Paul Reubens (Actor)

Reviews of Paul Reubens Movies

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Movies starring Paul Reubens have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 60%.

The Nightmare Before Christmas - released in 1993 - is Paul Reubens's highest rated movie, with a score of 82% based on 802 reviews.

The lowest rated film from Paul Reubens is Accidental Love - released in 2015 - with a score of 30% based on 83 reviews.

Actor Biography

Paul Reubens (born Paul Ruben field; August 27, 1952) is an American actor, writer, film producer, game show host, and comedian, best known for his character Pee-wee Herman. Reubens joined the Los Angeles troupe The Groundlings in the 1970s and started his career as an improvisational comedian and stage actor. In 1982 he began appearing in a show about a character he had been developing for years. The show, called The Pee-wee Herman Show ran for five sold-out months, and HBO produced a successful special about it.

Pee-wee became an instant cult figure and, for the next decade, Reubens was completely committed to his character, doing all of his public appearances and interviews as Pee-wee. His feature film Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), directed by the then-unknown Tim Burton, was a financial and critical success and soon developed into a cult film. Its sequel, Big Top Pee-wee (1988), what is less successful. Between 1986 and 1990, Reubens starred as Pee-wee in the CBS Saturday-morning children's program Pee-wee's Playhouse.

Since 2006, Reubens has been making cameos and guest appearances in numerous projects. In 2010, he starred on Broadway in The Pee-wee Herman Show.

Paul Reubens has acted in films with Lynne Marie Stewart, John Paragon, Danny DeVito and Frank Welker.

Paul Reubens has worked with these film directors: Tim Burton, Tommy Chong, Raja Gosnell and Randal Kleiser.