TV series

The Famous Teddy Z

Name: The Famous Teddy Z
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1989-09-18
Cast: Jon Cryer, Jane Sibbett, Milton Selzer, Erica Yohn, Josh Blake

19891 seasons20 episodes★ 7.4

Comedy

Just call up the famous Teddy Z.

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Overview

A mailroom clerk becomes a top agent at a Hollywood talent agency after he impresses a notoriously self-centered client. The series was inspired by an actual 1940s encounter involving Marlon Brando.

Series details

First air date: 1989
Last air date: 1990
Status: Ended
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 20
Episode runtime: 30 min
Genres: Comedy
Original language: EN
Origin country: US
Networks: CBS, Comedy Central
Created by: Hugh Wilson
Production: Hugh Wilson Productions, Columbia Pictures Television, ELP Communications

Cast

Jon Cryer

Teddy Zakalokis

Jane Sibbett

Laurie Parr

Milton Selzer

Abe Werkfinder

Erica Yohn

Deena Zakalokis

Josh Blake

Aristotle Zakalokis

Alex Rocco

Al Floss

Seasons

Season information provided by TMDB.

Season 1

1989

20 episodes

Theodore "Teddy" Zakalokis, a young man working in a Hollywood talent agency in order to avoid being stuck in his Greek-American family's bakery. When Hollywood star Harland Keyvo (a caricature of Marlon Brando) meets Teddy Z, he is so impressed by his honesty that he makes him his new agent.

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CBS TV Promo - Famous Teddy Z - Jon CryerTrailer