When Matt Wolf took on the daunting task of creating a documentary about the enigmatic Paul Reubens, the man behind the flamboyant and charming Pee-wee Herman, the filmmaker never could have imagined ...

Perhaps the most shocking thing about Pee-wee as Himself – a new documentary tracing the life and career of Paul Reubens, now streaming with a Max subscription – is that the film got made in the first ...

“Pee-wee as Himself” offers a refreshing contrast to celebrity documentaries shaped by estate-approved image control. Director Matt Wolf approached the film as a gay man profoundly influenced by ...

Paul Reubens, the eccentric performance artist best known as Pee-wee Herman, was an intensely private person. After a number of people had approached him about making a documentary about himself, he ...

Director Matt Wolf is currently working on Soaps, a documentary that offers an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at some of the most iconic and successful daytime soap operas, including The Bold and ...

When actor Paul Reubens died of cancer in 2023 at the age of 70, it came as a shock to filmmaker Matt Wolf, director of Pee-wee as Himself. They had spent many, many hours together in interviews for ...

The 2025 Creative Arts Emmy Awards wrapped up on Sunday in Los Angeles, and the night delivered a bittersweet milestone: Paul Reubens won his first Primetime Emmy Award for Best Documentary or ...