Quadriplegic Actor/Writer Jim Troesh (HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN)
Writes, Directs and Stars in a TV Sitcom Pilot
Guest-Starring Bryan Cranston (MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE)
What do Bryan Cranston, (Hal from "Malcolm in the Middle.")
tossing grapes in a quadriplegic's mouth, gorgeous bikini models, and an
amorous illegal alien have in common?
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Troesh watches a scene with his
producer Tasha Hardy. |
They
all collide in "The Hollywood Quad", the hilarious new semi-autobiographical
TV pilot directed, produced, and starring Jim Troesh, the quadriplegic
actor best known for playing the disabled attorney on TV's "Highway
to Heaven" starring Michael Landon, and co-writing the recent
theatrical release about a black Jesus, "Color of the Cross."
Currently
being shopped around Hollywood, the TV comedy pilot is based on Troesh's successful Internet
podcast "The Hollywood Quad" chronicling his journey toward
success in Tinseltown.
Click the images
below to see "The Hollywood Quad" TV Pilot trailers
*Plus Bryan Cranston and Jim Troesh's hilarious interview. |
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Troesh
says the laughs come fast and furious yet are gently woven with a few
poignant moments that color his unique story.
The only actor/writer/director with his disability in the
business, Troesh has learned --
using comedy to show his truth -- how to succeed in a world where glitz
is often chosen over substance.
"Quadriplegic
is a scary word, " said Troesh.
"The tension is palpable the moment I roll in an executive's
office. They wonder if I
can do the job, if I can work long hours.
They're worried they might say or do the wrong thing.
I found out early on that the best way to disarm their initial
qualms is to make them laugh. Everything
changes once they get to know me."
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Troesh considers his options
in
this sexy scene from "Quad". |
"By
producing my own pilot and putting it on the desks of every show runner
in town, it answers all their questions before they ever ask.
Plus it gives them an opportunity to get to know me before they
meet me."
Troesh
plays himself in a Seinfeld-esque story that opens with his girlfriend (Cali
Ross) walking out on him after catching him at the Wrap Party of a promo he shot with bikini models.
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Troesh and Cranston talk
about the
show. Click
here to watch their
laugh-out-loud interview. |
The
conclusion finds Troesh at a pitch meeting with Burton Melrose
(Cranston), a network executive who makes every possible faux pas when
interacting with a disabled person.
Troesh breaks the fourth wall by talking to the camera and, in a
refreshing twist, pitches his idea for a sitcom called "The
Hollywood Quad" to Melrose describing the episode we've just seen
… playing all the characters in costume -- including the bikini
models!
Troesh
hopes "The Hollywood Quad" will be snatched up and made into a
series in the very near future and he is currently shopping his show to
executive producers all over Hollywood.
