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Born · December 9, 1954 (70 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
TV Cameraman
6.1
2016
Jambi
6.6
2011
Fisherman
5.7
2006
Maitre D'
5.4
1996
(5 episodes)
7.0
1995
(9 episodes)
0.0
1994
2.0
1994
Bokar · (1 episode)
7.9
1993
Reinfield (voice)
0.0
1993
Air Traffic Controller Manfred Wenzel
4.7
1992
Lab Technician
5.3
1992
FBI Agent
4.7
1992
Arnold · (1 episode)
5.6
1991
Richard Fletcher
6.6
1989
Cedric · (3 episodes)
8.3
1989
Jambi / Pterri (voice)
7.4
1988
Gas Station Attendant
6.6
1988
Dink (voice) (uncredited)
6.8
1987
Ribbit / Prince Of Freedly
6.4
1986
(1 episode)
7.9
1986
Jambi · (45 episodes)
7.2
1986
(1 episode)
2.0
1986
Hugo
5.2
1985
Robert Walters
5.5
1985
Movie Lot Actor
6.4
1985
Beef
0.0
1984
Rooster
5.1
1983
(0 episode)
8.1
1983
Dr Berger / Debbie / Mr Excitement / Ramone Azteca and others
9.0
1983
Grif Palmer · (1 episode)
7.6
1982
Holistic Doctor · (1 episode)
7.3
1982
Red Carpet Man #1
5.7
1982
0.0
1982
Prisoner
4.6
1982
Sex Shop Salesman
6.5
1982
(140 episodes)
6.7
1981
Jambi the Genie
7.3
1981
Director (Groundling)
6.0
1980