John Paragon
Acting
Born December 9, 1954 · Los Angeles, California, USA
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 Emm…
Known For · 37 titles
Seinfeld
Cheers
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Elvira's Movie Macabre
Sledge Hammer!
Madame's Place
Harry and the Hendersons
Pee-wee's Playhouse
Spaceballs
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
Night Stand with Dick Dietrick
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
UHF
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
Things Are Tough All Over
Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills
Pandemonium
The Rich Man's Wife
Red Riding Hood
Eating Raoul
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
Double Trouble
Get Out of My Room
Every Breath
Storybook Cinema
Last of the Great Survivors
Echo Park
The Pee-wee Herman Show
Going Berserk
The Frog Prince
The Elvira Show
The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway
The Paragon of Comedy
The Facts