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18-24-61-B-17-17-4@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 3 years ago

Actor Paul Reubens, of PeeWee Herman fame, dead at 70

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Paul Reubens, actor best known as Pee-wee Herman, dies at 70
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He rose to fame in the 1980s playing the whimsical, child-like character on TV and in movies.
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    70? He couldn’t have been 70… Cuz then that would mean that I’m…

    Fuck… I’m getting old…

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      https://i.imgur.com/rAFP13z.mp4

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          Always thought he looked like Christopher Lloyd there.

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              Christopher Lloyd was in Nobody. At first I thought it was the actor that played Raymond’s father from Everyone Loves Raymond, though could have sworn I had heard he died years ago. I was sad when I recognized Lloyd partway through.

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      I had this exact same freakout when another posted said “I’m 40 and I loved him when I was a kid” I’m like yeah, he must have been around for a while beforehand then, this is reasonable… Then I realised I’m 38 1/2

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    Large Marge has her passenger back.

    • dan1101@lemmy.world
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      They can roam the highways together for all eternity.

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    Reubens also helped start the careers of Phil Hartman and Laurence Fishburne, which is pretty neat.

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    Man either the guy really thought he was going to beat this or he just needed a reason to hang on: “…he recently penned the first draft of his upcoming memoir. He had also put the finishing touches on two more Pee-wee movie scripts and was developing projects for television, including a variety show and a western called Fancypants.”

    Shame those won’t see the light of day, at least not with his further involvement of course. That sounds like a ton of work. Source: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/paul-reubens-best-known-pee-170902189.html

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      Maybe Johnny Depp will play Pee-wee if those movies ever get made. (Depp was Reubens’ pick to replace him.)

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        I really really really don’t want anyone else to play Pee-wee.

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          I’d be angry I think. There is only one pee wee

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            Exactly. I’ve never seen a spot on Pee-Wee impression. Some people can get the voice, but they never get the ever-changing facial expressions right.

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        Ugh gross. Let’s forget about that creep Depp. Dude can’t even act anymore

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          what?

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            that’s Johnny fishing for compliments… don’t indulge him…

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              Or it’s Amber’s account.

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                they can all die in a fucking fire… you can guess what my suggestion would be for their “followers”…

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      the unedited memoir sounds worthy to experience

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    Watching the PeeWee Herman Show special on HBO blew my mind as a young adult. What a talent, and stunted career in the end. We loved you Paul.

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      Enough about my big butt. Let’s talk about your big butt.

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    Reubens created a lot of joy in the world, he will be missed.

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    Can’t believe he was 70. RIP. Big part of my 90s childhood.

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      Fun fact, if you add 33 to the age someone was in 1990, you get their age now.

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    This is awesome.

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      he was art school college roommates with Hasselhoff… wait what?

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        I’m surprised the hoff went to art school actually

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          some hot chicks in art school in Cali, bro

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            Lol they are in all the art schools. Art school is awesome

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    I remember him telling Philip Rosenthal that the reason he developed Pee-wee Herman was that Reubens had a horrible memory for jokes, and so he just built a persona that was inherently funny without them.

    Obviously, a brilliant move.

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    I’m 40 now. I freaking loved PeeWee when I was a kid. This hurts. I’m hoping when I get to the pearly gates I hear “Ha ha! Ahhh!”. Probably want to see my grandma first now that I think about it.

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    Holy shit!
    “He died on April 3rd.”
    DOUBLE holy shit!

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      Where does it say that? Article is dated for today and the quote says his team shared the news on Monday, which I presume they mean today.

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        That’s what RodneyCK was saying.

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    hope he gets to jerk off in heaven

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      Dude was into porn before the internet. He was just a future dude living in the past.

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      He got caught in my hometown! Lots of weird stuff happens in Sarasota, FL.

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        The Pussycat Theatre chain in California was a pretty well known goto. I thought it was strange that 1) it was Florida and 2) anyone really cared.

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          1. It was undercover detectives that “caught” him and they didn’t approach him until he tried to leave. They also arrested 3 other people.

          Who ever volunteered to watch these guys cum in a porn theater just to handcuff their slimy wrists… I’m no comedian, but that entire situation is so insane I feel I could do at least 10 minutes on it.

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        I don’t think jerking off in an adult theater is weird.

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          like, aren’t you weird not to? what the fuck else is the place for?

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            He also had vintage photos that could be (and were by the police) considered child pornography. That’s probably more important than the porno theater incident.

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              And yet all charges were dropped in that case I believe.

              Edit: I’m wrong, he got 3 years probation.

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                Why are you like this?

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                  i disapprove of your behavior, son

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              i didn’t ask, tool

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                @theodewere @18_24_61_b_17_17_4 @_number8_ @solidsnake2085 @bufordt @EzekielJK

                Goodbye.

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                You sound like a nice person and I’m sure your family is very proud of you.

                Context since I’m deleting the comment above: I accidentally made the same comment twice because of a bug in the Connect app.

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      That kind of thing happens quite often when a celebrity no longer has an agent.

      The family don’t think to inform the press.

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        Jerking off in heaven?

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