phil hartman played cowboy curtis on pee wee herman.
phil hartman played cowboy curtis on pee wee herman.
who played cowboy curtis on pee wee herman?
phil hartman
hartman met comedian paul reubens and the two became friends, often collaborating on writing and comedic material. together they created the character pee-wee herman and developed "the pee-wee herman show", a stage performance which also aired on hbo in 1981. hartman played captain carl on "the pee-wee herman show" and returned in the role for the children's show "pee-wee's playhouse". reubens and hartman made cameos in the 1980 film "cheech & chong's next movie". hartman co-wrote the script of the 1985 feature film "pee-wee's big adventure" and had a cameo role as a reporter in the film. although he had considered quitting acting at the age of 36 due to limited opportunities, the success of "pee-wee's big adventure" brought new possibilities and changed his mind. after a creative falling-out with reubens, hartman left the pee-wee herman project to pursue other roles.
phil hartman
paul reubens auditioned for "saturday night live" for the 1980–81 season but was not accepted into the cast. instead, he started a stage show with the herman character, which made one of his first appearances in the 1980 film "cheech & chong's next movie." he first plays a rude receptionist in the film, spewing obscenities at police and being arrested. the character is later introduced as pee-wee herman, approaching the stage just before disputing with the film's title characters again. shortly after the film, reubens took pee-wee to the real stage. originally, reubens imbued pee-wee with sexuality that was later toned down as the character made the transition from raucous night club to children's television (though innuendo was still apparent, particularly between the cowboy curtis and miss yvonne characters). the stage show was popularized by hbo when "the pee-wee herman show" aired in 1981.
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