John Paragon

John Paragon

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1954-12-09
Deathday: 2021-04-03 (66 years old)

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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.


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Filmography

all 43

Movies 29

TV Shows 14

Director 7

Writer 3

Voice 2

Producer 1

self 1

TV Cameraman
Pee-wee's Big Holiday

Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016)

Movie
6.11
Jambi / Pterri (voice)
The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway

The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway (2011)

Movie
The Breather
Elvira's Movie Macabre

Elvira's Movie Macabre (2010)

TV
Fisherman
Red Riding Hood

Red Riding Hood (2006)

Movie
Writer
Elvira's Haunted Hills

Elvira's Haunted Hills (2002)

Movie
Maitre D'
The Rich Man's Wife

The Rich Man's Wife (1996)

Movie
6
Bachelor #3 / Doctor / Dr. Edward Burns
Night Stand with Dick Dietrick

Night Stand with Dick Dietrick (1995)

TV
Director / Writer
Twin Sitters

Twin Sitters (1994)

Movie
1
Director
High Tide

High Tide (1994)

TV
Storybook Cinema

Storybook Cinema (1994)

TV
Every Breath

Every Breath (1994)

Movie
Bokar
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

TV
5.7
Reinfield (voice) / Writer / Co-Producer
The Elvira Show

The Elvira Show (1993)

Movie
Director
Ring of the Musketeers

Ring of the Musketeers (1992)

Movie
Director
Renegade

Renegade (1992)

TV
Lab Technician
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)

Movie
6.12
Director
Double Trouble

Double Trouble (1992)

Movie
Director
Silk Stalkings

Silk Stalkings (1991)

TV
Richard Fletcher
UHF

UHF (1989)

Movie
Cedric
Seinfeld

Seinfeld (1989)

TV
5.99
Writer
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special (1988)

Movie
Gas Station Attendant / Writer
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)

Movie
Ribbit / Prince Of Freedly
The Frog Prince

The Frog Prince (1986)

Movie
Sledge Hammer!

Sledge Hammer! (1986)

TV
6
Jambi / Pterri / Jambi the Genie
Pee-wee's Playhouse

Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986)

TV
4.33
Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills

Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills (1986)

TV
Hugo
Echo Park

Echo Park (1985)

Movie
Robert Walters
Get Out of My Room

Get Out of My Room (1985)

Movie
4.44
Movie Lot Actor
Pee-wee's Big Adventure

Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)

Movie
5.89
The Breather
Elvira's MTV Halloween Party

Elvira's MTV Halloween Party (1984)

Movie
Skit characters
Uncensored

Uncensored (1984)

Movie
Beef
Last of the Great Survivors

Last of the Great Survivors (1984)

Movie
Rooster
Going Berserk

Going Berserk (1983)

Movie
Self / Dr Berger / Al
The Paragon of Comedy

The Paragon of Comedy (1983)

Movie
Cheers

Cheers (1982)

TV
6.12
Holistic Doctor
Madame's Place

Madame's Place (1982)

TV
Red Carpet Man #1
Things Are Tough All Over

Things Are Tough All Over (1982)

Movie
4.8
The Facts

The Facts (1982)

Movie
Prisoner
Pandemonium

Pandemonium (1982)

Movie
6
Sex Shop Salesman
Eating Raoul

Eating Raoul (1982)

Movie
Breather / The Breather
Elvira's Movie Macabre

Elvira's Movie Macabre (1981)

TV
Jambi the Genie / Pterry-Dactyl (voice)
The Pee-wee Herman Show

The Pee-wee Herman Show (1981)

Movie
Director
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980)

Movie
5.16

Ratings

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1986
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1954-12-09

Deathday
2021-04-03 (66 years old)

Birth Place
Anchorage, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America


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