Paul Reubens death came as a shock to many, with the actor having kept his six-year battle with cancer a secret as he continued to work in his final years. While many people knew him from his work as Pee-Wee Herman in various mediums, Reubens appeared in several other great roles such as playing Amilyn in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the movie), the Penguin’s dad in Batman Returns, the Spleen in Mystery Men, and Prince Gerhardt in 30 Rock. It wasn’t long before the world at large started responding to news of the actor’s death.
Tim Burton, whose first feature length film was Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, was one of the first in a long list of big name stars to share their thoughts on Reubens’ passing:
Cassandra Peterson, aka Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, who made a cameo in the same movie said:
Natasha Lyonne, star of Poker Face and Russian Doll, got her start on Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, posted this on social media:
Steve Martin, who was interviewed by Pee-Wee at the premiere of his big movie, wrote this:
Oscar winning director Guillermo del Toro, who often finds beauty in weirdness, wrote this:
Jimmy Kimmel, director Paul Feig and others also shared their sympathy and sadness at the actor’s death at the age of 70.
Paul Reubens’ Death Continued to Touch Many.
As you would expect with any star who has been in the industry across six decades, Paul Reubens’ path has crossed with many people, in many ways. For this reason alone, the stream of social media posts continued to flow as the news of his death spread. Here are just some of the hundreds of messages shared on the site formerly known as Twitter.
This story originally appeared on Movieweb
