John Paragon

John Paragon

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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Paragon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: John Paragon
  • Popularity: 4.462
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1954-12-09
  • Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
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John Paragon Movies

  • 2006
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    Red Riding Hood

    Red Riding Hood

    5.7 2006 HD

    Teenage Claire would rather hang out with her friends at the mall than to stay home with her brother Matt while Grandma babysits. Who wouldn't?...

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  • 1985
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    Get Out of My Room

    Get Out of My Room

    5.5 1985 HD

    Get Out of My Room, was a mockumentary in the style of This Is Spinal Tap, written and directed by Cheech Marin. In the film, he and Tommy Chong are...

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  • 1993
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    The Elvira Show

    The Elvira Show

    1 1993 HD

    Filmed for CBS in 1993, this unaired pilot features the witch Elvira, her aunt, and their pet cat welcoming a long-lost niece into their new Kansas...

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  • 1982
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    Eating Raoul

    Eating Raoul

    6.48 1982 HD

    A relatively boring Los Angeles couple discover a bizarre, if not murderous way to get funding for opening a restaurant.

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  • 1992
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    Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

    Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

    5.246 1992 HD

    Wayne Szalinski is at it again. But instead of shrinking things, he tries to make a machine that can make things grow. As in the first one, his...

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  • 2011
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    The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway

    The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway

    6.813 2011 HD

    Pee-Wee is excited when Jambi the genie grants him a wish. He wishes to fly but gets upset when he sees Captain Carl and Miss Yvonne on a romantic...

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  • 1996
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    The Rich Man's Wife

    The Rich Man's Wife

    5.431 1996 HD

    A rich man's wife finds she has a bad prenuptial agreement with an even worse husband. Over drinks with a stranger, she fantasizes about doing her...

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  • 1992
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    Double Trouble

    Double Trouble

    4.7 1992 HD

    Two beefed-up twins operating on opposing sides of the law, team up to stop a nefarious crook in this actioner. Peter Jade is a notoriously arrogant...

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  • 1986
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    The Frog Prince

    The Frog Prince

    6.4 1986 HD

    Children's musical based on Grimm's fairy tale of The Frog-King. A young girl learns how to be a good friend and princess with the help of a "tall...

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  • 1994
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    Every Breath

    Every Breath

    2 1994 HD

    An unemployed actor gets involved with a strange woman who hangs out in lesbian nightclubs and her rich arms dealer husband.

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  • 1984
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    Last of the Great Survivors

    Last of the Great Survivors

    1 1984 HD

    A dedicated social worker joins forces with a group of senior citizens fighting City Hall to prevent the demolition of their apartment building and...

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  • 1983
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    Going Berserk

    Going Berserk

    5.1 1983 HD

    John Bourgignon, a drummer-chauffeur engaged to the daughter of a United States senator, encounters a sleazy film director, the leader of an aerobics...

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  • 2016
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    Pee-wee's Big Holiday

    Pee-wee's Big Holiday

    6.104 2016 HD

    A fateful meeting with a mysterious stranger inspires Pee-wee Herman to take his first-ever holiday.

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  • 1982
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    The Facts

    The Facts

    1 1982 HD

    Originally a pilot that aired as a late movie on the CBS network. it was never picked up to continue as a series. It featured Phil Hartman, Richard...

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  • 1980
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    Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

    Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

    5.962 1980 HD

    Perennially stoned Cheech and Chong tear through the city of Los Angeles, causing trouble wherever they go. After Cheech loses his job, the two pot...

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  • 1982
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    Things Are Tough All Over

    Things Are Tough All Over

    5.7 1982 HD

    Everybody has problems these days, and Cheech and Chong are no exceptions. They're hired by Slyman and Habib to drive a limousine to Las Vegas with...

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  • 1981
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    The Pee-wee Herman Show

    The Pee-wee Herman Show

    7.3 1981 HD

    An adult-oriented version of what would eventually become an award-winning children's classic. This version of the show features Pee-wee's playhouse...

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  • 1987
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    Spaceballs

    Spaceballs

    6.847 1987 HD

    When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless...

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  • 1988
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    Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

    Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

    6.6 1988 HD

    Arriving in the small town of Fallwell, Massachusetts to claim her inheritance, horror hostess Elvira receives a less than enthusiastic reception...

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  • 1985
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    Echo Park

    Echo Park

    5.2 1985 HD

    In the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, everybody is somebody else. May, a single mother who delivers strip-O-grams, dreams of being an...

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  • 1992
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    Ring of the Musketeers

    Ring of the Musketeers

    4.7 1992 HD

    Modern day "Musketeers" attempt to become protectors of the inocent. While the biking trio rescue kindnapped children, guard witnesses, and chase...

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  • 1989
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    UHF

    UHF

    6.6 1989 HD

    The eccentric new manager of a UHF television channel tries to save the station from financial ruin with an odd array of programming.

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  • 1988
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    Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

    Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

    7.474 1988 HD

    Pee-wee Herman and pals are celebrating Christmas in the Playhouse in their own creative ways: Pee-wee makes a list for Santa Claus 1 1/2 miles long,...

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  • 1982
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    Pandemonium

    Pandemonium

    4.6 1982 HD

    A former high school student who always wanted to be a cheerleader decides to reopen the cheerleading program at her former high school after years...

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  • 1985
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    Pee-wee's Big Adventure

    Pee-wee's Big Adventure

    6.434 1985 HD

    The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is stolen. Armed with information from a fortune-teller...

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  • 1983
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    The Paragon of Comedy

    The Paragon of Comedy

    9 1983 HD

    John Paragon and friends perform comedy skits as a variety of colorful characters.

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  • 2002
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    Elvira's Haunted Hills

    Elvira's Haunted Hills

    5.4 2002 HD

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  • 1994
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    Twin Sitters

    Twin Sitters

    6.4 1994 HD

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  • 1994
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    Twin Sitters

    Twin Sitters

    6.4 1994 HD

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  • 1992
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    Double Trouble

    Double Trouble

    4.7 1992 HD

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  • 1983
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    The Paragon of Comedy

    The Paragon of Comedy

    9 1983 HD

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  • 1981
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    The Pee-wee Herman Show

    The Pee-wee Herman Show

    7.3 1981 HD

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  • 1992
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    Ring of the Musketeers

    Ring of the Musketeers

    4.7 1992 HD

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  • 1984
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    Elvira's MTV Halloween Party

    Elvira's MTV Halloween Party

    10 1984 HD

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  • 1993
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    The Elvira Show

    The Elvira Show

    1 1993 HD

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  • 1993
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    The Elvira Show

    The Elvira Show

    1 1993 HD

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  • 1988
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    Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

    Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

    6.6 1988 HD

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  • 1985
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    Get Out of My Room

    Get Out of My Room

    5.5 1985 HD

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  • 1985
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    Get Out of My Room

    Get Out of My Room

    5.5 1985 HD

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  • 1988
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    Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

    Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

    7.474 1988 HD

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  • 1982
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    Cheers

    Cheers

    7.6 1982 HD

    The story about a blue-collar Boston bar run by former sports star Sam Malone and the quirky and wonderful people who worked and drank there.

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  • 1986
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    Sledge Hammer!

    Sledge Hammer!

    7.912 1986 HD

    Sledge Hammer! is an American satirical police sitcom produced by New World Television that ran for two seasons on ABC from 1986 to 1988. The series...

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  • 1983
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    The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show

    The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show

    8 1983 HD

    The New Scooby and Scrappy Doo Show is the sixth incarnation of the Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon Scooby-Doo. It premiered on September 10,...

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  • 1986
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    Pee-wee's Playhouse

    Pee-wee's Playhouse

    7.2 1986 HD

    Pee-wee's Playhouse is an American children's television program starring Paul Reubens as the childlike Pee-wee Herman.

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  • 1986
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    Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills

    Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills

    2 1986 HD

    Leo and Liz Green are nouveau riche social climbers who have just moved to posh Beverly Hills from New Jersey. They are desperate to fit in with...

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  • 1994
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    Storybook Cinema

    Storybook Cinema

    1 1994 HD

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  • 1981
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    Elvira's Movie Macabre

    Elvira's Movie Macabre

    6.7 1981 HD

    Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, presents low-budget scary movies and provides sarcastic, campy commentary.

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  • 1995
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    Night Stand with Dick Dietrick

    Night Stand with Dick Dietrick

    8 1995 HD

    Night Stand with Dick Dietrick is an American television comedy show that satirized American tabloid talk shows such as The Jerry Springer Show and...

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  • 1989
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    Seinfeld

    Seinfeld

    8.276 1989 HD

    A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.

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  • 1993
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    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    7.875 1993 HD

    At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, Commander Sisko and crew welcome...

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  • 1991
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    Harry and the Hendersons

    Harry and the Hendersons

    5.633 1991 HD

    The Hendersons, an upwardly mobile Seattle family, bring home what they believe to be a dead Bigfoot. But he has only been wounded by a hunter, and...

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  • 1982
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    Madame's Place

    Madame's Place

    7.3 1982 HD

    Madame's Place is an American sitcom that featured the misadventures of Madame, a puppet in the form of a bawdy old movie star with a naughty sense...

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  • 1970
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    Madame's Place

    Madame's Place

    5.953 1970 HD

    Silk Stalkings is a crime drama television series. The series portrays the daily lives of two detectives who solve sexually-based crimes of passion...

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  • 1970
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    Madame's Place

    Madame's Place

    7.2 1970 HD

    Pee-wee's Playhouse is an American children's television program starring Paul Reubens as the childlike Pee-wee Herman.

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  • 1970
    imgS5 E10

    Madame's Place

    Madame's Place

    7.2 1970 HD

    Pee-wee's Playhouse is an American children's television program starring Paul Reubens as the childlike Pee-wee Herman.

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  • 1970
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    Madame's Place

    Madame's Place

    6.596 1970 HD

    Framed for murder, Detective Reno Raines becomes a fugitive bounty hunter who fights crime while trying to clear his name. His troubles began after...

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  • 1970
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    Madame's Place

    Madame's Place

    6.3 1970 HD

    Brothers work as private investigators.

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