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John Paragon

John Paragon

Actor · Born 1954-12-09 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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Biography

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 rec…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Spaceballs (1987) — Dink (voice) (uncredited)
  2. Seinfeld (1989) — Cedric
  3. Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992) — Lab Technician
  4. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) — Bokar
  5. Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) — Movie Lot Actor
  6. Cheers (1982) — Grif Palmer
  7. Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) — Gas Station Attendant
  8. UHF (1989) — Richard Fletcher
  9. Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980) — Director (Groundling)
  10. Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016) — TV Cameraman
  11. Sledge Hammer! (1986) — Durward Monroe
  12. The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (1983)
  13. Eating Raoul (1982) — Sex Shop Salesman
  14. Things Are Tough All Over (1982) — Red Carpet Man #1
  15. Double Trouble (1992) — FBI Agent
  16. The Rich Man's Wife (1996) — Maitre D'
  17. Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986) — Jambi
  18. Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special (1988) — Jambi / Pterri (voice)
  19. Going Berserk (1983) — Rooster
  20. Harry and the Hendersons (1991) — Arnold
  21. The Pee-wee Herman Show (1981) — Jambi the Genie
  22. Get Out of My Room (1985) — Robert Walters
  23. Pandemonium (1982) — Prisoner
  24. The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway (2011) — Jambi
  25. Red Riding Hood (2006) — Fisherman
  26. The Frog Prince (1986) — Ribbit / Prince of Freedly
  27. Echo Park (1985) — Hugo
  28. Elvira's Movie Macabre (1981)
  29. Madame's Place (1982) — Holistic Doctor
  30. The Elvira Show (1993) — Reinfield (voice)
  31. Every Breath (1994) — Director
  32. Last of the Great Survivors (1984) — Beef
  33. The Paragon of Comedy (1983) — Dr Berger / Debbie / Mr Excitement / Ramone Azteca and others
  34. Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills (1986)
  35. Night Stand with Dick Dietrick (1995)
  36. The Facts (1982)
  37. Storybook Cinema (1994)

Directed

  1. Renegade (1992) — Director
  2. Twin Sitters (1994) — Director
  3. Double Trouble (1992) — Director
  4. Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986) — Director
  5. Silk Stalkings (1991) — Director
  6. High Tide (1994) — Director
  7. Ring of the Musketeers (1992) — Director