying this? I will never understand people...