“Please accept my apology…”: Pee-wee Herman Actor Paul Reubens’ Final Words Before Passing Away

Last Updated on: 1 August, 2023 | 1:23 AM

Paul Reubens who made millions of kids fall in love with his jolly character Pee-wee Herman in the 80s and early 90s has sadly left us following his battle with cancer.

A statement on his Facebook confirmed Reubens “bravely and privately” fought cancer for years with the same cherished attitude he displayed on stage and screen, and personality that still finds a place for itself in the hearts of many who grew up watching him. Only from now onwards, the same nostalgic memory and laughs will accompany a tear or two.

Such was his love for his fans that even during such a heart-shattering health issue he recorded a message for them.

Paul Reubens Left a Heartfelt Message for His Fans

Paul Reubens’ most notable work came as a man-child Pee-wee Herman, who sets on an adventure for his bike in the movie titled, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure. Along with plenty of laughs, a beautiful line emerged from the movie: “I wouldn’t sell my bike for all the money in the world. Not for a hundred million, trillion, billion dollars!”

Today, there’s no doubt many fans would trade anything to get back the golden days of their childhood which were made a million times better and more memorable with Reubens’ work.

The 70-year-old wasn’t in a condition to get back to doing what he did ever so well: make his fans laugh – due to his six-year-long struggle with cancer. But he still thought about his fans and tried to leave a smile for them with his last message, which read:

“Please accept me apology for not going public with what I’ve been facing the last six years. I have always felt a huge amount of love and respect from my friends, fans and supporters. I have loved you all so much and enjoyed making art for you.”

He didn’t just make his fans laugh with his simple yet chucklesome characters, but also received critical acclaim for his role of Derek Foreal in Johnny Depp starrer crime drama, Blow.

What Was Paul Reubens’ Last Movie

His career did see some bumps along the way in the early 2000s but Reubens kept going and finally halted his on-screen work almost three decades later with Netflix’s Pee-wee’s Big Holiday in 2016.

The sequel of his 1988 hit Big Top Pee-wee follows the story of Pee-wee, who leaves his hometown to meet and celebrate Joe Manganiello‘s birthday in New York.

The movie received a fairly positive response despite being generations apart from Reubens’ peak and showed there’s always value in feel-good comedy and quirky child-like characters – akin to Charlie Chaplin and Mr. Bean.

May he rest in peace and with the trademark jolly look on his face.

Source: DiscussingFilm

Explore from around the WEB