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John Dixon Paragon (December 9, 1954 – April 3, 2021) was an American actor, writer and director. He was best known for his work on the television series Pee-wee's Playhouse, where he portrayed Jambi the Genie [1] and voiced Pterri the Pterodactyl. [2]
Actor: Pee-wee's Playhouse. John Dixon Paragon was born in Alaska, but grew up and attended schools in Fort Collins, Colorado. He got his start in the Los Angeles-based improvisation group The Groundlings alongside Paul Reubens and Phil Hartman.
Jun 18, 2021 · Severe alcohol abuse played a role in the death of John Paragon, who was known as the beloved blue-faced genie Jambi on “Pee-wee’s Playhouse,” The Post has learned.
Jun 18, 2021 · Actor John Paragon, who brought Jambi the Genie to life on the children’s series “Pee-wee’s Playhouse,” has died at age 66. The Times confirmed with the Riverside County Coroner that...
Jun 23, 2021 · Actor John Paragon, Jambi the Genie on ‘Pee-Wee’s Playhouse,’ dies at 66. June 18, 2021. “There is no replacement for John,” Cassandra Peterson told The Times on Monday. Peterson, who portrays...
Jun 18, 2021 · John Paragon was an actor who played Jambi the Genie on the 1980s cult classic children’s TV show “Pee-wee’s Playhouse.” Died: April 3, 2021 (Who else died on...
Jun 18, 2021 · John Paragon, best known for his role as Jambi the Genie on the television series “Pee-wee’s Playhouse,” has died. He was 66. Paragon died in his residence in Palm Springs, Calif. on April...
Jun 18, 2021 · John Paragon, an actor, director and writer most familiar from his disembodied, teal-faced role of Jambi the Genie on Paul Reubens’ Pee-wee’s Playhouse, died April 3 in Palm Springs of unknown...
Jun 18, 2021 · John Paragon has died at age 66. The Pee-wee's Playhouse actor died on April 3 in his Palm Springs, California, home, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department confirms to ET.
John Paragon. Actor: Pee-wee's Playhouse. John Dixon Paragon was born in Alaska, but grew up and attended schools in Fort Collins, Colorado. He got his start in the Los Angeles-based improvisation group The Groundlings alongside Paul Reubens and Phil Hartman.