In their breakout film, Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Paul Reubens and Tim Burton electrified the mania and myopia of being a kid.

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 ...

Those who tune into the new HBO original documentary Pee-wee as Himselfmight be surprised to see that a number of now-notable stars appeared on Paul Reubens’ popular Saturday morning TV show Pee-Wee’s ...

To love Pee-Herman was a wonderful thing, a silly and liberating thing. Miss Yvonne, actually, looked like a girl who’d gotten lost on her way to the prom a few decades earlier and finally turned up, ...

I do not observe Christmas, and do my best to avoid all its attendant hoopla. And I didn’t grow up watching “Pee-wee’s Playhouse,” a show for which I was a bit outside the target demographic when it ...

Johnny Depp is in talks to play Pee-Wee Herman in two movies. The actor was approached by Paul Reubens, who played the children's character on TV and in films until 1990, to help bring two scripts he ...

The key to recreating the iconic "Tequila" dance scene in "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" is picking the right shoes. "Don’t try to do it in Vans or a sandal," said Nathan Cone, movie buff and vice ...

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 ...

Actor Paul Reubens appeared in public as Pee-wee Herman for much of his career. Two years after his death, a new documentary shows the man behind the character. Keep KCRW Independent. KCRW is here to ...

CHARLES COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Thirty years ago, Charles County mother Robin Kegg said her daughter wanted to play soccer just like her big brothers, but she was too young for any of the programs. To ...

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. After Weiss "stayed up ...