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Stars such as Cher and Conan O'Brien expressed their condolences.

Jimmy Kimmel, Natasha Lyonne, and more paid their respects on social media.

The actor had been diagnosed with cancer.

Reubens was one of the biggest pop culture figures of the 1980s.

For years now, Paul Reubens has teased that an all-new ‘Pee-wee’ movie is in the works, but it was only over the course of the last year that the project finally became more of a reality. With Judd Apatow’s involvement and an official script locked in, Reubens revealed that production on the film is set to begin in 2015. But don’t count on seeing Pee-wee back on the big screen—he’s heading to Netflix.

We've been keeping you guys updated on the status of a new Pee-wee Herman movie courtesy of Pee-wee star and creator Paul Reubens over the course of the last couple of years, but now producer Judd Apatow brings us an update himself. While it was previously rumored that Apatow would direct the new film, the funny guy's been keeping busy, but he assures us that the new Pee-wee project is definitely

Last weekend’s Gwyneth Paltrow-hosted Saturday Night Live featured a digital short with surprise guest Paul Reubens as his signature character Pee-Wee Herman. Pee-Wee and SNL’s Andy Samberg go on a bender  that includes a mechanical bull ride, an altercation with CNN personality Anderson Cooper and an eventual intervention by friends. Watch the video after the jump: