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A New Pee-wee Herman Documentary Peeks Inside the Playhouse

Paul Reubens’s performance as Pee-wee Herman gave fans “license to be weird.” At an underground cabaret, he cheered on his community of renegades.

By Melena Ryzik

Documentary Films and Programs Home Box Office Pee-wee as Himself (TV Program) Reubens, Paul Television Wolf, Matt

Review: ‘Pee-wee as Himself’ Finds the Man Behind the Man-Child

This fascinating though incomplete documentary tells Paul Reubens’s story despite the subject’s doubts about the project.

By James Poniewozik

Actors and Actresses Content Type: Personal Profile Erivo, Cynthia Goldblum, Jeff Grande, Ariana Jazz Movies Music Television Wicked (Movie)

Jeff Goldblum Says Jeff Goldblum is ‘Not a Performance’

In a wide-ranging interview on Popcast, the actor and musician insisted that the immutable Jeff Goldblum persona is “not a performance” — it’s his lifeblood.

By Joe Coscarelli Jon Caramanica and Chris Maggio

Deaths (Obituaries) Henson, Jim Henson, Jim, Co International Business Machines Corporation Lazer, David (1936-2025) Movies Puppets Television The Muppet Show (TV Program)

David Lazer, Executive Who Joined the World of Muppets, Dies at 89

At IBM, he hired a young Jim Henson to make humorous corporate films using his puppet creations. Mr. Henson later hired Mr. Lazer to help run his company.

By Richard Sandomir