Pee Wee Herman aka Paul Reubens Dies Of Cancer at 70

Paul Reubens, actor who played Pee-wee Herman, dies at 70 – Reuters, 2023/08/01

Paul Reubens, the actor who played Pee-wee Herman, a nerdy character who wore a gray suit and red bowtie while delighting children and adults alike with his distinctive “heh heh heh” laugh, has died, a post on his Instagram account said on Monday.

Reubens, 70, died overnight after a years-long battle with cancer, the post said.

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In a message to his fans that he wrote before he died, Reubens said that he apologized for not going public with his six-year battle with cancer.