As a young actor, she got her big break on 'Pee-Wee's Playhouse.'
Natasha Lyonne owes a lot to Paul Reubens — she earned her first acting credit on “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” at age 6. So it’s no surprise that she posted a touching tribute to the quirky comedian in the hours after he died on Sunday.
“I love Paul, I see him, we stay in touch,” she told Entertainment Weekly in 2022. “Paul Reubens, a.k.a. Pee-wee Herman, sends the best GIFs in the biz, long before they became so accessible with iPhones.” Several other comedians also posted tributes to Reubens, acknowledging how much he has inspired their own careers. Conan O’Brien remembered him for his “surreal comedy and unrelenting kindness.”
Paul Reubens was like no one else – a brilliant and original comedian who made kids and their parents laugh at the same time. He never forgot a birthday and shared his genuine delight for silliness with everyone he met. My family and I will miss him.Comedian and filmmaker Judd Apatow had a special bond with Reubens. He’d grown up loving his comedy and got to collaborate with him in the 2016 Netflix film “Pee-wee’s Big Holiday.
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