Pee-wee Herman's return to film in 2016 after a near 30-year absence with Netflix's Pee-wee's Big Holiday made queer fans strap on their platforms, cue up "Tequila," and dance in celebration of what ...

Devo, B-52s, Natasha Lyonne, and Patton Oswalt turn out at special tribute celebrating 40th Anniversary of Pee-wee's ...

Our culture’s inability to contend with mortality places artists like Paul Reubens in a domain that was uniquely his, where he maintained the illusion that benevolent childishness defies aging. This ...

In this Oct. 29, 2010, photo, Paul Reubens, in character as Pee-wee Herman, poses on stage after a performance of "The Pee-wee Herman Show" on Broadway in New York. AP Americans today seem to almost ...

Paul Reubens attends the world premiere of “Pee-wee’s Big Holiday” during the South by Southwest Film Festival on March 17, 2016, in Austin, Texas. Reubens died Sunday night after a six-year struggle ...

When I was a kid, my three brothers were into the typical boy things: sports, games, action movies. I never really responded to any of that. Instead, my thing was Pee-wee Herman. I can distinctly ...

At the beginning of the 1988 film “Big Top Pee-wee,” the circus blows into town — literally, thanks to a wind-whipping storm — and lands on none other than Pee-wee Herman’s farm. Pee-wee (Paul Reubens ...

Paul Reubens committed to profound silliness without ever going mean or dark — though some peers were disappointed that he focused on one character. By Jason Zinoman Of all the great flesh-and-blood ...

During the time between his diagnosis and his death, Reubens remained active in several professional endeavors, including participating in a Pee-wee’s Big Adventure 35th Anniversary Tour and shooting ...