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John Dixon Paragon was born on December 9, 1954 in Los Angeles,California. He is an actor, writer, and director. Paragon is probably best know 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, he also co-wrote (with Paul Reubens) the acclaimed Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special in 1988. Some of his other memorable roles have been 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, 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 KTLA-Los Angeles..

Filmography

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)
UHF (1989)
The Frog Prince (1986)
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
Eating Raoul (1982)

External links

John Paragon at IMDb

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-'''John Dixon Paragon''' was born on [[December 9]], [[1954]] in [[Los Angeles]],[[California]]. He is an [[actor]], [[writer]], and [[Film director|director]]. Paragon is probably best know 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'', he also co-wrote (with [[Paul Reubens]]) the acclaimed ''Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special'' in [[1988]]. Some of his other memorable roles have been 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]]'', 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.
+'''John Dixon Paragon''' was born on [[December 9]], [[1954]] in [[Los Angeles]],[[California]]. He is an [[actor]], [[writer]], and [[Film director|director]]. Paragon is probably best know 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'', he also co-wrote (with [[Paul Reubens]]) the acclaimed ''Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special'' in [[1988]]. Some of his other memorable roles have been 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]]'', 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 KTLA-Los Angeles..
 ==Filmography==