RIP: Paul Reubens, "Pee-wee Herman"
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thewayne*sigh* 70 years old, lost the fight against an unspecified cancer.
Altogether now: FUCK CANCER!
Reubens was nominated for at least 14 Emmys for Pee-wee's Playhouse, personally winning two. He did a wide variety of stage and movie work, personally I will always appreciate him for The Spleen in Mystery Men and for his role in the movie Buffy The Vampire Slayer with Rutger Hauer:
Reubens (Head Flunky Vampire): "She tore my arm off!"
Hauer (Vampire King): "Do something about that, it looks terrible."
Most infamously, his career skidded to a halt in '91 when he was caught wanking in a porno theater. CBS cancelled reruns of Pee-wee's Playhouse, Pee-wee merchandise was taken off the shelves, and he disappeared for a few years. Several celebs stood by him, saying it was a victimless crime, and he eventually was able to resume a film career.
A very interesting career, detailed in this Rolling Stone obit. I had forgotten that the first Pee Wee movie was Tim Burton's directorial debut!
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/paul-reubens-dead-obituary-1234797859/
Altogether now: FUCK CANCER!
Reubens was nominated for at least 14 Emmys for Pee-wee's Playhouse, personally winning two. He did a wide variety of stage and movie work, personally I will always appreciate him for The Spleen in Mystery Men and for his role in the movie Buffy The Vampire Slayer with Rutger Hauer:
Reubens (Head Flunky Vampire): "She tore my arm off!"
Hauer (Vampire King): "Do something about that, it looks terrible."
Most infamously, his career skidded to a halt in '91 when he was caught wanking in a porno theater. CBS cancelled reruns of Pee-wee's Playhouse, Pee-wee merchandise was taken off the shelves, and he disappeared for a few years. Several celebs stood by him, saying it was a victimless crime, and he eventually was able to resume a film career.
A very interesting career, detailed in this Rolling Stone obit. I had forgotten that the first Pee Wee movie was Tim Burton's directorial debut!
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/paul-reubens-dead-obituary-1234797859/
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Date: 2023-07-31 10:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-07-31 11:29 pm (UTC)I never watched Playhouse, lots of my friends thought it was quite good. As I said, I liked his performances in the two movies that I mentioned.