"Pee-wee as Himself," Matt Wolf's documentary about Paul Reubens and his famous alter ego, Pee-wee Herman, deconstructs the genre. It's fascinating.

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 ...

Former Playhouse Gang member Shaun Weiss needed to connect the dots. "I'm not sure that I really understood the difference between real life and movies [at that time]," he said. John Kisch ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty; HBO Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman in 1980 (left) and Paul Reubens in 'Pee-wee as Himself' In the new ...

The two-part HBO documentary series, “Pee-wee as Himself” follows in the footsteps of “Faye,” “Sly,” and “Martha”; that is, it’s a film where the subject speaks for himself in interviews conducted by ...

Pee-wee Herman, created and portrayed by Paul Reubens, is a truly unique and quirky character in pop culture. The character would debut on stage before breaking into mainstream fame with Pee-wee's Big ...

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CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn -- Coney Island had its first Pee-wee Herman universe look-alike contest, and it lived up to the billing. Adam Rinn, artistic director at the arts organization Coney Island USA, ...

No, it won’t be in the basement. The red-and-white souped-up Schwinn bicycle made famous in the 1985 film “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” will soon have a new permanent home in what is arguably one of the ...

It took 40 years, but Pee-wee’s bike is now at the Alamo. Just not the basement. The Alamo announced last week it had acquired and would display the iconic bike from the 1985 Tim Burton film, “Pee-wee ...

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 he portrayed in comedy routines, movies, a children’s TV show and most ...