Paul Reubens was writing a memoir about his life and career before he died, a representative for the actor has confirmed.
Reubens’ publicist, Kelly Bush Novak, told WIAT CBS 42 on Monday that the late entertainer had “finished a first draft” of the book. The memoir reportedly contains details about both Reubens and the character he famously created, Pee-wee Herman.
“We are hoping it will be published posthumously,” Novack told WIAT.
Reubens died Sunday at age 70 after a private, six-year battle with cancer. He worked on the memoir while he was sick, telling the Arizona Republic in 2020 that he had been “making notes and writing down ideas for a few years already.”
“I wrote all my funniest stories first and then moved on to more serious stuff,” he said at the time.