John Paragon, Aka ‘Jambi The Genie’ on ‘Pee-Wee’s Playhouse’, Is Laid To Rest In Unique Urn
deadline.comFriends and family of actor/writer/director John Paragon paid tribute to him earlier this week, laying him to rest at Hollywood Forever in a unique urn that memorializes his character from Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, Jambi the Genie.
The purple and gold box containing his remains is a recreation of a similar Jambi box seen on the television show. It can be found at Abbey-Haven of Devotion, E-2 East wall, Niche D-3 at the cemetery, where many celebrities and Hollywood executives are interred.
Paragon died on April 3, 2021 at age 67 of heart disease complications. His ashes were stored by actress Cassandra Peterson (aka Elvira), who came up with the idea for the Jambi box with actor Paul Reubens (Pee-Wee Herman).
A fundraiser on GoFundMe raised more than $14K toward the memorial celebration. Paragon was a writer, director and performer in numerous television series and specials, He started with The Groundlings improv group, where he connected with Reubens and the late Phil Hartman.
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