(Reuters) – Paul Reubens, the actor who played Pee-Wee Herman, a nerdy character who wore a gray suit and red bow tie while delighting children with his distinctive “heh heh heh” laugh, has died, a post on his Instagram account said on Monday.
Reubens, 70, died overnight after a years-long battle with cancer, the post said.
“A gifted and prolific talent, he will forever live in the comedy pantheon and in our hearts as a treasured friend and man of remarkable character and generosity of spirit,” the post said.
(Reporting by Brendan O’Brien in Chicago; Editing by Chris Reese)
