Paul Reubens

Born: 1952-08-27

Paul Reubens (August 27, 1952 – July 30, 2023) was an American actor, writer, film producer, game show host, and comedian, best known for his character Pee-wee Herman. Reubens joined the Los Angeles troupe The Groundlings in the 1970s and started his career as an improvisational comedian and stage actor. In 1982 he began appearing in a show about a character he had been developing for years. The show, called The Pee-wee Herman Show, ran for five sold-out months, and HBO produced a successful special about it. Pee-wee became an instant cult figure and, for the next decade, Reubens was completely committed to his character, doing all of his public appearances and interviews as Pee-wee. His feature film Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), directed by the then-unknown Tim Burton, was a financial and critical success and soon developed into a cult film. Its sequel, Big Top Pee-wee (1988), was less successful. Between 1986 and 1990, Reubens starred as Pee-wee in the CBS Saturday-morning children's program Pee-wee's Playhouse.


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The Nightmare Before Christmas

as Lock (voice)
Released: 1993-10-09

Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the...

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as Amilyn
Released: 1992-07-24

Blonde, bouncy Buffy is your typical high school cheerleader. But all that changes when a...

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Matilda

as FBI Agent
Released: 1996-08-02

Matilda Wormwood is an exquisite and intelligent little girl. Unfortunately, her parents, Harry...

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Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

as Fife (voice)
Released: 1997-11-11

Astonished to find the Beast has a deep-seeded hatred for the Christmas season, Belle endeavors...

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as Penguin's Father
Released: 1992-06-19

Batman must face The Penguin, a sewer-dwelling gangleader intent on being accepted into Gotham...

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as Jokey Smurf (voice)
Released: 2011-07-29

When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from...

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as Waiter
Released: 1980-06-16

Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home...

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The Smurfs 2

as Jokey Smurf (voice)
Released: 2013-07-30

The evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the...

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Blow

as Derek Foreal
Released: 2001-04-04

A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her...

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as Max (voice)
Released: 1986-07-30

12-year-old David is accidentally knocked out in the forest near his home, but when he awakens...

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Doctor Dolittle

as Raccoon (voice)
Released: 1998-06-26

A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the...

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Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure

as Screwy Squirrel
Released: 2013-08-04

Tom And Jerry are among the last animals living in Storybook Town, a fairy tale-inspired theme...

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as Francine's Crush
Released: 2023-09-09

A brilliant but tightly wound, gameshow-obsessed young woman, Anne, and her estranged,...

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Moonwalker

as Pee-Wee Herman (voice)
Released: 1988-10-29

Moonwalker is a 1988 American experimental anthology musical film starring Michael Jackson....

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Phineas and Ferb: The O.W.C.A. Files

as Parenthesis (voice)
Released: 2015-11-09

When an attack on the O.W.C.A. incapacitates the animal agents, only Agent P and his animal...

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Reno 911!: Miami

as Sir Terrence
Released: 2007-02-23

A rag-tag team of Reno cops are called in to save the day after a terrorist attack disrupts a...

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as Spleen
Released: 1999-08-06

When Champion City's hero Captain Amazing is kidnapped by the recently paroled supervillain...

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Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

as Pee Wee Herman / Desk Clerk (Groundling)
Released: 1980-07-18

Perennially stoned Cheech and Chong tear through the city of Los Angeles, causing trouble...

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Pee-wee's Big Adventure

as Pee-wee Herman
Released: 1985-07-26

The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is...

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Dunston Checks In

as Buck LaFarge
Released: 1996-01-12

Hotel manager Robert Grant is forced by his boss to postpone his family vacation when a hotel...

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Nice Dreams

as Howie Hamburger Dude
Released: 1981-07-24

Nice Dreams - it rhymes with ice creams. And that's what Cheech and Chong are selling in this...

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Accidental Love

as Edwin
Released: 2015-02-10

A small town waitress gets a nail accidentally lodged in her head causing unpredictable behavior...

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Life During Wartime

as Andy Kornbluth
Released: 2010-04-16

Friends, family, and lovers struggle to find love, forgiveness, and meaning in an almost...

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Pee-wee's Big Holiday

as Pee-wee Herman
Released: 2016-03-15

A fateful meeting with a mysterious stranger inspires Pee-wee Herman to take his first-ever holiday.

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Big Top Pee-wee

as Pee-wee Herman
Released: 1988-07-22

Paul Reubens stars as Pee-wee Herman in his second full-length film about a farmer who joins the...

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Midnight Madness

as Pinball City Proprietor
Released: 1980-02-08

A genius grad student organizes an all-night treasure hunt in which five rival teams composed of...

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Teacher's Pet

as Dennis (voice)
Released: 2004-01-16

Meet Spot, a clever little dog with big dreams of becoming a real boy. When Spot finds out that...

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Mayor of the Sunset Strip

as Self
Released: 2003-06-17

A look at the history of fame in the world through the eyes of pop star impresario, Rodney...

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Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2021-01-11

A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. ...

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Overnight

as Self
Released: 2003-06-12

Alternately hilarious and horrifying, Overnight chronicles one man's misadventures of making a...

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered

as Bat-Mite (voice)
Released: 2014-10-27

When Batman, claiming to be a loner, refuses to join the Justice League, he is drawn into...

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Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace

as Irv (voice)
Released: 2013-09-24

Mecha Mutt, a revolutionary remote-controlled lunar rover resembling a large canine, goes rogue...

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The Tripper

as Frank Baker
Released: 2006-04-20

A Ronald Reagan-obsessed serial killer targets a bunch of hippies who are heading to a...

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Buddy

as Professor Spatz
Released: 1997-06-06

An eccentric socialite raises a gorilla as her son.

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WWE WrestleMania XXVII

as Pee-wee Herman (Appearance)
Released: 2011-04-02

The Rock returns home to be The World’s Most Electrifying Host of WrestleMania XXVII from...

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Meatballs: Part II

as Albert
Released: 1984-07-27

Camp Sasquatch will be bought out and closed unless owner Coach Giddy wins the boxing...

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The Brotherhood

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Released: 1968-12-01

The son of a powerful Mafia don comes home from his army service in Vietnam and wants to lead...

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Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise

as The Riddler / Sunbather (voice)
Released: 2014-04-06

The Robot Chicken crew takes a peek at what happens when the DC villains end up on the same...

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Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special

as The Riddler (voice)
Released: 2012-09-09

The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special brings you the awesomeness of the DC Comics universe of...

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The Pee-wee Herman Show

as Pee-wee Herman
Released: 1981-09-11

An adult-oriented version of what would eventually become an award-winning children's classic....

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The Final Moments of Karl Brant

as Bennett Ferryman
Released: 2013-07-18

Set in the near future where experimental technology allows two detectives to bring a murder...

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Pandemonium

as Johnson
Released: 1982-04-01

A former high school student who always wanted to be a cheerleader decides to reopen the...

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Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

as Pee-wee Herman
Released: 1988-12-21

Pee-wee Herman and pals are celebrating Christmas in the Playhouse in their own creative ways:...

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Re-Animated

as Golly Gopher (voice)
Released: 2006-12-07

Part live-action, part animated story about a boy who, after an awful amusement park accident,...

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Area 57

as The Alien
Released: 2007-01-01

A comedy about the employees for the U.S. government, who work in a remote facility in the...

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Back to the Beach

as Pee-Wee Herman
Released: 1987-08-07

Cowabunga! The surfing '60s ride into the new wave as Frankie and Annette star in this hip...

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Above and Beyond

as Self
Released: 2015-01-30

In 1948, a group of World War II pilots volunteered to fight for Israel in the War of Independence.

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Twilight Park

as Carny/Mime
Released: 2025-12-25

Twilight Park, a life size stop motion animated feature film about a boy Seraphim who along with...

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Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship

as The Riddler (voice)
Released: 2015-10-18

The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 3: Magical Friendship surrenders DC Comics' multitude of...

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South of Heaven, West of Hell

as Arvid Henry
Released: 2000-01-28

Valentine Casey is a Marshal in the desolate Tucson territory of the early 1900s. On Christmas...

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The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway

as Pee-wee Herman
Released: 2011-03-19

Pee-Wee is excited when Jambi the genie grants him a wish. He wishes to fly but gets upset when...

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Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special

as Pee-wee Herman
Released: 1988-10-05

The stars come out on Sesame Street in this fun-filled video featuring the show's most memorable...

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Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

as Self
Released: 2013-01-15

Actors, crew and executives who worked at Warner Bros. Pictures recall their days at the studio.

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Rugrats: Babies in Toyland

as Hermie the Elf (voice)
Released: 2002-12-21

The Rugrats discover that Christmas means more than just presents and tradition when they find...

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Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

as Cafe Counter Guy
Released: 1980-02-14

Steve Martin's second NBC special was made up entirely of sketches. Highlights include: Marty...

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Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole

as Pee-Wee Herman (archive footage)
Released: 2010-01-10

Once again, this DVD is a compilation of every video I’ve ever done (outside of Vice) thread...

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Pinocchio

as Pinocchio
Released: 1984-05-14

A lonely wood-carver named Geppetto wishes for a son one night before going to bed. The Blue...

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The World According to Allee Willis

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2024-03-16

Take one look at award-winning songwriter / artist Allee Willis and you see someone unafraid to...

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All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special

as Self
Released: 1980-09-30

Steve Martin's third NBC special serves as a salute to 1970s television commercials. Taking...

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Beauty Is Embarrassing

as Self
Released: 2012-09-07

Raised in the Tennessee mountains, Wayne White started his career as a cartoonist in NYC. He...

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Pray TV

as Jack Chudnowski
Released: 1980-05-23

A failing television station is bought out by a slick TV evangelist and starts making mountains...

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Twilight Theatre

as Pee Wee Herman
Released: 1982-02-13

Television parody. Sketches include: Women Who Have Made It With Me, No-Arms Bandits, Pee-Wee's...

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The Groovenians

as Jet/The Bubbie
Released: 2002-11-10

Two space misfits named Jet and Glindy, who are searching for a planet called Groovenia.

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Lily for President?

as Pee Wee Herman
Released: 1982-05-20

Comedian Lily Tomlin stars in this comical farce which deals with her experiences running for...

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Cheeseball Presents

as uncredited
Released: 1984-03-01

A raunchy sketch comedy special created by and starring members of the Groundlings comedy troupe.

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The Thrill Can Kill

as Pee-Wee Herman
Released: 1986-01-01

Pee-Wee Herman warns of the dangers of crack cocaine in this public service announcement film.

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The Paragon of Comedy

as Arnie / Pee-wee Herman
Released: 1983-01-16

John Paragon and friends perform comedy skits as a variety of colorful characters.

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The Crown with a Shadow

as Oliver (voice)
Released: 2021-08-13

A mixed-media animated film based on the real-world gender morphing Pink Skunk Fish. The story...

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Gigglefudge USA!

as Self
Released: 2016-04-11

Paul Reubens introduces a series of home videos progressively less appropriate for a certain...

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-17

After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent...

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as uncredited
First aired: 2014-02-17

After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent...

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The Blacklist

as Mr. Vargas
First aired: 2013-09-23

Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI...

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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American Dad!

as uncredited
First aired: 2005-02-06

The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three...

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American Dad!

as Wyatt Borden (voice)
First aired: 2005-02-06

The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three...

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Gotham

as Elijah Van Dahl
First aired: 2014-09-22

Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man...

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Phineas and Ferb

as Parenthesis (voice)
First aired: 2007-08-17

Each day, two kindhearted suburban stepbrothers on summer vacation embark on some grand new...

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Adventure Time

as Gnome Ruler/Dancing Bug (voice)
First aired: 2010-04-05

Unlikely heroes Finn and Jake are buddies who traverse the mystical Land of Ooo. The best of...

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Bob's Burgers

as Pat (voice)
First aired: 2011-01-09

Bob's Burgers follows a third-generation restaurateur, Bob, as he runs Bob's Burgers with the...

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Conan

as Self
First aired: 2010-11-08

A late night television talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien.

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Sesame Street

as Peewee Herman
First aired: 1969-11-10

On a special inner city street, the inhabitants—human and muppet—teach preschoolers basic...

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Saturday Night Live

as Pee-Wee Herman - Host
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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Saturday Night Live

as Pee-wee Herman
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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Star Wars Rebels

as RX-24 (voice)
First aired: 2014-10-13

Set between the events of Star Wars: Episodes III and IV, the story unfolds during a dark time...

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What We Do in the Shadows

as Paul
First aired: 2019-03-27

A documentary-style look into the daily (or rather, nightly) lives of a group of vampires in...

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30 Rock

as Gerhardt
First aired: 2006-10-11

Liz Lemon, the head writer for a late-night TV variety show in New York, tries to juggle all the...

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DC's Legends of Tomorrow

as Dybbuk (voice)
First aired: 2016-01-21

When heroes alone are not enough ... the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he...

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Everybody Loves Raymond

as Russell
First aired: 1996-09-13

Ray Barone is a successful sportswriter living on Long Island with his wife Debra, daughter...

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MTV Video Music Awards

as Pee-wee Herman
First aired: 1984-09-14

An annual award ceremony presented by MTV to honor the best in the music video medium.

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Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1993-09-13

Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that...

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as uncredited
First aired: 2003-01-26

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and...

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Reno 911!

as uncredited
First aired: 2003-07-23

This partially unscripted comedy brings viewers into the squad car as incompetent officers swing...

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Batman: The Brave and the Bold

as Bat-Mite (voice)
First aired: 2008-11-14

The Caped Crusader is teamed up with Blue Beetle, Green Arrow, Aquaman and countless others in...

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Murphy Brown

as Andrew J. Lansing III
First aired: 1988-11-14

Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen) is a recovering alcoholic who returns to the fictional...

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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-05-25

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that...

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Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

as The Moon
First aired: 2007-02-11

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! is an American sketch comedy television series, created by...

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227

as Pee-Wee Herman
First aired: 1985-09-14

A housewife sits on the stoop of her apartment building in a black neighborhood of Washington,...

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Chowder

as Reuben (voice)
First aired: 2007-11-02

An aspiring young chef named Chowder has adventures as an apprentice in Mung Daal's catering...

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The Conners

as Sandy Bitensky
First aired: 2018-10-16

This iconic family—Dan, Jackie, Darlene, Becky and D.J.—grapples with parenthood, dating, an...

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Tom Goes to the Mayor

as Paul (voice)
First aired: 2004-11-14

Tom Goes to the Mayor is an American animated television series created by Tim Heidecker and...

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Ally McBeal

as Louis
First aired: 1997-09-08

Ally McBeal is a young lawyer working at the Boston law firm Cage and Fish. Ally's lives and...

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Comedy Bang! Bang!

as Pee-Wee Herman
First aired: 2012-06-08

Based on Scott Aukerman’s popular podcast of the same name, COMEDY BANG! BANG! cleverly riffs on...

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Madame's Place

as Pee Wee Herman
First aired: 1982-09-20

Madame's Place is an American sitcom that featured the misadventures of Madame, a puppet in the...

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Pushing Daisies

as Oscar Vibenius
First aired: 2007-10-03

A pie-maker, with the power to bring dead people back to life, solves murder mysteries with his...

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To Tell the Truth

as Self - Disguised Contestant
First aired: 2016-06-14

A modern reimagination of the classic game show. In each round, a celebrity panel will be...

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To Tell the Truth

as Self - Panelist
First aired: 2016-06-14

A modern reimagination of the classic game show. In each round, a celebrity panel will be...

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Mork & Mindy

as Dickie Nimitz
First aired: 1978-09-14

A wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents and the life of the human woman he boards...

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Portlandia

as Weirdos' Lawyer
First aired: 2011-01-21

Satirical sketch comedy set and filmed in Portland, Oregon that explores the eccentric misfits...

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Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

as The Milkman (voice)
First aired: 2014-12-05

Penn Zero is not your average kid - every day he's zapped into another dimension with his...

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Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

as The Butterman (voice)
First aired: 2014-12-05

Penn Zero is not your average kid - every day he's zapped into another dimension with his...

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The Jay Leno Show

as Self
First aired: 2009-09-14

The Jay Leno Show is an American comedy show created by and starring Jay Leno, that aired at 10...

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Faerie Tale Theatre

as Pinocchio
First aired: 1982-09-11

A live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.

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Faerie Tale Theatre

as Guest Interviewee
First aired: 1982-09-11

A live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.

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Best Week Ever

as uncredited
First aired: 2004-01-23

Best Week Ever is a weekly television program on the United States cable/satellite network VH1....

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Pee-wee's Playhouse

as Pee-wee Herman
First aired: 1986-09-13

Pee-wee's Playhouse is an American children's television program starring Paul Reubens as the...

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The Flintstone Comedy Show

as Freaky Frankenstone
First aired: 1980-11-22

The Flintstone Comedy Show is a 90-minute Saturday morning animated series revival of The...

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Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

as Self - Contestant
First aired: 2021-01-07

Hosted by Pat Sajak and Vanna White, celebrity contestants spin the wheel and solve word puzzles...

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TRON: Uprising

as Pavel
First aired: 2012-06-07

Some time between 'Tron' and 'Tron: Legacy', a young program named Beck becomes the skillful...

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Dirt

as Chuck Lafoon
First aired: 2007-01-02

Dirt is an American television serial broadcast on the FX network. It premiered on January 2,...

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Minecraft: Story Mode

as Ivor (voice)
First aired: 2018-11-27

Take control of an adventure set in the Minecraft universe. The future of the world is at stake,...

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E! True Hollywood Story

as Self
First aired: 1996-08-21

E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood...

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Mosaic

as JC Schiffer
First aired: 2018-01-22

Explore the psychological underpinnings of love and murder in a small mountain resort town while...

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The Holiday Movies That Made Us

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 2020-12-01

Unwrap the real stories behind these iconic Christmas blockbusters, thanks to insider interviews...

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Campus Ladies

as uncredited
First aired: 2006-01-08

Campus Ladies is an American sitcom that premiered on Oxygen on January 8, 2006. It stars...

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Working Stiffs

as uncredited
First aired: 1979-09-15

Working Stiffs is a short-lived 1979 American television series which starred James Belushi and...

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Hopeless Pictures

as uncredited
First aired: 2005-08-19

Hopeless Pictures is an American animated comedy series starring the voice of Friends actress...

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The Groovenians

as Jet / The Bubble (voice)
First aired: 2002-11-10

A couple, Jet and Glindy, live on a planet named Jeepers, where society is uniform and artistic...

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The Frankenstones

as Freaky Frankenstone (voice)
First aired: 1980-11-22

The Frankenstones are a family of fictional characters who appeared on The Flintstones...

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