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Jul 18, 2018 · Actress Natasha Lyonne reflects on her time during "Pee-wee's Playhouse' and says ’nothing makes her feel legitimately cool’ like her first role.Subscribe to...
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Jun 26, 2022 · Hollywood Flashback: Natasha Lyonne Made Her TV Debut on ‘Pee-wee’s Playhouse’ The ‘Russian Doll’ star, co-creator and showrunner appeared on the children’s comedy show at the age of 6.
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- Phil Hartman. “The Restaurant” (Season 1, Episode 7) Friends with Reubens since their days in the storied Los Angeles comedy group the Groundlings, Hartman (who also co-wrote Tim Burton's Pee-wee's Big Adventure) appeared as the cantankerous mariner Captain Carl for several episodes during Playhouse’s first season.
- Laurence Fishburne. “The Cowboy and the Countess” (Season 1, Episode 10) Fishburne’s stylish cowpoke was a favorite visitor around the Playhouse, and one of Pee-wee’s closest human confidants.
- Natasha Lyonne. “Party” (Season 1, Episode 13) The future star of Orange Is the New Black, Russian Doll and Poker Face was one of three members of the Season 1 Playhouse Gang, a group of kids that Pee-wee invites over for fun and games.
- S. Epatha Merkerson. “Reba Eats and Pterri Runs” (Season 3, Episode 1) Before she laid down the Law & Order, the Emmy-winning actress made her screen debut as Playhouse's dependable mail-deliverer.
Jun 29, 2021 · So while some looked sideways at Pee Wee's exuberance for friends and fun, it wasn't a bad first gig for a young actress looking to make her way. And looking back, it was probably the best launchpad for Lyonne's career, too. At least, it sure is fun for fans to go back and pore over pics of the redhead on set with Pee Wee.
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Aug 23, 2022 · Natasha Lyonne’s first official acting credit is for her role as Opal on the wacky and whimsical 80s show Pee-wee’s Playhouse. In 2022, she sat down with Entertainment Weekly to...
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She was cast as recurring character Opal on Pee-wee's Playhouse at age seven, where she appeared between September and December 1986, and made her film debut that same year with a small part in the Mike Nichols comedy-drama Heartburn. Of her time working as a child actor, Lyonne later said, "I had to become coherent and a businesswoman at six.
Jul 31, 2023 · By Rebecca Iannucci. July 31, 2023 11:15 am. In the wake of Paul Reubens’ death at age 70, Pee-wee’s Playhouse alum Natasha Lyonne is among those fondly remembering the comedian. “Love you...
