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"Pee-wee as Himself" director says working with Paul Reubens was "contentious" and "thrilling"

In the candid, absorbing documentary, “Pee-wee as Himself,” the late Paul Reubens wants to set the record straight. While he kept a very private life — hiding his homosexuality as well as his cancer ...
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Paul Reubens tells his story in ‘Pee-wee as Himself.’ Here's how it came together after his death

Paul Reubens did not tell his director that he was dying. On July 31, 2023, the news of Reubens' death came as a shock to documentary filmmaker Matt Wolf, who had spent a year trying to convince him ...
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Paul Reubens Was A Dream Subject For Director Matt Wolf, But Making ‘Pee-wee As Himself' Was Complicated

Paul Reubens, the eccentric performance artist best known as Pee-wee Herman, was an intensely private person. After a number of people had approached him about making a documentary about himself, he ...
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“Pee-wee as Himself” director says working with Paul Reubens was “contentious” and “thrilling”

Even as Reubens wanted to impact kids with TV the way it impacted him, he lost part of himself by having his alter ego pass as a real person. Director Matt Wolf shrewdly recounts Reubens’ life and his ...
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Paul Reubens Tells His Story In ‘Pee-wee As Himself.’ Here’s How It Came Together After His Death

Paul Reubens did not tell his director that he was dying. On July 31, 2023, the news of Reubens’ death came as a shock to documentary filmmaker Matt Wolf, who had spent a year trying to convince him ...
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Paul Reubens tells his story in ‘Pee-wee as Himself.’ Here's how it came together after his death

Paul Reubens tells his story in ‘Pee-wee as Himself.’ Here's how it came together after his death Filmmaker Matt Wolf learned that Paul Reubens had died along with the rest of the world By LINDSEY ...