Pee-wee as Himself

WBZ's Jordan Rich takes a look at this documentary series that follows the life and career of actor and comedian Paul Reubens.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hello, this is now streaming with Jordan.

Speaker 2 (00:01):
I'm having a party and you're invited. Uh.

Speaker 3 (00:06):
It's weird to be in this situation having a documentary made,
because I'm used to having control of mine.

Speaker 4 (00:14):
In what turns out to be a riveting documentary, Paul Rubens,
the man behind the pee Wee Herman mask, reveals quite
a bit about his creative process, which was so successful
only to flame out not once, but twice with public scandals.
What makes the documentary so compelling is the way it's shot,
with Paul Rubens talking directly into the camera, sharing his

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feelings about his family, his childhood, his love of television
as a kid, the devastating impact of fame, and his
homosexuality that he often tried to hide. And in this
two part documentary on HBO Max, we realize this was
his chance before dying of cancer to tell his side
of the story. Even for non pee Wee Herman fans,
this is a captivating documentary and that's.

Speaker 1 (00:54):
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