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Pee-wee Zombie (inks on bristol / 2010-11) |
Paul Reubens' comic creation of Pee-wee Herman has one of the strangest rises and descents from fame of any act to claim a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. HBO first picked up his act as a comedy special in 1981, which was much more adult themed than the marketed and manufactured children's show which the character of Pee-wee morphed in to. Despite 22 Emmy Awards,
Pee-wee's Playhouse was canceled in 1991 when to the horror of parents across the country, Reubens was
arrested in Sarasota, FL after being caught masturbating in
South Trail Cinema, an Adult Theater. Figures such as Bill Cosby and Zsa Zsa Gabor publicly defended the actor but with little effect on the media kicking the dead horse of his career's teeth out.
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