Documentaries
Late Pee-wee Herman actor discusses sexuality for first time, painful scandals in final interview
who died of cancer in July 2023 at age 70. Director Matt Wolf sat with the funny actor for 40 hours over the course of a year to reflect on his life as a closeted gay man, his showbiz career and agonizing sex scandals. The moving doc also includes the last audio recording Reubens made on the day before his death.“More than anything, the reason I wanted to make a documentary was for people to see who I really am, and how painful and dreadful it was to be labeled something I wasn’t,” he says in a weak voice.