After his controversial pair of arrests in the ’90s and early-aughts, the comedian saw his career put on pause. If any reappraisals are made, they’ll now have to be posthumous.
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyOn Monday afternoon, the official Instagram account of writer and performer Paul Reubens released a statement that he’d passed away the previous day, the lamentable conclusion to a cancer diagnosis he’d kept private for six years. The tragic suddenness of his death at a still-too-young 70 was matched by the ardor of his many swift tributes, as fans and comedy luminaries alike waxed sentimental on all that the singular oddball best known
Actor Paul Reubens, who died in July 2023, faced highs and lows throughout his career. Here is a timeline of his life, from the creation of Pee-wee Herman to legal troubles