Comedy actor best known for playing the role of Pee-wee Herman in the 1985 film Pee-wee's Big Adventure and on the children's television show Pee-wee's Playhouse. He has also appeared in such films as Mystery Men, Matilda and Blow.
As a child, he frequently visited the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circuses.
He has been a guest star on such TV series as 30 Rock, Pushing Daisies and The Blacklist.
He was born to Judy and Milton Reubens and raised with a younger brother and sister.
He competed with Gilbert Gottfried for a part on Saturday Night Live.
