Jim Troesh dies at 54

Author-actor and entertainment industry disability advocate Jim Troesh died on March. at St. Frederick Clinic in Burbank at age 54. Troesh performed a 3-season role like a quadriplegic attorney on "Highway to Paradise," a show younger crowd authored for. His screenwriting credits range from the 2006 film "Colour of the Mix."He was an energetic person in the Authors Guild of America West's Authors with Disabilities Committee and also the first quadriplegic actor to become listed on the Screen Stars Guild.He offered around the Entertainers Executive Committee from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, was former National Chairman of AFTRA's Entertainers with Disabilities Committee, and former leader from the Media Access Office."What Jim introduced towards the disability equation was an irreverent, disarming feeling of the absurd. Humor stored him opting for 41 years," stated WGA Authors with Disabilities Committee Chair Allen Rucker. Troesh received the Michael Landon Award in the Media Access Office and seemed to be a person receiving the ABC/Disney Writing Scholarship.Troesh also produced the television pilot "The Hollywood Quad," that they authored, created, directed and starred in.Troesh's other acting credits include "Boston Legal," "Special Unit," "Notes in the Subterranean," "Rise and Walk: The Dennis Byrd Story" and "Airwolf." Skilled in improv, Troesh trained with Avery Schreiber, Theatersports, and Off The Beaten Track, and carried out using the Moving Targets, a political satire/sketch comedy/improv troupe younger crowd co-created and authored for. Like a teen, he aspired to become a digital specialist and wanted to utilize his hands. At age 14, he fell off a roof and sustained a spine injuries that left him paralyzed. Throughout senior high school, among Troesh's instructors urged his curiosity about writing, and that he started creating action-adventure short tales.A memorial service is going to be held March. 21 at 2 p.m. in North Hollywood at place to be determined. Instead of flowers, the household has asked for that donations might be produced in Troesh's title to "Total Improv Kids - Jim Troesh Scholarship." Inspections could be sent c/o Linda Fulton - Avery Schreiber Theatre - 11050 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com