Hello, I'm Jim Troesh, welcome to my first blog on Disaboom! I am a quadriplegic actor/writer who's been in the entertainment industry for more than twenty years. I am best known for my three year recurring role as the quadriplegic attorney on Highway to Heaven starring Michael Landon. I also wrote for the show. My most recent writing success is a movie called "Color of the Cross," about a black Jesus. It was out in theaters in late 2006 and is currently available on DVD.
My current project is "The Hollywood Quad," a half-hour TV sitcom pilot I wrote, produced and starred in. It's a broad comedy based my day-to-day experiences as one of the only quadriplegic actor/writers in Tinseltown. The show guest stars Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad, Malcolm in the Middle) and I'm shopping it around to Networks and executive producers all over Hollywood. You can see some hilarious clips of "The Hollywood Quad" as well as a laugh out loud interview with Bryan Cranston and I on http://www.thehollywoodquad.com.
I invite you to join me as I journal here weekly or sometimes more often about my life as one of the few writer/performers with a disability in Hollywood. I envision that my verbal meanderings here will focus mainly on my current projects and the current landscape for performers with disabilities on TV and in the movies. I also plan to sprinkle in lot's of Hollywood Insider stories about the celebrities I've met and the good times I've been blessed to have. I won't leave out the rough times though, especially if anybody can benefit from my experience.
That's it today from T-town!
