John Paragon


Biography

John Paragon was an actor who graced the silver screen many times throughout his Hollywood career. Paragon had an early acting career in film, appearing in such titles as "Cheech & Chong's Next Movie" (1980) with Cheech Marin, "Pandemonium" (1982) and "Eating Raoul" (1982) with Paul Bartel. He appeared in a number of television specials, including "The Pee-wee Herman Show" (HBO, 198...

Biography

John Paragon was an actor who graced the silver screen many times throughout his Hollywood career. Paragon had an early acting career in film, appearing in such titles as "Cheech & Chong's Next Movie" (1980) with Cheech Marin, "Pandemonium" (1982) and "Eating Raoul" (1982) with Paul Bartel. He appeared in a number of television specials, including "The Pee-wee Herman Show" (HBO, 1981-82) and "The Fact" (CBS, 1982-83). Paragon also provided his talents as a voice actor for "Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo" (ABC, 1979-1986). His passion for acting continued to his roles in projects like the comedy adventure "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" (1985) with Paul Reubens, the Susan Dey comedy "Echo Park" (1986) and the Elvira comedy "Elvira, Mistress of the Dark" (1988). He also appeared in the comedy "UHF" (1989) with Weird Al Yankovic. Paragon had a number of different projects under his belt in the nineties, including "Honey, I Blew Up the Kid" (1992), "Ring of the Musketeers" with David Hasselhoff (1993) and "Twin Sitters" with David Paul (1995). His credits also expanded to "It's My Party" (1996) and "The Rich Man's Wife" (1996) starring Halle Berry. Paragon most recently appeared in "The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway" (HBO, 2010-11).

Filmography

 

Director (Feature Film)

Twin Sitters (1995)
Director
Ring of the Musketeers (1993)
Director
Double Trouble (1991)
Director

Cast (Feature Film)

The Rich Man's Wife (1996)
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)
Double Trouble (1991)
Krevoy
UHF (1989)
Elvira: Mistress Of The Dark (1988)
Echo Park (1986)
Hugo
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Last of the Great Survivors (1984)
Eating Raoul (1982)
Sex Shop Salesman
Pandemonium (1982)
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980)

Writer (Feature Film)

Twin Sitters (1995)
Screenwriter
Ring of the Musketeers (1993)
Screenplay
Elvira: Mistress Of The Dark (1988)
Screenplay

Music (Feature Film)

Encounter in the Third Dimension (1999)
Song ("Haunted House")

Special Thanks (Feature Film)

It's My Party (1996)
Special Thanks To

Cast (Special)

Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special (1988)
A Special Evening of Pee-wee's Playhouse (1987)
Cheech and Chong Get Out of My Room (1985)
FTV (1985)
Regular
The Paragon of Comedy (1984)
Welcome to the Fun Zone (1984)
The Fact (1982)
The Pee-wee Herman Show (1981)

Writer (Special)

Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special (1988)
Writer
The Cheech Show (1988)
Writer
The Paragon of Comedy (1984)
Writer
The Pee-wee Herman Show (1981)
Writer

Music (Special)

Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special (1988)
Song

Special Thanks (Special)

Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special (1988)
Writer
The Cheech Show (1988)
Writer
The Paragon of Comedy (1984)
Writer
The Pee-wee Herman Show (1981)
Writer

Misc. Crew (TV Mini-Series)

Disney's One Saturday Morning on Friday Night (1999)
Consultant

Life Events

Bibliography