"I was born in 1938 in a little house on the edge of the Mississippi River; my father worked on a steamboat and his name was Steamboat Milton," says Paul Reubens by way of misdirection in Matt Wolf's ...

Paul Reubens was a master of reinvention, captivating audiences with his eccentric yet endearing characters. From the zany antics of Pee-Wee Herman to his versatile roles in film and television, he ...

HBO has shared the new trailer for Pee-wee as Himself, the two-part documentary about Paul Reubens’ beloved character. Following its Sundance premiere earlier this year, the documentary will air on ...

If you are wondering why the doc “Pee-wee as Himself” (HBO Documentary Films) airs in two parts on HBO Max, it’s because both subjects, the late Paul Reubens and his alter-ego Pee-wee Herman are ...

Considering that Paul Reubens helped deconstruct performance art and children’s TV — not your usual combo — is it any surprise that “Pee-wee as Himself” deconstructs the documentary? It is not. And we ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first time we see Paul Reubens in the documentary “Pee-wee as Himself,” he is not playing Pee-wee Herman, the antic man-child ...

As Pee-wee Herman, Paul Reubens was a performance artist hiding in plain sight in mainstream popular culture. His fictional character, a hyperactive, bow-tied man-child, provided subversive messages ...

The new two-part documentary “Pee-wee as Himself” premiered on HBO and Max on May 23, a complex portrait of a complicated man, Paul Reubens, who found fame as his alter ego, Pee-wee Herman, and ...

Some bio documentaries are carried mostly by the reflective, archival footage that send you back to the subject’s heyday. But in Matt Wolf’s “Pee-wee as Himself” — as wonderful as much of the archival ...

Some bio documentaries are carried mostly by the reflective, archival footage that send you back to the subject’s heyday. But in Matt Wolf’s “Pee-wee as Himself” — as wonderful as much of the archival ...

The HBO Original two-part documentary Pee-wee as Himself will debut Friday, May 23 (8:00 p.m.-11:20 p.m. ET/PT) with both parts airing back-to-back on HBO and will be available to stream on Max. Watch ...

Both directors appear in the two-part HBO documentary helmed by Matt Wolf and executive produced by Benny and Josh Safdie. Paul Reubens became an icon thanks to his comedic character Pee-wee Herman, ...