John Paragon
Birthday
1954/12/09 (70 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also know as
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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 Reuben...Read more
Acting
(2006) Red Riding Hood
as Fisherman
(1985) Get Out of My Room
as Robert Walters
(1993) The Elvira Show
as Reinfield (voice)
(1982) Eating Raoul
as Sex Shop Salesman
(1992) Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
as Lab Technician
(2011) The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway
as Jambi
(1996) The Rich Man's Wife
as Maitre D'
(1992) Double Trouble
as FBI Agent
(1986) The Frog Prince
as Ribbit / Prince Of Freedly
(1994) Every Breath
as ---
(1984) Last of the Great Survivors
as Beef
(1983) Going Berserk
as Rooster
(2016) Pee-wee's Big Holiday
as TV Cameraman
(1982) The Facts
as ---
(1980) Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
as Director (Groundling)
(1982) Things Are Tough All Over
as Red Carpet Man #1
(1981) The Pee-wee Herman Show
as Jambi the Genie
(1987) Spaceballs
as Dink (voice) (uncredited)
(1988) Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
as Gas Station Attendant
(1985) Echo Park
as Hugo
(1992) Ring of the Musketeers
as Air Traffic Controller Manfred Wenzel
(1989) UHF
as Richard Fletcher
(1988) Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
as Jambi / Pterri (voice)
(1982) Pandemonium
as Prisoner
(1985) Pee-wee's Big Adventure
as Movie Lot Actor
(1983) The Paragon of Comedy
as Dr Berger / Debbie / Mr Excitement / Ramone Azteca and others
(1982) Cheers
as Grif Palmer
(1986) Sledge Hammer!
as ---
(1983) The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
as ---
(1986) Pee-wee's Playhouse
as Jambi
(1986) Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills
as ---
(1994) Storybook Cinema
as ---
(1981) Elvira's Movie Macabre
as ---
(1995) Night Stand with Dick Dietrick
as ---
(1989) Seinfeld
as Cedric
(1993) Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Bokar
(1991) Harry and the Hendersons
as Arnold
(1982) Madame's Place
as Holistic Doctor