For generations, people laughed along with Pee-wee Herman. However, the silly man with the red bowtie wasn’t born with the stage name that fans came to recognize. In Touch breaks down everything you ...

The push-and-pull between a documentary filmmaker and their subject is always present in the resulting work, oftentimes simmering underneath the surface but still noticeable like a quiet hum. But with ...

Paul Reubens, known for his iconic character Pee-wee Herman, died on July 30, 2023 Keith Langston is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. His work has previously ...

The two-part posthumous Paul Reubens documentary out of Sundance premieres one month from today on HBO and Max. By Tony Maglio The man behind Pee-wee Herman, Paul Reubens (Blow), is ready to truly ...

The first time we see Paul Reubens in the documentary “Pee-wee as Himself,” he is not playing Pee-wee Herman, the antic man-child he portrayed in comedy routines, movies, a children’s TV show and most ...

Considering that Paul Reubens helped deconstruct performance art and children’s TV — not your usual combo — is it any surprise that “Pee-wee as Himself” deconstructs the documentary? It is not. And we ...

Even as Reubens wanted to impact kids with TV the way it impacted him, he lost part of himself by having his alter ego pass as a real person. Director Matt Wolf shrewdly recounts Reubens’ life and his ...

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 14: Actor Paul Reubens 'Pee-wee Herman' speaks onstage at the 10th Annual TV Land Awards at the Lexington Avenue Armory on April 14, 2012 in New ...

Culled from 40 hours of interviews and thousands of hours of archival footage, Matt Wolf's doc gives Paul Reubens his own posthumous spotlight. By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television Critic “I was born ...

Pee-wee As Himself tells the story of how a kid who grew up adoring The Little Rascals and I Love Lucy went on to revolutionize sketch comedy and children's television. In 1986, one of the most ...

What's it like to work with Pee-wee Herman? You probably know what it's like to watch Pee-wee – whether it's Pee-wee's Playhouse, Pee-wee's Big Adventure or his 2016 Netflix movie. It's a unique, kind ...