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The actor who played Cowboy Curtis on Pee-wee's Playhouse from 1986 to 1987 shares his memories of the show and his career. He talks about his Oscar nomination, his roles in What's Love Got to Do With It and The Matrix, and his current projects.
Jul 31, 2023 · Laurence Fishburne played Cowboy Curtis, a friendly and lovable cowboy character on the children's TV series "Pee-wee's Playhouse". He met Paul Reubens through a lighting guy who was his high school friend and a follow spot operator on the show. Reubens needed a cowboy for the show and Fishburne auditioned in a serious gunslinger role.
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Nov 2, 2019 · Laurence Fishburne played a purple chaps-wearing cowboy on Pee-wee's Playhouse, a kids' TV show that featured a talking chair, a disembodied genie and a Pteranodon. The role helped him get his big break in acting, from Apocalypse Now to The Matrix, Hannibal and more.
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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.
Laurence Fishburne played Cowboy Curtis, a friend of Pee-wee Herman, in the TV series Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986–1991). See photos, release dates, and other details of his role on IMDb.
Fishburne also played Cowboy Curtis in the 1988 TV film Christmas at Pee-wee's Playhouse. Filming likely took place between films and TV shows that had Laurence starring as a Lieutenant, Sergeant ...
