Paul Reubens Remembered by Natasha Lyonne, Jimmy Kimmel and More: ‘A Brilliant and Original Comedian’
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Comedy world figures Natasha Lyonne, Jimmy Kimmel and Paul Feig were among those paying tribute to “Pee-Wee’s Playhouse” creator and star Paul Reubens Monday after his estate announced his passing that morning. Reubens died after a six-year private battle with cancer.
Tim Burton, who directed “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure,” said he was “shocked and saddened” by the news. “I’ll never forget how Paul helped me at the beginning of my career. It would not have happened without his support. He was a great artist. I’ll miss him.”
“Paul Reubens was like no one else — a brilliant and original comedian who made kids and their parents laugh at the same time,” Jimmy Kimmel tweeted. “He never forgot a birthday and shared his genuine delight for silliness with everyone he met. My family and I will miss him.”
“Love you so much, Paul. One in all time,” wrote Natasha Lyonne, who acted on “Pee-Wee’s” as one of her first screen credits in 1986. “Thank you for my career and your forever friendship all these years and for teaching us what a true original is.”
“Freaks and Geeks” creator and “Bridesmaids” director Paul Feig also tweeted a tribute to the comedian.
“This is devastating. Truly heartbreaking. Paul was such a comedy genius,” Feig wrote. “From his Letterman appearances to his TV shows and movies, he was so original and hilarious. And such a sweet man, too. This is a huge loss for comedy. Thanks for all the laughs, Paul.”
Carl Weathers, meanwhile, remembered him as “one of the nice guys.”
“Pee-Wee Herman has ridden off to heaven. RIP Paul Reubens. Thank you for giving us Pee-Wee,” he tweeted. “You made yours truly a fan and you were one of the nice guys.”
“Goodnight sweet prince,” Cher wrote. “May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.”
Read on for more tributes to the one-of-a-kind actor:
Paul Reubens was like no one else – a brilliant and original comedian who made kids and their parents laugh at the same time. He never forgot a birthday and shared his genuine delight for silliness with everyone he met. My family and I will miss him.
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) July 31, 2023
Love you so much, Paul. One in all time. Thank you for my career & your forever friendship all these years & for teaching us what a true original is.
— natasha lyonne (@nlyonne) July 31, 2023
This is devastating. Truly heartbreaking. Paul was such a comedy genius. From his Letterman appearances to his TV shows and movies, he was so original and hilarious. And such a sweet man too. This is a huge loss for comedy. Thanks for all the laughs, Paul. https://t.co/l76VIXHl50
— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) July 31, 2023
Aw man… Pee-wee Herman has ridden off to heaven. RIP Paul Reubens. Thank you for giving us Pee-wee. You made yours truly a fan and you were one of the nice guys. #BePeace
— Carl Weathers (@TheCarlWeathers) July 31, 2023
Goodbye Paul
Goodnight sweet prince
May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.
Hamlet
William Shakespeare— Cher (@cher) July 31, 2023
Paul Reubens has passed away. He was one of my favorites. LOVED his mind, his movies, his performances. His work is a huge influence on my writing, and the kind of work I want to put out into the world. An original, and a genius. May he Rest in Peace. pic.twitter.com/ycI0WO3aqJ
— Brian Lynch (@BrianLynch) July 31, 2023
Rip Paul Reubens. You always made me laugh. pic.twitter.com/BNoXcClSZG
— Jennifer Tilly (@JenniferTilly) July 31, 2023
paul reubens (pee wee) obviously had a looong career full of highs but i truly think that his guest role on 30 rock was one of the funniest appearances of all time pic.twitter.com/PXMbzoQbt3
— Sydney Battle (@SydneyBattle) July 31, 2023
One of the patron saints of all misfitted, weird, maladjusted, wonderful, miraculous oddities. https://t.co/4TJAObpO2M
— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) July 31, 2023
I feel like there are multiple generations of comic man-children, combining absurdism and juvenility, connectable exclusively though Paul Reubens, a unifier between half the male "SNL" cast and Danny McBride and John Mulaney and Eric Andre and Bo Burnham and so many more. #RIP
— Daniel Fienberg (@TheFienPrint) July 31, 2023
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