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Paul Reubens, the actor best known for portraying the irrepressible, joyfully childlike Pee-wee Herman, died Sunday night after a private bout of cancer. He was 70.

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[-] Robdor@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

He was 70? When did that happen?

[-] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Yesterday, sorry to say...

[-] PenguinJuice@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Sounds like it was cancer :( damnit. When can we figure out a cure instead of wasting time on war

[-] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It was.

/Cancer Sucks.

[-] tekchic@kbin.social 18 points 1 year ago

Fucking brain cancer. That hurts. Got to speak with him on a Zoom Cameo call in late 2021 and it was just a wonderful experience. Such a cool human being. Lost my mom to brain cancer in 2000. Always stings a little more when you hear about another having gone through it.

[-] skellener@kbin.social 15 points 1 year ago
[-] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I know, its a major bummer. I grew up on Pee-wee;s Play House as a kid. Then the other rolls like Cheech and Chong, Blow, etc the guy had massive depth as an actor.

[-] ClanOfTheOcho@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Let's not forget Mystery Men!

[-] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

My God you're absolutely right! He was amazing in that movie, I feel remiss for forgetting that role. What a great ensemble of actors, going to watch it now.

/Hamburger train... I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'M NOT SORRY!

https://youtu.be/BF_sahvR4mw

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[-] theodewere@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

allow me to do a "came here for this".. he's so damned funny as the farter man, he made me fucking die laughing

[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Hey! You get The Spleen's name right!

[-] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Remember The SPLEEN!

[-] theodewere@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

i laugh like a chimp at the bar scene when Garofalo shuts down his attempt at a come-on

[-] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Pee Wee's Big Adventure is a godamned classic.
I love him in Batman Returns, it just cracks me up when I see him, but man he sold that role. Tons of people never even realized he was in it.

[-] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

Who did he play? I didnt even realize he was in it. I loved Batman Returns!

[-] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

He was Penguins father in the beginning

[-] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Thats his genius, pre peewee he was a staple in the Cheech and Chong movies.

/fuck today is a darker world...

[-] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I never knew that, I'll check that out thanks. I first knew him from Playhouse.

[-] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Hamburger train... Sorry, Sorry, I"M NOT SORRY!

/you'll get it

[-] TheRealLinga@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Yes! Just made a comment about this elsewhere! That scene always cracks me up

[-] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 year ago

Oh shit man, I loved Pee Wee as a kid. Its a shame all the ridicule he had to endure. He was a genuine entertainer.

[-] TheRealLinga@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, Pee Wee's Big Adventure is still great. And the small roles he had in a couple Cheech and Chong movies still make me laugh. That hamburger train thing is hilarious

[-] nuachtan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I'm sorry I took the money.

[-] kindenough@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Rest in peace. I first saw him in the Cheech and Chong Next Movie and only realized mamy years later he was already playing the Pee Wee Herman character then.

[-] PenguinJuice@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

What an absolute legend. RIP

[-] sorebuttfromsitting@sopuli.xyz -3 points 1 year ago

Phil Hartman was in the original stage show, The Pee-Wee Herman Show, which was not a kids show. And he was in the kids' show.

[-] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Also Laurence Fishburne, Cowboy Curtis!

[-] asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Why were you downvoted for saying this? I will never understand people...

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