LOS ANGELES — Paul Reubens, the actor and comedian whose character Pee-wee Herman became a cultural phenomenon through films and TV shows, has died.

Reubens died Sunday night after a six-year struggle with cancer that he did not make public, his publicist said in a statement.

Some of his most notable works include the film “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” and the Saturday morning TV show “Pee-wee’s Playhouse.”

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