John Paragon is Dead to Me

This one hits pretty hard. RIP

Aw hell that blows. RIP, Jambi

Mekka Lekka Hi Mekka Hiney Ho.

RIP, Jambi.

OMG that character always creeped me out when I was a kid.

Why are a these people dying at 66, 67...?

Me too r3. Haven’t thought about him in a long time! Nightmares tonight!

Also, RIP.

So funny in "Eating Raoul" as the apple-chewing, sarcastic adult bookstore clerk.

He co-wrote Elvira’s first movie and appeared often on her old Movie Macabre series as perverted crank caller Breather.

[quote] He co-wrote Elvira’s first movie

Which I will always remember for being in a nearly empty theater with a friend, and SCREAM laughting, almost peeing our pants, at her line "Welcome to my big opening!"

He never got as big as he deserved to be (his awful skin did not help) -- but he was one of the very nicest guys I ever met.on more than one occasion. Unlike that bitch Edie McClurg, he loved hearing people liked his work. He's also great in "Echo Park", one of my favorite Indies with Susan Day, a very sweet Tom Hulce and a very hot Michael Bowen.

He was one half of the gay couple in Seinfeld (“Who will not wear the ribbon?”) He wrote/co-wrote all of Elvira’s shows, books and movies.

When Lawrence Fishburne dies his obit will lead with his Cowboy Curtis role.

R12 awful skin never hurt my career

He died in April. Why the delay in reporting it? And Pee Wee has said nothing so far... They WERE lovers.

He was always good at head.

Backstage with Liz & Dick

Paul says he’s absolutely devastated and is trying to find the right words to write. He had no idea and it sounds like many of the others didn’t know either which begs the question - HOW THE FUCK DIDN’T THEY KNOW?!! The Groundlings is a community. Cassandra JUST released a statement. Too weird. I had also read that it wasn’t recent from someone in the know before it was officially reported. Edie McClurg has reported dementia and needs a person in charge of all her affairs yet she’s somehow still doing voice over work.

Remember when John had the cops called on him when he threatened to shoot his neighbor’s dog? lol

I wonder if this is going to be another one of those cases where we never find out cause of death.

How did Tawny Kitean die?

Elvira's statement:

Lost someone that meant the world to me and was such a huge part of “Elvira” and my life that it’s impossible to express how sad I feel. John Paragon, my writing partner of 27 years…my friend, my brother, my soul-mate. I will miss you and love you forever, Johnny #RIPJohnParagon

[quote]And Pee Wee has said nothing so far... They WERE lovers.

Also rivals.

The police reported that nothing at the scene indicated alcohol or drugs as a factor in Kitaen's death. The Orange County coroner's office made the certificate as "residential death", without any other description.

[quote] According to the Riverside County Coroner, Paragon died on April 3 from “cardiovascular disease with other significant conditions of chronic alcohol abuse.”

So count this as another Covid death

I’m getting carpal tunnel syndrome from writing out all these sympathy cards for my costars.

Sad to hear, but if he's been dead for months and no one noticed until now, obviously few people cared about him.

Wiki says he died of a heart attack and that it wasn’t made public until June.

Or he was starting to stink, r30.

Paul Reubens just paid tribute.

I guess we’ll find out date of death on the Social Security Death Index?

Never mind, April 3rd. He was living in Palm Springs? That’s not so awful.

[quote]He was living in Palm Springs? That’s not so awful.

The awful part is he'll miss the dedication of the Marilyn statue this Sunday.

Trust me, people overplay Pitt's "bad skin". It was chiffon velvet compared to Paragon's. But, again, he was a very sweet and very talented man.

Mekka-lekka-hi mekka-drunky-ho!

[quote]According to the Riverside County Coroner, Paragon died on April 3 from “cardiovascular disease with other significant conditions of chronic alcohol abuse.”

He actually looks like Ed Wood Jr. in this picture, in Ed's final stage of alcoholism.

"He was living in Palm Springs? That's not so awful"

Yeah, it kinda is.

[quote] “I am sooo sad. This is terrible news,” wrote former “Saturday Night Live” star Julia Sweeney. “I didn’t know him well, but I admired him greatly & he was deeply loved by so many whom I know well. So many laughs. Sad for The Groundlings. Sad for comedy. Very sad day. RIP John Paragon.”

Very sad, but who was hiring any of these very talented character actors and comedians?

We don't have outlets anywhere for quirky comedians these days - instead we have the likes of Bowen Yang, who's about as funny as a fart in an elevator, and whose sole gift appears to be expressing disdain, disinterest or scorn.

Agree with R43. P.S. is like hell but hotter and for an older clientele.

By all reports he was well loved by those who knew and had worked with him in the entertainment world.

Pee Wee loved Jambi's Juice.

Has S. Epatha Merkerson released a statement?

Wikipedia reports "chronic alcoholic abuse" contributing to death at 66.

So beloved yet his death went unnoticed for 2 months. I suspect his alcoholism grew really bad and everyone just moved on. I bet there's a lot of guilt right now.

Now you know why Dick Van Dyke quit drinking while the quitting was good.

I find it interesting that Paul Reubens said nothing in his comment about being sad about Paragon's death or that he would be missed. But then, from the things I've read about Paul Reubens over the years I gather that in private he has no real friends and uses everyone he comes into contact with and then drops them as soon as they're no longer of any benefit to him. I don't know if that changed after his theater pump & dump escandalo or not. I hope it did.

R52 It's Hollywood, baby. Everyone is a user.

Yet your drinking and smoking is somehow socially acceptable?

I know several people who I like very much, but don't necessarily talk to on a regular basis. They're living different lives, different places, etc., It's unfortunate, but it's not all that odd to not notice someone has died.

And R50, with alcoholism, it isn't necessarily other people moving on, it's very common for alcoholics to sort of push other people away and keep them out of their lives. It's not always about them not wanting to see other people, but about wanting to be left alone to drink. It's a choice that many users make.

But that’s why weed is good for you. It’s keeping Olivia Newton John alive.

Are you sure?

Have you seen her in the last two months?

She outlived Helen Reddy, let’s put it that way.

He had a green ass, but he couldn’t live forever.

I had no idea my favorite song by Tool was named after Pee Wee’s Jambi.

[quote]Remember when John had the cops called on him when he threatened to shoot his neighbor’s dog? lol

Has the dog made a statement yet?

The dog sent its condolences, said he understood.

After Pee-wee and Elvira, Paragon pursued a handful of other parts on-screen and off. But things were hardly the same after his creative heyday. He eventually moved from LA to Palm Springs, making it apparent that "he just ... didn't want anything to do with anybody here," Peterson said, adding that longtime colleagues and friends were worried when they weren't able to reach him.

At least Jambi received his order from Amazon before he died

Poor Elvira, they were such amazing friends.

Was he rotting for two months before anyone found him?

I was wondering that too. How tragic. I wonder what finally did him in mentally. To just up and leave and go some place to drink yourself to death.

John had an amazing ass but it couldn’t live forever.

[quote]I was wondering that too. How tragic. I wonder what finally did him in mentally. To just up and leave and go some place to drink yourself to death.

Like Jan Hooks after the cancer diagnosis. Holed up on a farm, took liquor and cigarette deliveries, and just watched old movies until the time came.

That’s how I’d want to go too.

Not a burden to anyone and just leave me alone.

I would understand if he has cancer or something but wouldn’t they mention that? I guess depression. Sad.

Depression is an evil beast.

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