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E.G. Daily, 61, is remembering her person and erstwhile co-star Paul Reubens, successful a saccharine tribute. The actress, who played the relation of Dottie successful 1985’s Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure film, took to Instagram to stock photos and a loving caption astir the precocious actor, known to galore arsenic Pee-Wee Herman, conscionable minutes after his decease astatine the property of 70 was announced connected Monday. “Paul, the Pee Wee to my Dottie,” she wrote. “I americium truthful grateful for getting to bash this astonishing thrust with you.”
She went connected to telephone Paul “thoughtful, brilliant, benignant and loved” and ended the connection with, “R.I.P My saccharine friend. Love you xx EG / Dottie.” Shortly aft she shared the post, her followers were speedy to similar it, leaving her with implicit 13, 000 likes conscionable 2 hours aft it went public.
In summation to the touching post, E.G. shared a clip of a country from Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure to her Instagram story. It featured Paul’s Pee-Wee saying the astir celebrated enactment from the movie: “I’m a loner, Dottie. A rebel.” Their characters besides expressed however overmuch they “like” each other.
E.G. and Paul successful ‘Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure.’ (Everett Collection)
E.G. is conscionable 1 of many celebrities who person paid tribute to Paul since the quality of his passing made headlines. Others included Cher, Natasha Lyonne, Cheech Marin, Laraine Newman, Cassandra Peterson, Steve Martin, Jennifer Tilly, David Hasselhoff, Jimmy Kimmel, and more. They each shared their heartbreak and expressed gratitude for the bequest Paul near behind.
Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure director, Tim Burton, besides shared a statement, successful a post. “Shocked and saddened,” helium wrote alongside a achromatic and achromatic photograph of the 2 of them connected set. “I’ll ne'er hide however Paul helped maine astatine the opening of my career. It would not person happened without his support. He was a large artist. I’ll miss him.”
Paul’s decease was announced connected his Facebook page 1 time aft helium passed away. “Last nighttime we said farewell to Paul Reubens, an iconic American actor, comedian, writer and shaper whose beloved quality Pee-wee Herman delighted generations of children and adults with his positivity, whimsy and content successful the value of kindness,” the connection read. “Paul bravely and privately fought crab for years with his trademark tenacity and wit. A talented and prolific talent, helium volition everlastingly unrecorded successful the drama pantheon and successful our hearts arsenic a treasured person and antheral of singular quality and generosity of spirit.”
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