Before his death in 2023, Reubens filmed an HBO documentary in which he explained why he refused to be seen or interviewed as himself for the whole time Pee-Wee Herman was starring in TV and films.

The documentary is broken up into two parts, each totaling roughly 100 minutes. In each segment, Paul Reubens speaks directly to the camera in footage edited together from extensive interviews ...

Present-day Paul Reubens, in Pee-wee as Himself (HBO) It’s pretty apparent he wishes he was the one behind the camera, shaping the story, and throughout the documentary, Wolf weaves in moments ...

In recordings made up to the day before his 2023 death, Paul Reubens -- the man behind Pee-Wee Herman -- opens up about his sexuality and the two arrests that effectively derailed his career in ...

In the candid, absorbing documentary, “Pee-wee as Himself,” the late Paul Reubens wants to set the record straight. While he kept a very private life — hiding his homosexuality as well as ...

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 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 his death in 2023, Reubens filmed an HBO documentary in which he explained why he refused to be seen or interviewed as himself for the whole time Pee-Wee Herman was starring in TV and films.

Paul Reubens, who starred in the film "Pee-wee’s Big Adventure" and on the TV series “Pee-wee’s Playhouse," died in 2023 after a six-year struggle with cancer that he kept private. He was 70.

Before his death in 2023, Reubens filmed an HBO documentary in which he explained why he refused to be seen or interviewed as himself for the whole time Pee-Wee Herman was starring in TV and films.