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Is Pee-Wee Herman still alive?

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Paul Reubens better known as Pee-wee Herman (a name he got from a comic fictional character created and portrayed by him) was an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and children’s entertainer. He was born on August 27, 1952, in Peekskill, New York, U.S.

Pee-Wee Herman joined the Los Angeles troupe The Groundlings in the 1970s, where he started his career as an improvisational comedian and stage actor. He starred in films and television series during the 1980s.

Pee-Wee Herman spent much of his childhood in Oneonta, New York. As a child, he loved to watch reruns of I Love Lucy, which made him want to make people laugh. When he was 5 years of age, he asked his father to build him a stage, where he and his siblings would act out plays.

Is Pee-Wee Herman still alive?

Pee-Wee Herman is no longer alive. He died at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on July 30, 2023. His death was caused by cancer that he battled for a long time. Pee-Wee his medical condition from the public as he was diagnosed with cancer six years earlier. He was aged 70.

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