John Paragon

John Paragon

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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Los Angeles, California, USA
    Birthday
    12/9/1954
Red Riding Hood
Red Riding Hood
5.7
Get Out of My Room
Get Out of My Room
5.5
The Elvira Show
The Elvira Show
0
Eating Raoul
Eating Raoul
6.5
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
5.2
The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway
The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway
6.7
The Rich Man's Wife
The Rich Man's Wife
5.4
Double Trouble
Double Trouble
4.7
The Frog Prince
The Frog Prince
6.4
Every Breath
Every Breath
2
Last of the Great Survivors
Last of the Great Survivors
0
Going Berserk
Going Berserk
5.1
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
6.1
The Facts
0
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
6
Things Are Tough All Over
Things Are Tough All Over
5.7
The Pee-wee Herman Show
The Pee-wee Herman Show
7.3
Spaceballs
Spaceballs
6.8
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
6.6
Echo Park
Echo Park
5.2
Ring of the Musketeers
Ring of the Musketeers
4.7
UHF
UHF
6.6
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
7.5
Pandemonium
Pandemonium
4.6
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
6.4
The Paragon of Comedy
The Paragon of Comedy
9

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