John Paragon, the actor who portrayed Jambi the Genie on "Pee-wee's Playhouse," has died. He was 66. An official at the Riverside County Coroner in California confirmed to Fox News that Paragon died back on April 3 in Palm Springs.
His cause of death has not been revealed. Paragon reportedly got his start in the acting industry at The Groundlings, a theater school in Hollywood where he performed improv alongside Phil Hartman, Paul Reubens and Cassandra Peterson.
His death was first reported by TMZ.The Groundlings reacted to his death on Twitter on Thursday, writing, "R.I.P. John Paragon." He made his debut on television in "The Pee-wee Herman Show," which was created in 1980.
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