Reyes was born in
Tangier,
Morocco, in 1961 but early on moved with his family to
Huelva, Spain, the birth city of his mother. In 1977 he joined the theatre group Centuria. During the 1980s together with Pablo Carbonell, he formed the comedy duo Pedro y Pablo, working first out of
Sevilla and later, in 1982, Madrid. The duo was discovered in the
Buen Retiro Park in Madrid by an
El País journalist, and soon afterwards they became recurring characters in the television show
La Bola de Cristal. In 1989 Reyes became co-host of the television show . Apart from his work in television and comedy he also appeared in movies and directed two theatre plays in 2013. Apart from his
Andalusian accent Reyes was known for his appearance: long, bald with spiky hair and a mustache.{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.elmundo.es/cultura/2015/03/25/55126d6c268e3e1a378b456f.html |title=Muere el humorista Pedro Reyes, grande, raro y absurdo ==References==