Actor Mark Holton joins Fox Across America With Jimmy Failla to reflect on the tragic passing of legendary actor and comedian Paul Reubens, who he co-starred with in the 1985 film Pee-wee’s Big Adventure.
“He kept it quiet from me right up to the end. Well, you know, that was a private thing for him or whatever. And, there’s so many things that he did for kids with cancer over the years that nobody knew about. Because he didn’t talk about it. He didn’t drag a camera crew in with him. He was a good man. And, he genuinely loved children. And he had many generations of children to love him for the work that he did. And he would want a eulogy like the one you’re giving him, playing his little hits and sound bites or the soundboard or whatever, especially the one with the laughter.”
Mark also remembers first meeting Paul while auditioning for Pee-wee’s Big Adventure.
“Paul and I hit it off right off the bat in the audition. I didn’t know I was reading with Paul. I had no idea what we were going to produce there. You look at his career, and you look at the director’s career, just you know, astronomical stardom. I didn’t know for decades…how much cared. And when I finally found out that night in Dallas, Paul had encouraged me to start going to conventions, personal appearances or whatever. And then when I started, I went “man, well, what was I waiting on? What was I waiting on? This feeds my soul.”
Listen to the podcast to hear Mark’s full interview with Jimmy.
