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John Paragon

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70 Years Old

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Dixon Paragon (born 9 December 1954) is an American actor, writer, and director. He was born in Anchorage, Alaska, on an Army base. He grew up and attended schools in Fort Collins, Colorado. Paragon is probably best known for his work on children's show Pee-wee's Playhouse where he played Jambi the Genie and voiced Pterri the Pterodactyl. In addition to writing many of the regular season episodes of Playhouse, Paragon also co-wrote (with Paul Reubens) the acclaimed Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special in 1988, for which they were nominated an Emmy Award for Best Writing in a Children's Special. Some of Paragon's other memorable roles include Cedric, one half of the gay couple Bob and Cedric on the television series Seinfeld; the title character in the children's movie The Frog Prince; the sex shop salesman in the cult favorite Eating Raoul; and the owner of a Strip-o-gram business in the 1986 film Echo Park. Paragon got his start in the Los Angeles-based improvisation group The Groundlings alongside Reubens and Phil Hartman. He also collaborated with fellow Groundling Cassandra Peterson on numerous Elvira projects, including the recurring role of The Breather, an annoying caller, for her first television series on KHJ-TV-Los Angeles. In recent years, Paragon has worked with Walt Disney Imagineering on ways to incorporate improvisational performance into attractions at Disney parks. In this capacity, he performed as the keeper of Lucky the Dinosaur during the test runs of the animatronic figure. Paragon returned to his performance as Jambi the Genie in the Broadway outing of the new Pee-wee Herman stage show that began performances 26 October 2010 at the Stephen Sondheim Theater. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Paragon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Los Angeles, California, USA on 9th December 1954

All Credits

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Bokar
Seinfeld Image
Seinfeld
Cedric
Elvira's Movie Macabre Image
Elvira's Movie Macabre
Cheers Image
Cheers
Grif Palmer
Madame's Place Image
Madame's Place
Holistic Doctor
Night Stand with Dick Dietrick Image
Night Stand with Dick Dietrick
Pee-wee's Playhouse Image
Pee-wee's Playhouse
Jambi
Harry and the Hendersons Image
Harry and the Hendersons
Arnold
Sledge Hammer! Image
Sledge Hammer!
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show Image
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
Spaceballs Image
Spaceballs
Dink (voice) (uncredited)
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark Image
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Gas Station Attendant
Pee-wee's Big Adventure Image
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Movie Lot Actor
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid Image
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
Lab Technician
UHF Image
UHF
Richard Fletcher
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie Image
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
Director (Groundling)
Pee-wee's Big Holiday Image
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
TV Cameraman
Double Trouble Image
Double Trouble
FBI Agent
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Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills
Red Riding Hood Image
Red Riding Hood
Fisherman
The Rich Man's Wife Image
The Rich Man's Wife
Maitre D'
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special Image
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
Jambi / Pterri (voice)
Eating Raoul Image
Eating Raoul
Sex Shop Salesman
Get Out of My Room Image
Get Out of My Room
Robert Walters
Pandemonium Image
Pandemonium
Prisoner
Things Are Tough All Over Image
Things Are Tough All Over
Red Carpet Man #1
Going Berserk Image
Going Berserk
Rooster
The Pee-wee Herman Show Image
The Pee-wee Herman Show
Jambi the Genie
The Frog Prince Image
The Frog Prince
Ribbit / Prince of Freedly
Echo Park Image
Echo Park
Hugo
Every Breath Image
Every Breath
Last of the Great Survivors Image
Last of the Great Survivors
Beef
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Storybook Cinema
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The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway
Jambi
The Elvira Show Image
The Elvira Show
Reinfield (voice)
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The Paragon of Comedy
Dr Berger / Debbie / Mr Excitement / Ramone Azteca and others
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The Facts