#Peeweeherman #PaulReubens Paul Reubens (Pee-wee Herman) Interview 1982 Getty-images sources: Archive Films Paul Reubens talking about his Pee-wee Herman's character
This poor guy was railroaded. He would've been a billionaire had that one unfortunate incident hadn't happened in 1991. Kids today will never understand how big Pee-Wee was. He was bigger than Dwayne Johnson, Mr. Beast, Taylor Swift, etc. All the huge celebrities of today pale in comparison to Pee-Wee at the height of his fame. Pee-Wee wasn't just a character from a kid's show. Pee-Wee was an empire. He had tv shows, movies, videos, a clothing line, a toy line, he performed to sellout crowds at stadiums, he had a star on the walk of fame. And all of that was gone within a matter of minutes of the news publishing the story. JC Penney pulled his entire clothing line within seconds of the story breaking. And I have boycotted JC Penney for 30+ years because of how gutless they were. And I will continue my boycott for the remainder of my life. RIP Paul.
I have to say, even as a kid I noticed the level of diversity on Pee Wee's Playhouse. It was something I just didn't see in many places in those days. Seeing the cast behind the scene (just as diverse) talking about their days working on Pee Wee's Playhouse and how they were afforded a lot of opportunities they otherwise might not have gotten really is inspiring. The show was literally decades ahead of its time.
After listening to your parents scream and yell at each other, and eventually smacking each other around all night, watching Pee Wee's Playhouse in an empty house on Saturday morning let nine year old me know that everything will be alright.
For me it's one of the best videos of Paul reubens, cause it's the only one he is himself at that age. I really love this man! I'm from Switzerland and saw him first as teen in the cheech n Chong movies, since then I have a big crush on him like never before (ok, except that I had on David bowie 😄) it's that sad Paul reubens hadn't much more roles in films, he would have do it sooo great and I could watch it now 😊
What an amazing human being he was. He was well prepared to deal with the rotten circumstance he faced ten years later and bounced back from exponentially. You were pretty amazing Paul Reubens.
I have much respect for this artist and his approach to his art. Yeah, he was a little strange in real life, but he was brilliant at his craft. its going to be a long, long time before someone else who is also new, fresh, and completely unique to the art be discovered again. God bless you Paul. The sun was just that much brighter while you were here.
