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The Famous Teddy Z

Just call up the famous Teddy Z.

1989Seasons: 1Episodes: 20
7.4
Comedy

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.

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Top Cast

Jon Cryer

Jon Cryer

Teddy Zakalokis

Jane Sibbett

Jane Sibbett

Laurie Parr

Milton Selzer

Milton Selzer

Abe Werkfinder

Erica Yohn

Erica Yohn

Deena Zakalokis

Josh Blake

Josh Blake

Aristotle Zakalokis

Alex Rocco

Alex Rocco

Al Floss

Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

20 Episodes

1989

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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