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‘Pee-wee as Himself’ Director on His Attempts to Gain Paul Reubens’ Trust: ‘There Was a Real Power Struggle Between Us’

  • Pee-Wee as himself is a posthumous documentary that premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, featuring comedian Paul Reubens coming out as gay after hiding his sexuality during his career.
  • The documentary includes insights from Reubens about his relationship with a man named Guy, who inspired some of Pee-wee's catchphrases.
  • Paul Reubens died from cancer on July 30, 2023, at age 70, after battling the illness privately for years.
  • The film explores Reubens' complex identity and career, highlighting his struggles with fame and personal relationships.
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'Pee-wee Herman' Star Paul Reubens Comes Out as Gay in Posthumous Documentary: 'Self Hatred or Self Preservation'

The legendary comedian died from cancer at age 70 in July 2023 after keeping his diagnosis a secret for yearsD Dipasupil/FilmMagic Paul ReubensPaul Reubens is sharing his truth from beyond the grave.In a posthumous documentary, Pee-wee as Himself, which premiered Thursday, Jan. 23 at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, the legendary comedian came out as gay after concealing his sexuality for the entirety of his career, per the New York Post.Before …

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'Pee-wee Herman' star Paul Reubens comes out as gay in posthumous...

Late actor Paul Reubens, known by his stage name Pee-wee Herman, came out as gay in his posthumous HBO documentary, which premiered Thursday.

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Late Pee-wee Herman actor discusses sexuality for first time, painful scandals in final interview

Better known for his broad smile and silly voices, Pee-wee Herman actor Paul Reubens becomes rawly emotional in the documentary “Pee-wee as Himself,” which premiered Thursday at the Sundance Film Festival. The revealing two-part movie, which will eventually air on HBO, features the final interviews with Reubens, who died of cancer last July at age 70.

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‘Pee-wee as Himself’ Would Like You to Meet the Man Behind the Bow Tie

Centered around a long interview Paul Reubens gave before his death in 2023, this two-part doc is the definitive portrait of the man behind the bowtie.

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‘Pee-wee as Himself’ Review: Paul Reubens Explores Pee-wee Herman, and His Own Identity, in Revealing HBO Doc

Culled from 40 hours of interviews and thousands of hours of archival footage, Matt Wolf's doc gives Paul Reubens his own posthumous spotlight.

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‘Pee-wee as Himself’ Director on His Attempts to Gain Paul Reubens’ Trust: ‘There Was a Real Power Struggle Between Us’

Matt Wolf talks about his Sundance doc 'Pee-wee as Himself,' his attempts to gain Paul Reubens' trust and completing the doc after Reubens' death.

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