John Paragon Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
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.
Full Name
John Paragon
Net Worth
$1 Million
Date Of Birth
December 9, 1954
Place Of Birth
Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Height
5' 11" (1.8 m)
Occupation
Actor, writer, director
Profession
Actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Television Director
Nationality
American
Nicknames
John Paragon, Paragon, John
IMDB
Nominations
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For A Children's Series, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing In A Children/Youth/Family Special, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing In A Children's or Pre-School Children's Series
Movies
Twin Sitters, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark, Pee-wee's Big Adventure, The Pee-wee Herman Show, Double Trouble, The Frog Prince, UHF, Elvira's Haunted Hills, Pee-wee's Big Holiday, The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway, Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, Cheech and Chong's Next Movie, Echo Park, Ring of the Musk...
TV Shows
Pee-wee's Playhouse, The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show, Elvira's Movie Macabre, Storybook Cinema
Star Sign
Sagittarius
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1999
TV Series
Bokar
Seinfeld
1995-1998
TV Series
Cedric
The Rich Man's Wife
1996
Maitre D'
Night Stand
1995-1996
TV Series
Bachelor #3 / Dr. Ed Burns / Doctor
Kirk
1995
TV Series
Ricky
Twin Sitters
1994
Loan officer
Every Breath
1994
Director
The Elvira Show
1993
TV Series
Voice of 'Reinfield'
Ring of the Musketeers
1992
TV Movie
Air Traffic Controller Manfred Wenzel
Honey I Blew Up the Kid
1992
Lab Technician
Double Trouble
1992/I
FBI Agent
On the Television
1991
TV Series
Various
Pee-wee's Playhouse
1986-1990
TV Series
Jambi
Pterri
Jambi the Genie
...
UHF
1989
Richard Fletcher
Christmas at Pee Wee's Playhouse
1988
TV Movie
Jambi
Pterri
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
1988
Gas Station Attendant
The Frog Prince
1988
Frog Prince
Sledge Hammer!
1988
TV Series
Durward Monroe
Cheers
1987
TV Series
Grif Palmer
North Shore
1987
Professor
Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills
1986
TV Series
Raddichio
FTV
1985
TV Series
Various Characters
Echo Park
1985
Hugo
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
Movie Lot Actor
Get Out of My Room
1985
Robert Walters
Uncensored
1984
Video
Skit characters
Movie Macabre
1981-1984
TV Series
Breather
Last of the Great Survivors
1984
TV Movie
Beef
Going Berserk
1983
Rooster
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
1983
TV Series voice
The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour
1983
TV Series
Regular
The Paragon of Comedy
1983
TV Movie
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982
'Economy' Flight Attendant (uncredited)
Madame's Place
1982
TV Series
Holistic doctor
Things Are Tough All Over
1982
Red Carpet Man #1
Pandemonium
1982
Prisoner
Eating Raoul
1982
Sex Shop Salesman
The Pee Wee Herman Show
1981
TV Movie
Jambi the Genie
Pterry-Dactyl (voice)
Cheech and Chong's Next Movie
1980
Director (Groundling)
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
2016
TV Cameraman
Elvira's Movie Macabre
2010-2011
TV Series
The Breather
The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway
2011
TV Movie
Jambi
Pterri (voice)
Saturday Night Live
2011
TV Series
Pterri
Red Riding Hood
2006
Fisherman
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
13 Nights of Elvira
2014
TV Series written by
The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway
2011
TV Movie adapted from "The Pee-wee Herman Show" written by / additional material
Elvira's Haunted Hills
2001
written by
You Don't Know Jack
2001
TV Series
Mega Babies
2000
TV Series 2 episodes
Twin Sitters
1994
Ring of the Musketeers
1992
TV Movie written by
Pee-wee's Playhouse
TV Series writer - 15 episodes, 1986 - 1990 written by - 8 episodes, 1988 - 1989
Christmas at Pee Wee's Playhouse
1988
TV Movie written by
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
1988
written by
The Cheech Show
1988
TV Movie
Saturday Night Live
1985
TV Series additional sketches - 1 episode
Elvira's MTV Halloween Party
1984
TV Movie co-writer
Movie Macabre
1983
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Paragon of Comedy
1983
TV Movie
The Pee Wee Herman Show
1981
TV Movie
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Silk Stalkings
1996-1998
TV Series 10 episodes
Pacific Blue
1997
TV Series 1 episode
Renegade
1996
TV Series 1 episode
Twin Sitters
1994
Ring of the Musketeers
1992
TV Movie
Double Trouble
1992/I
Pee-wee's Playhouse
1989-1990
TV Series 20 episodes
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Encounter in the Third Dimension
1999
Short writer: "Haunted House"
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
1988
writer: "Here I Am"
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
13 Nights of Elvira
2014
TV Series music supervisor
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
13 Nights of Elvira
2014
TV Series producer
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
You Don't Know Jack
2001
TV Series consultant
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Scream Awards 2011
2011
TV Special special thanks
Red Riding Hood
2006
special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Welcome to the Fun Zone
1984
TV Movie
Himself
Archive Footage
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1991
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986)
1991
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series
Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986)
1990
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series
Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986)
1989
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Writing in a Children's Special
Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986)
1987
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series
Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986)
Known for movies
Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986-1990) as Jambi / Pterri / Jambi the Genie / Jambi, the Geni
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) as Gas Station Attendant
Twin Sitters (1994) as Loan officer
The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway (2011) as Jambi / Pterri (voice)
