Making Pee-wee as Himself was no picnic for director Matt Wolf. He clashed with the protagonist of his film, the late Pee-wee ...

For generations, people laughed along with Pee-wee Herman. However, the silly man with the red bowtie wasn’t born with the stage name that fans came to recognize. In Touch breaks down everything ...

'Pee-wee as Himself,' a two-part documentary directed by Matt Wolf premiering Friday on HBO, supplies a vivid portrait of Paul Reubens, who receded behind his character.

The man behind Pee-wee Herman, Paul Reubens (Blow), is ready to truly reveal himself. It’s just unfortunate that his definitive documentary, Pee-wee as Himself, had to come out posthumously.

Reubens’s famous alter ego, Pee-wee Herman, was the star of three movies, a successful stage show, and a children’s television program that became a phenomenon.

Late actor Paul Reubens turned his character Pee Wee Herman into a pop culture icon. From the 1985 hit film “Pee Wee’s Big Adventure” to his Saturday morning, 15-time Emmy winning TV show ...

Getty Images “This is such a dumb thing to say,” Paul Reubens, creator of beloved children’s character Pee-wee Herman, admits in his new documentary, Pee-wee as Himself.

Director Matt Wolf discusses the ups and downs of working with Paul Reubens on an honest film about a private life.

Matt Wolf’s two-part documentary looks behind the Pee-wee persona as it revisits both the delights of the actor-comedian’s career and the painful episodes of his personal life.

Paul Reubens’s performance as Pee-wee Herman gave fans “license to be weird.” At an underground cabaret, he cheered on his community of renegades.

This image released by HBO Max shows Paul Reubens in a scene from the documentary "Pee-Wee As Himself." (HBO Max via AP) Paul Reubens did not tell his director that he was dying.