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John Dixon Paragon (born on December 9, 1954) is an actor, writer, and director. He was born in Los Angeles, California.

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.

Some of Paragon 's 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, 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 KTLA-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.

Filmography

Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
Eating Raoul (1982)
The Paragon of Comedy (TV special, various sketches) (1983)
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
The Frog Prince (1986)
UHF (1989)
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)

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 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'', 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. In recent years, he 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.
+'''John Dixon Paragon''' (born on [[December 9]], [[1954]]) is an [[actor]], [[writer]], and [[Film director|director]]. He was born in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].
+Paragon is probably best known for his work on children's show ''[[Pee-wee's Playhouse]]'' where he played [[Jambi (Pee-wee's Playhouse)|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.
+Some of Paragon 's 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 (1986 film)|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 [[Improvisational theatre|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.
+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.
 ==Filmography==
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 * ''[[The Paragon of Comedy]]'' (TV special, various sketches) (1983)
 * ''[[Pee-wee's Big Adventure]]'' (1985)
-* ''[[The Frog Prince]]'' (1986)
+* ''[[The Frog Prince (1986 film)|The Frog Prince]]'' (1986)
 * ''[[UHF (film)|UHF]]'' (1989)
 * ''[[Honey, I Blew Up the Kid]]'' (1992)
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