Pee Wee Herman has died

[+ BOZO T CLOWN]

One of the all-time great performers, Pee Wee Herman aka Paul Reubens has gone on to the big playhouse in heaven.

Bozo was a huuuuuuuuuuuge fan of Pee Wee's.  As a young clown, "Pee Wee's Playhouse" was a must watch on Saturday mornings.

Pee Wee Herman was multi-talented and multi-faceted.
He could play the romantic lead in addition to comedy roles. He was a hero to children as well as a gay icon. 

One of the greatest injustices in the history of the Academy Awards was Pee Wee not winning the Oscar for "Pee Wee's Big Adventure."

 

Paul Reubens, Pee-wee Herman Actor, Dies at 70 After Private Bout of Cancer

VARIETY.COM

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

BoZo

 

[+ Lucky]

Sad and tragic news. RIP-Wee

[samhexum]

He almost single-handedly ruined MURPHY BROWN.

[+ Lucky]

17 minutes ago, samhexum said:

He almost single-handedly ruined MURPHY BROWN.

Do you ever have a single nice thing to say about a person who has died?

[+ keroscenefire]

Rough week for losing weird, interesting people who were unafraid to be themselves. RIP Paul. His performance as a gay hairstylists/drug dealer in Blow was also quite good. 

[+ BOZO T CLOWN]

Bozo's homage to Pee-Wee:

The "Large Marge" scene from the first movie is still one of THE classic moments of cinema history. And people are still quoting the Alamo/Basement lines to this day.

Name 3 famous Americans who were shot in the back of the head. Answer: Abe Lincoln, JFK and the guy sitting in front of Pee Wee Herman at the movie theater!

When Pee-Wee gets to the Big Playhouse in the sky, the angel at the gate will tell him, "You're dead." and Pee Wee will just say, "I know you are, but what am I?"

What a great TV show.
Every Monday morning we'd talk about his show at circus rehearsals (that and Married With Children). Cowboy Curtis (Laurence Fishburne), The Countess, Captain Carl, Miss Yvonne, Chairy the Chair, Globey the Globe, the King of Cartoons . . . There were so many excellent characters.

Pee Wee Herman was an immensely talented man who made millions laugh. We need more people that can do this in our world.

BoZo

Edited July 31, 2023 by BOZO T CLOWN

[samhexum]

5 hours ago, Lucky said:

Do you ever have a single nice thing to say about a person who has died?

Hmm..  I'll have to get back to you on that.

[pubic_assistance]

Oh no !

Sad news.

Paul is an icon amongst comedy performers.

Rest in peace.

[+ FrankR]

I enjoyed his work. He was an icon to many. He was also a flawed human being and on the sex offender list for posession and distribution if explicit materials involving minors. 🙈

[+ nycman]

He was a genius!

I was in Tokyo at the Samurai museum and a tour guide was in front of a map explaining the geopolitical history of Japan.

Guide: Then a large storm called a “tsunami" hit Japan…..and later a second storm hit Japan.

American Guest: What was the second storm called?

Me: There’s no basement at the Alamo!

Chaos ensued.

RIP

Edited August 1, 2023 by nycman

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

On 8/1/2023 at 5:48 AM, FrankR said:

He was also a flawed human being...

Show me a human being who isn't. 

R.I.P. Paul

Thank you for brightening our world 🌎 

[RyanDean]

On 8/1/2023 at 5:48 AM, FrankR said:

I enjoyed his work. He was an icon to many. He was also a flawed human being and on the sex offender list for posession and distribution if explicit materials involving minors. 🙈

This is a misrepresentation of the facts of the case, though it aptly reflects the tabloid coverage of the incident and its aftermath. The CP charges were the result of prosecutorial error and he was not placed on the sex-offender registry, though he was on probation for some while. 

This is how NBCNews described what happened, in this 2004 story...

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When he was arrested in 1991 for indecent exposure at an adult movie theater, the star of Pee-Wee's Big Adventure and Pee-Wee's Playhouse became a popular punch line. A decade later, no one was laughing when he was arrested again, charged with possession of child pornography. But his lawyer determined that a tape seized in another case had been mistakenly included in the evidence against Reubens, and soon a plea bargain was in the works. Last month, the child pornography charge was dropped, with Rubens pleading guilty to a charge of obscenity instead.

 

[TonyDown]

Side note, his house went up for sale recently.

$5 million with 360 degree views in Los Feliz.

The lane up to the top is not maintained by the city.    Perhaps on bicycle!

 

 

https://www.realtor.com/news/celebrity-real-estate/pee-wee-herman-paul-reubens-los-angeles-home/

 

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

On 8/1/2023 at 4:48 AM, FrankR said:

... distribution if explicit materials involving minors. 🙈

Yeah, this was debunked and should probably be edited.

It's just inherently untrue.

[+ FrankR]

13 hours ago, BenjaminNicholas said:

Yeah, this was debunked and should probably be edited.

It's just inherently untrue.

I will review and reconsider what I wrote. He did plead guilty to charges for possessing the materials and was on the sex offender list, but I may add context around how he maintained that the explicit materials involving minors were part of his collection of vintage erotica.  I agree that plea deals often leave out important context.