Comment by bloomingkales
20 hours ago
That doesn’t seem like that should be possible. He sold his identity for life? Hollywood really does ask for your soul huh.
It would make sense why he’s never even jokingly gone back into that character on his new show.
And others can take your identity. If you happen to have the name Michael Jordan try putting out your own running shoes under your name.
It's not his identity, though. It's a character that he plays.
Yep- if Pee-wee Herman’s character were instead named after the actor, Paul Reubens, that character could still be licensed/sold. Paul Ruebens could still do interviews, and take jobs under that name, without permission, but he’d better not show up in the Pee-wee outfit.