{"id":1986902,"date":"2023-07-31T14:39:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T18:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paul-reubens-actor-who-played-pee-wee-herman-dead-at-70\/"},"modified":"2023-07-31T14:42:02","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T18:42:02","slug":"paul-reubens-actor-who-played-pee-wee-herman-dead-at-70","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paul-reubens-actor-who-played-pee-wee-herman-dead-at-70\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Reubens, Pee-Wee Herman actor, dies at 70."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpaul-reubens-actor-who-played-pee-wee-herman-dead-at-70%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1986902&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Actor \u200cPaul\u2063 Reubens as \u201cPee-Wee Herman\u201d\u2063 poses in the pressroom during of Spike \u2063TV\u2019s First Annual \u201cGuys Choice\u201d taped at\u2062 Radford Studios on\u200b June\u2062 9, 2007 in Studio City, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>11:21 AM \u2013 Monday, \u200bJuly 31, 2023<\/h3>\n<p>Actor Paul Reubens, best known as\u2063 the character Pee-wee Herman on children\u2019s television \u200bprograms in the 1980s, has died,\u200b his team said\u2062 on Monday.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>He\u2063 was 70-years-old and had been \u200ddiagnosed with cancer around six years earlier.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cLast night we said farewell to Paul Reubens, an iconic American actor, \u200ccomedian, writer, and producer whose beloved character Pee-wee Herman delighted generations of children and adults \u2062with his positivity, whimsy and belief in \u2064the importance of kindness,\u201d according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PeeweeHerman\/posts\/pfbid02anXqxMijfJSCvAsWZzcCRpCYToRHPwE4SD6MeXH7NWBk5kM3TFXL6tY2ay1HHv2Zl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cPaul bravely and privately fought cancer for years with his trademark tenacity and wit. A \u2063gifted and prolific talent, he will forever live in \u200dthe comedy pantheon and in our hearts as a treasured\u2063 friend and \u2063man of remarkable character and generosity of spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Reubens started his\u2063 career as an improv\u2064 comedian and stage performer with the\u200d Los Angeles live comedy company \u201cThe Groundlings\u201d in \u200bthe 1970s. <\/p>\n<p>In 1980, Reubens\u2062 debuted\u2062 <em>The Pee-wee Herman Show<\/em>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paul-reubens-actor-who-played-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-tragic-death-of-snl-star-phil-hartman\/\" title=\"The Tragic Death Of \u2018SNL\u2019 Star Phil Hartman\">pee-wee<\/a>-herman-dead-at-70\/&#8221; title=&#8221;Paul Reubens, Pee-Wee Herman actor, dies at 70.&#8221;>theatrical performance based<\/a> on a fictional \u2063character that he had been cultivating for years. His act\u2064 went on for five sold-out months as Pee-wee became a cult\u2064 figure. <\/p>\n<p>Reubens also landed an HBO special due to the character\u2019s popularity.<\/p>\n<p>In interviews and public appearances, Reubens remained true\u2063 to the role, typically \u2064never breaking \u2063character.<\/p>\n<p>He collaborated with Tim Burton on <em>Pee-wee\u2019s\u2063 Big Adventure<\/em>, the character\u2019s feature-length \u200cpremiere in 1985, which was both critically and commercially successful. Three years later, Reubens returned for a follow-up\u2062 movie called <em>Big Top\u200b Pee-wee<\/em>,\u2064 which was directed by Randal Kleiser.<\/p>\n<p>From 1986 \u2063through 1990, the character appeared on CBS\u2019 Saturday \u200bmorning show <em>Pee-wee\u2019s Playhouse<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>He had appeared\u2064 in a number\u2064 of other \u200dfilms over his career, including Kinka Usher\u2019s superhero comedy <em>Mystery Men<\/em> and Ted Demme\u2019s historical\u200b crime thriller <em>Blow<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally,\u200c Reubens appeared\u200d in TV shows such\u2063 as <em>30 Rock<\/em>, <em>The Blacklist<\/em>, <em>Pushing Daisies<\/em>, and <em>Reno 911!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The comedic \u2064legend co-wrote and performed in \u2062Netflix\u2019s<em> Pee-wee\u2019s\u200d Big Holiday<\/em>, a sequel to 1988\u2019s <em>Big Top<\/em>, in 2016, which \u2062would be his final film performance\u200c before his death.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/complianz\/placeholders\/youtube4BU27X3w6uQ-maxresdefault.webp\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-service=\"youtube\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element cmplz-iframe cmplz-iframe-styles cmplz-video\" data-cmplz-target=\"src\" data-src-cmplz=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4BU27X3w6uQ?feature=oembed\" data-deferlazy=\"1\" title=\"Pee-wee's Big Adventure | Original Trailer | Coolidge Corner Theatre\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"http:\/\/www.oann.com\/about:blank\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly\u200b to your inbox for\u200b free. \u2063Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Mayor Dave Bronson\u200d reported the relocation plan this week, after\u200c a stadium that\u200b has \u200bbeen used\u200b as a \u2063shelter \u200cin the past closed this year, further straining the city\u2019s capacity to house\u200d and care for the homeless<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Alex Newman<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Scott LoBaido<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with\u2063 Rep. 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The photo was taken on June 9, 2007, by Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images. 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