In the upcoming HBO docuseries 'Pee-wee as Himself', which premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, Paul Reubens recalls the "painful" memory of being falsely labeled a "pedophile" following his two arrests.

Wee as Himself' gives Paul Reubens, the man behind the Pee-Wee Herman alter ego, a platform to come out of the closet.

"Pee-wee Herman" star Paul Reubens, who died in 2023, has posthumously revealed he was gay in a new documentary unveiled at Sundance Film Festival.

I was secretive about my sexuality even to my friends… [out of] self-hatred or self-preservation,” the late actor said in an interview with HBO.

Culled from 40 hours of interviews and thousands of hours of archival footage, Matt Wolf's doc gives Paul Reubens his own posthumous spotlight.

HBO documentary "Pee-wee as Himself" finds Paul Reubens addressing his complicated past in candid, heartbreaking form.

Matt Wolf talks about his Sundance doc 'Pee-wee as Himself,' his attempts to gain Paul Reubens' trust and completing the doc after Reubens' death.

Matt Wolf Logline: A chronicle of the life of artist and performer Paul Reubens and his alter ego Pee-wee Herman. Prior to his recent death, Reubens, beloved for his nostalgic, avant garde programs like Pee-wee's Playhouse,

But it seems that Reubens still has a few things to get off his chest, albeit from beyond the grave, in an upcoming documentary entitled, “Pee-wee as Himself.” PEOPLE Magazine reported the film premiered on Thursday at the Sundance Film Festival.