John Paragon
Born in Los Angeles, California, USA — Dec 09 1954• Died Apr 03 2021
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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 19…
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Cheers
Grif Palmer
Seinfeld
Cedric
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Bokar
Renegade
Directing
Silk Stalkings
Directing
Sledge Hammer!
Madame's Place
Holistic Doctor
Night Stand with Dick Dietrick
Pee-wee's Playhouse
Jambi
Harry and the Hendersons
Arnold
High Tide
Directing
Spaceballs
Dink (voice) (uncredited)
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Gas Station Attendant
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
Elvira's Movie Macabre
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Movie Lot Actor
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
Lab Technician
UHF
Richard Fletcher
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
Director (Groundling)
Twin Sitters
Directing
Double Trouble
FBI Agent
Eating Raoul
Sex Shop Salesman
The Rich Man's Wife
Maitre D'
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
TV Cameraman
Going Berserk
Rooster
Things Are Tough All Over
Red Carpet Man #1
Storybook Cinema
Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills
Echo Park
Hugo
Pandemonium
Prisoner
Red Riding Hood
Fisherman
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
Jambi / Pterri (voice)
Last of the Great Survivors
Beef
Elvira's Haunted Hills
Writing
Get Out of My Room
Robert Walters
The Pee-wee Herman Show
Jambi the Genie
The Elvira Show
Reinfield (voice)
The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway
Jambi
The Facts
The Frog Prince
Ribbit / Prince of Freedly
The Paragon of Comedy
Dr Berger / Debbie / Mr Excitement / Ramone Azteca and others
Every Breath