Joe Manganiello spoke about embracing his inner kid to play Pee-wee?s best friend in his new movie. It turns out, the two make a natural duo, on and off screen. Manganiello spoke with Indiewire about the surreal experience both meeting Paul Reubens, the man behind Pee-wee, and signing on to play a silly version of himself for the Netflix film. The buff actor first met Reubens at a glitzy Emmy?s party, were he beelined to his childhood hero.