As many fans learned today (July 31), Paul Reubens, the actor, and comedian famous for creating the Pee-wee Herman character, passed away last night after a six-year bout with cancer. Sharing on ...

In August 1985, a movie came along that launched the careers of two revered talents—director/screenwriter Tim Burton and comic actor Paul Reubens, aka Pee-wee ...

Musician Dave Burgess, known for his work with the group the Champs, who contributed the song "Tequila" to the 1985 movie Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, has died. He was 90. Burgess, who died Oct. 19, was a ...

The secret word Monday at Greek Theatre was "fantastic," and that aptly described the "Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Pee-wee's Playhouse" all-star variety show, which kicked off the 2026 Netflix ...

When he starts hyperventilating his way through a theme song to the audience of Angeleno hipsters at the Roxy Theatre (“Onyourmark getready getset/Now go-go-go-go-GO!”), you wonder if you’ve stumbled ...

“Pee-wee’s Playhouse” was one of the wonders of 1980s television, and it is what Paul Reubens is being remembered for most in the wake of his death Sunday at age 70. The TV show he dreamed up was a ...