Actor Paul Reubens, of PeeWee Herman fame, dead at 70 - eviltoast
Paul Reubens, actor best known as Pee-wee Herman, dies at 70
www.nbcnews.com
He rose to fame in the 1980s playing the whimsical, child-like character on TV and in movies.
  • FarceMultiplier@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    I remember him telling Philip Rosenthal that the reason he developed Pee-wee Herman was that Reubens had a horrible memory for jokes, and so he just built a persona that was inherently funny without them.

    Obviously, a brilliant move.