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Paul Reubens

1952 - 2023

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Paul Reubens (; né Rubenfeld; August 27, 1952 – July 30, 2023) was an American actor and comedian, widely known for creating and portraying the character Pee-wee Herman. Born in Peekskill, New York and raised in both Oneonta, New York and Sarasota, Florida, Reubens joined the Los Angeles-based troupe the Groundlings in the 1970s and started his career as an improvisational comedian and stage actor. Reubens developed his Pee-wee character at the Groundlings. After a failed audition for Saturday Night Live, Reubens debuted a stage show starring Pee-wee, The Pee-wee Herman Show, in 1981. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2024). Paul Reubens is the 3,604th most popular actor (down from 1,661st in 2024), the 5,912th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,775th in 2019) and the 1,695th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Paul Reubens ranks 3,604 out of 13,578. Before him are Sid Haig, Harry Shum Jr., Sanjeev Kumar, Peter Sarsgaard, Eve Kivi, and Marc Singer. After him are Marie Osborne Yeats, Gary Lewis, Barry Dennen, Mirjana Karanović, Julie Kavner, and Irm Hermann.

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Among people born in 1952, Paul Reubens ranks 299. Before him are Ricardo La Volpe, Cerrone, Jigme Thinley, Kikki Danielsson, Rick Aviles, and John Lynch. After him are Vanessa del Rio, Jenő Jandó, Willy Puchner, Rui Jordão, Lazar Ristovski, and Carol Kane. Among people deceased in 2023, Paul Reubens ranks 279. Before him are M. S. Swaminathan, Wilferd Madelung, Dževad Karahasan, Guy Marchand, Dianne Feinstein, and Ignacio López Tarso. After him are Carlo Mazzone, Stella Stevens, Pascoal Mocumbi, James McCaffrey, Jenő Jandó, and Arsenio Iglesias.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Reubens ranks 5,912 out of 20,380. Before him are Yoshi Oyakawa (1933), Dorothea Klumpke (1861), Peter Sarsgaard (1971), Nathan East (1955), Og Mandino (1923), and Savanna Samson (1967). After him are Tim Sweeney (1970), Oswald Veblen (1880), Jill Stein (1950), Jay Garner (1938), Marie Osborne Yeats (1911), and Lucretia Garfield (1832).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Paul Reubens ranks 1,695. Before him are Cynthia Rhodes (1956), Dot Jones (1964), Helen Morgan (1900), Christine Lahti (1950), Sid Haig (1939), and Peter Sarsgaard (1971). After him are Marie Osborne Yeats (1911), Barry Dennen (1938), Julie Kavner (1950), Eric Dane (1972), Amanda Bynes (1986), and Stella Stevens (1936).

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