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And I knew this kid when I was little who was like this crazy, like really loud, nutty kid. And his last name was Herman. And I thought Pee-wee Herman sounds so weird. that it sounds real. It just didn't sound like a made-up name at all, like Cary Grant or like Rock Hudson or like a made-up name.

And I knew this kid when I was little who was like this crazy, like really loud, nutty kid. And his last name was Herman. And I thought Pee-wee Herman sounds so weird. that it sounds real. It just didn't sound like a made-up name at all, like Cary Grant or like Rock Hudson or like a made-up name.

It sounded, Pee Wee Herman, like if you were making up a name, wouldn't you make up a better name than that?

It sounded, Pee Wee Herman, like if you were making up a name, wouldn't you make up a better name than that?

It sounded, Pee Wee Herman, like if you were making up a name, wouldn't you make up a better name than that?

And, noting the meteoric rise of Pee Wee, from an improv bit at the Groundlings to the star of his own stage show, movie, and TV series, his view of the effects of stardom on his own carefully cultivated privacy...

And, noting the meteoric rise of Pee Wee, from an improv bit at the Groundlings to the star of his own stage show, movie, and TV series, his view of the effects of stardom on his own carefully cultivated privacy...

And, noting the meteoric rise of Pee Wee, from an improv bit at the Groundlings to the star of his own stage show, movie, and TV series, his view of the effects of stardom on his own carefully cultivated privacy...

If I was conflicted about sexuality, fame was so much more complicated. By the time I realized that you trade in anonymity and privacy for success, the ink had dried on my pact with the devil.

If I was conflicted about sexuality, fame was so much more complicated. By the time I realized that you trade in anonymity and privacy for success, the ink had dried on my pact with the devil.

If I was conflicted about sexuality, fame was so much more complicated. By the time I realized that you trade in anonymity and privacy for success, the ink had dried on my pact with the devil.

All of that imploded in 1991 after an event reported by CBS anchor Dan Rather.

All of that imploded in 1991 after an event reported by CBS anchor Dan Rather.

All of that imploded in 1991 after an event reported by CBS anchor Dan Rather.

In Sarasota, Florida, actor Paul Rubens, better known as TV's Pee Wee Herman, is free on bail after being charged with indecent exposure in an adult movie theater. CBS announced today that, under the circumstances, the network is dropping scheduled reruns of the program Pee Wee's Playhouse.

In Sarasota, Florida, actor Paul Rubens, better known as TV's Pee Wee Herman, is free on bail after being charged with indecent exposure in an adult movie theater. CBS announced today that, under the circumstances, the network is dropping scheduled reruns of the program Pee Wee's Playhouse.

In Sarasota, Florida, actor Paul Rubens, better known as TV's Pee Wee Herman, is free on bail after being charged with indecent exposure in an adult movie theater. CBS announced today that, under the circumstances, the network is dropping scheduled reruns of the program Pee Wee's Playhouse.

Paul Rubens addresses all of this frankly, taking great pains to explain his point of view. Yet that's not the most compelling or illuminating part of this documentary. The part that reveals the most, especially about Paul Rubens as an artist and a person, is his constant tug-of-war with the documentary's director, Matt Wolfe.

Paul Rubens addresses all of this frankly, taking great pains to explain his point of view. Yet that's not the most compelling or illuminating part of this documentary. The part that reveals the most, especially about Paul Rubens as an artist and a person, is his constant tug-of-war with the documentary's director, Matt Wolfe.

Paul Rubens addresses all of this frankly, taking great pains to explain his point of view. Yet that's not the most compelling or illuminating part of this documentary. The part that reveals the most, especially about Paul Rubens as an artist and a person, is his constant tug-of-war with the documentary's director, Matt Wolfe.