Reports of his death were grossly exaggerated, as Pee-Wee Herman has risen again. It just goes to prove you can't keep a good man-child down.
The character in the tight gray suit, red bowtie and short-cropped hair has been resurrected on Broadway and is now a special on HBO, "The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway," premiering March 19.
When Herman, whose real name is Paul Reubens, was arrested for indecent exposure 20 years ago, the media sounded the death knell for the character who was born when Reubens joined the improv group the Groundlings. That wiggly, whimsical creature went on to star on the kids' TV series, "Pee-Wee's Playhouse" and in several movies, which followed the romps of the waiflike comic.
The 58-year-old always longed to be an actor. "It was just something I wanted to do from the time I can remember from being 3, 4, 5 years old. I watched a lot of television and was really envious of Ron Howard ("Mayberry, RFD") and Kevin Corcoran ("Old Yeller"), and I just couldn't wait to get to Hollywood," he says.
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