2023-07-31 21:34:00
American comedian and actor Paul Reubens, known for having played in the film “Pee-Wee Big Adventure”, died on Monday.
By Valentin Dechambre for Le Point The actor who played Pee-wee Herman, a mythical character who wore a gray suit and a red bow tie, died of cancer at the age of 70. © FRANCIS SPECKER / MAXPPP / LANDOV/MAXPPP Published on 07/31/2023 at 9:34 p.m.
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Paul Reubens died of cancer at the age of 70, we learned on Monday on his Instagram account. “Talented and prolific, he will forever remain in the comedy pantheon and in our hearts as a friend and a treasured man,” the post read. The comedian had never publicly revealed that he had been battling cancer for several years.
“Please accept my apologies for not having made public what I have fought for the past six years, is it written in the same publication. I have always felt so much love and respect from my friends and fans. I loved you all so much, and I loved making art for you. His family praised his battle with the disease.
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His character of Pee-wee Herman, a slender crank with a childish character and the eternal red bow tie, which he had created himself, had been known worldwide thanks to the film Pee-Wee Big Adventuredirected by Tim Burton and released in 1985. He then collaborated again with Tim Burton in the films The strange Christmas of Mr. Jack et Batman, the challenge.
READ ALSO“Pee-Wee Big Adventure”: Tim Burton’s birth certificateThe actor put his career on hold in 1991 after being arrested for indecent assault in an adult cinema and decided to stop playing the famous character. In 2004, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of possessing obscene material in Los Angeles. He had been sentenced to three years probation.
But years later, he reappeared notably in the Netflix film Pee-Wee Big Holidayreleased in 2016.
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