<P> John Dixon Paragon (born December 9, 1954) is an American actor, writer, and director . </P> <P> He was born in Anchorage, Alaska, but grew up and attended schools in Fort Collins, Colorado . </P> <P> Paragon played Jambi the Genie and voiced Pterri the Pterodactyl on children's show Pee - wee's Playhouse . In addition to writing many of the regular season episodes of Playhouse, Paragon also co-wrote (with Paul Reubens) the Pee - wee's Playhouse Christmas Special in 1988, for which they were nominated an Emmy Award for Best Writing in a Children's Special . </P> <P> Some of Paragon's other 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 Eating Raoul; and the owner of a Strip - o - gram business in the 1986 film Echo Park . </P>

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