See Trailer for Doc About Paul Reubens Character

HBO Has Shared The New Trailer for Pe-Wee As HimselfThe Two-Part Documentary About Paul Reubens' Beloved Character. Following Its Sundance Premiere Earlier This Year, The Documentary Will Air On Hbo and Max On May 23.

“It's weird to be in this situation, Having a Documentary Made, Because I'm used to having control of my alter ego,” Reubens Says in the documentary, which was filmed prior to his death in 2023. “Death is just so final. To be able to get your message in at the last minute is incredible.

In addition to hours of interviews with reubens, Pe-Wee As Himself Also Features interviews with Playhouse Vets Like Laurence Fishburne, S. Epatha Merkerson, Natasha Lyonne, and Lynne Stewart; Plus Directors Tim Burton and Judd Apatow; Actors Debi Mazar, David Arquette, Laraine Newman, and Cassandra Peterson; and Reubens' Sister Abby Rubenfeld.

“Woven Together From Over 40 Hours of Interview Footage Filmed Before Reubens 'Premature Death in 2023, 1,000 Hours of Archival Footage, and Tens of Thousands of Never-Before-Seen Photographs From His Personal Collections, The Film Chronicles Reubens' Influires, FROM. Growing up in The Circus Town of Sarasota, Florida to His Avant-Garde Theater Training at the California Institute of the Arts, “HBO Said in A Synopsis.

“Combbing His Love of Performance Art and Comedy, Reubens Joined the Legendary Groundlings Improv Group, where he Created Pee-Wee Herman, The Impish Character That would like To Define His Career.”

HBO Continued, “Becoming a Cultural Touchstone of the 1980s with His Hit Film Pe-Wee's Big Adventureand His Sweetly Subversive Emmy-Winning Children's Television Series Pe-Weee's PlayhouseReubens Chose to Never Be Photographed or Interviewed Publicly As Himself-An Artistic Choice to Present Pee-Wee Herman As a Real Person Not to Be Confused With His Creator. From the Dating game to Regular Appearances on The David Letterman ShowReubens Never Broke Character, Living His Dream of Doing Performance Art in Mainstream Pop Culture. When reubens was arrested at an adult movie theater in 1991, His Anonymity was right and he fell prey to the media's growing appetite for salacious and spurious takedowns. “