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Paul Reubens, son of a founding Israeli Air Force pilot and father of Pee-wee Herman, dies at 70

JL;DR SUMMARY Paul Reubens, beloved for his iconic character Pee-wee Herman, passed away at age 70 after a private struggle with cancer. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityHollywoodPaul ReubensIsraeli Air ForceComedyPee Wee HermanCharacter DevelopmentPop CultureStage ProductionLegal Controversies

Places mentioned

Israel
"In 1948, he helped smuggle fighter planes into Israel during its War of Independence, one of five Jewish pilots to fight in the war."
Oneonta, New York, United States
"Reubens grew up in Oneonta, New York and Sarasota, Fla., the winter home base of Ringling Bros."
Sarasota, Florida, United States
"Reubens grew up in Oneonta, New York and Sarasota, Fla., the winter home base of Ringling Bros."
California, United States
"He went to the California Institute of the Arts to study acting, and pivoted in the 1970s to comedy, joining The Groundlings improv troupe."
West Hollywood, California, United States
"By the early 1980s, after an unsuccessful audition for Saturday Night Live, Reubens started performing as Herman at the Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood."

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