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[–] [email protected] 162 points 1 year ago (2 children)

70? He couldn't have been 70... Cuz then that would mean that I'm...

Fuck... I'm getting old...

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] justhach 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] samus12345 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Always thought he looked like Christopher Lloyd there.

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[–] Kandorr 67 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Large Marge has her passenger back.

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[–] FlyingSquid 66 points 1 year ago

Reubens also helped start the careers of Phil Hartman and Laurence Fishburne, which is pretty neat.

[–] reallynotnick 64 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Man either the guy really thought he was going to beat this or he just needed a reason to hang on: "...he recently penned the first draft of his upcoming memoir. He had also put the finishing touches on two more Pee-wee movie scripts and was developing projects for television, including a variety show and a western called Fancypants."

Shame those won't see the light of day, at least not with his further involvement of course. That sounds like a ton of work. Source: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/paul-reubens-best-known-pee-170902189.html

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Maybe Johnny Depp will play Pee-wee if those movies ever get made. (Depp was Reubens' pick to replace him.)

[–] ericisshort 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I really really really don’t want anyone else to play Pee-wee.

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[–] _number8_ 15 points 1 year ago

the unedited memoir sounds worthy to experience

[–] tym 7 points 1 year ago

Beat it? Are we doing phrasing?

[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 year ago

Watching the PeeWee Herman Show special on HBO blew my mind as a young adult. What a talent, and stunted career in the end. We loved you Paul.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago

Wild man. I remember watching Pee-wee's Playhouse as a kid on those Saturday mornings oh so long ago. https://youtu.be/UsmFg7CD1Pg

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago

Reubens created a lot of joy in the world, he will be missed.

[–] Cold_Brew_Enema 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can't believe he was 70. RIP. Big part of my 90s childhood.

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[–] FlyingSquid 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

he was art school college roommates with Hasselhoff.. wait what?

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

I remember him telling Philip Rosenthal that the reason he developed Pee-wee Herman was that Reubens had a horrible memory for jokes, and so he just built a persona that was inherently funny without them.

Obviously, a brilliant move.

[–] TheHottub 15 points 1 year ago

I'm 40 now. I freaking loved PeeWee when I was a kid. This hurts. I'm hoping when I get to the pearly gates I hear "Ha ha! Ahhh!". Probably want to see my grandma first now that I think about it.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Holy shit!
"He died on April 3rd."
DOUBLE holy shit!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Where does it say that? Article is dated for today and the quote says his team shared the news on Monday, which I presume they mean today.

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[–] _number8_ 10 points 1 year ago (15 children)

hope he gets to jerk off in heaven

[–] jaschen 22 points 1 year ago

Dude was into porn before the internet. He was just a future dude living in the past.

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[–] Odo 10 points 1 year ago

Jambi, I know exactly what to wish for. :( Really sad seeing your childhood pop culture figures dying.

[–] FlyingSquid 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Anyone remember this movie?

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[–] havokdj 9 points 1 year ago

Well that sucks. Could have definitely started the morning not knowing this. RIP Paul Reubens

[–] kaklerbitmap 8 points 1 year ago

Man WTF I idolized him as a kid growing up watching PeeWee's Playhouse and the PeeWee movies. Even though he was as old as my parents, it feels like a childhood friend died. I did not expect to be so upset by this.

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