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The Famous Teddy Z

Just call up the famous Teddy Z.

★ 7.2 (6 votes) | 1989 | 0h 30m
Comedy
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.

Details
  • Status Ended
  • First Air Date September 18, 1989
  • Last Air Date May 12, 1990
  • Seasons 1
  • Episodes 20
  • Networks CBS, Comedy Central

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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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CBS TV Promo - Famous Teddy Z - Jon Cryer
CBS TV Promo - Famous Teddy Z - Jon Cryer

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