Pee Wee Herman

PEE WEE HERMAN IS GRATEFUL TO HIS LOYAL FANS

Pee Wee Herman (Paul Reubens) came out of the backstage door at the Stephen Sondheim Theater on Broadway with a megaphone to thank all his fans for supporting him through good times and bad. “The Pee Wee Herman Show” opened to great reviews – the New York Times described Pee Wee as “a human exclamation point” and the show as “a bubble bath of nostalgia.” (We can picture the audience full of ageing hipsters and parents with children.) After a 20 year pause, the show has Pee Wee entering the world of computers. What could be more fun for the Christmas season?

CAN YOU IMAGINE JOHNNY DEPP STARRING AS PEE-WEE HERMAN?

Paul Reubens says he revived “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” at the Nokia theater in LA because he wants to drum up enough interest to make another Pee-wee movie. The show was an immediate hit – his fans really MISSED Pee-wee! The success of the stage production hopefully will lead to a studio investing money so Paul can direct an elaborate “Wizard of Oz” type epic adventure. He wants a big budget Pee-wee this time around. Believe it or not, Paul says he is even considering having ANOTHER actor star as Pee-wee, and he already approached Johnny Depp. Johnny’s thinking it over. We can’t imagine anyone doing it BUT Paul, but Johnny is a provocative second choice.

FANS ARE STILL SPENDING BIG TIME AT THE HOLLYWOOD COLLECTOR'S SHOW

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The Hollywood Collectors Show in Burbank seems to be flourishing – perhaps because of the economic downturn. Past-their-prime celebrities have realized how much cash they can make and suddenly it’s hip to sell autographs and photos at $20 a pop and up. Excited fans lined up around the block to meet the three most popular stars featured in this past weekend’s show – Paul Reubens, Joan Collins, and Tony Curtis. Even Daniel Baldwin was there. Insiders estimate that Paul Reubens (above, looking adorable, with a masked fan) raked in the most bucks because he sold loads of Pee Wee Herman videos and movies besides photos etc. “Over $10,000 per day.”