In 1991, the MTV Video Music Awards exhibited both showmanship and class when they allowed Paul Reubens to begin his comeback on their stage. Reubens, who died on Sunday (July 30) at age 70, made the ...

LOS ANGELES — Paul Reubens, the actor and comedian whose Pee-wee Herman character — an overgrown child with a tight gray suit and an unforgettable laugh — became a 1980s pop cultural phenomenon, has ...

“Heard any good jokes lately?” asked Pee-wee Herman at the start of the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards. With that, the character developed and played by Paul Reubens, and performed on Saturday morning ...

Laura Zornosa is a reporter at TIME. Laura Zornosa is a reporter at TIME. On Sunday night, the actor, comedian, and children’s entertainer Paul Reubens—best known for his character Pee-wee Herman—died ...

Sarasota native Paul Reubens, an actor-comedian who is best known for his role as Pee-wee Herman, died at the age of 70 after a private bout with cancer, according to his social media accounts. “Last ...