Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman in 1984 during a tour as seen in "Pee-wee as Himself," a two-part documentary that premieres Friday, May 23, on HBO and Max.

The doc “Pee-wee as Himself” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, revealing the contentious relationship Paul Reubens had with fame and the character who made him a star.

Of the very many famous people who admired the late comic actor Paul Reubens’ singular creation named Pee-wee Herman — among them Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, film director John Waters, Lily Tomlin, ...

Pee-wee as Himself, a new two-part documentary about Sarasota's Paul Reubens—a.k.a. Pee-Wee Herman—is now streaming on HBO Max. Image: HBO/Pee-wee Herman Productions, Inc. The documentary ...

Paul Reubens, best known for playing Pee-wee Herman, came out as gay in HBO's posthumous documentary, 'Pee-wee as Himself', which debuted on Jan. 23 at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival ...

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 ...

You know him as "Pee-wee Herman," but in a new documentary, he wants you to know him simply as Paul Reubens. "Pee-wee as Himself," a two-part HBO series, shows a side of the beloved children's ...

The man behind Pee-wee Herman, Paul Reubens (Blow), is ready to truly reveal himself.It’s just unfortunate that his definitive documentary, Pee-wee as Himself, had to come out posthumously.. The ...

Paul Reubens — aka Pee-wee Herman — left a heartbreaking phone message for filmmaker Matt Wolf the day before he died. The two had been collaborating on "Pee-wee Herman as Himself." ...

Moments into the illuminating, two-part HBO documentary Pee-wee as Himself, what emerges pretty quickly is a struggle for control. Paul Reubens, the performer who invented the Pee-wee Herman ...

Paul Reubens did not tell his director, Matt Wolf, that he was dying from cancer. The actor and comedian, who famously starred as Pee-wee Herman in the 1980s, passed away in 2023 at age 70. Before ...

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 ...