The Famous Teddy Z

The Famous Teddy Z was a Syndication network sitcom series created by Hugh Wilson which aired from September 18, 1989 to May 12, 1990, lasting for one season & 20 episodes.

The series was inspired by the true story of Jay Kantor, who worked as a mailroom clerk at MCA and later became Marlon Brando's agent.

Plot
The series centered on Teddy Zakalokis, a young man working at a talent agency in Hollywood, California as a mailroom clerk.

However, when Hollywood star Harland Keyvo meets Teddy, he is so impressed by his honesty that he hires him his new agent.

Cast

 * Jon Cryer as Theodore "Teddy" Zakalokis
 * Alex Rocco as Albert "Al" T. Floss
 * Josh Blake as Aristotle "Ari" Zakalokis
 * Tom LaGrua as Richard "Richie" Herby
 * Milton Selzer as Abe Werkfinder
 * Jane Sibbett as Laurie Parr
 * Erica Yohn as Deena Zakalokis

Reception
The pilot for "The Famous Teddy Z" was seen to be far stronger than subsequent episodes, but the series received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including one for the pilot, and for Alex Rocco, who won an Emmy as Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

However, low ratings led Syndication to drop it with five episodes unaired; it was later run in its entirety on Comedy Central in 1993 with episodes introduced by Rocco, and by the Trio network under the heading "Brilliant But Canceled."