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• United States of Tara is a dark-comedy television series starring Toni Collette and John Corbett. The Showtime show was developed by Diablo Cody and created by Steven Spielberg.

  The series premiere took place on January 18, 2009, and was streamed for free on numerous websites for those who do not subscribe to Showtime on cable television.MediaDailyNews: Showtime Campaigns... (January 13, 2009)

  On February 17, 2009, E! online confirmed from series creator Diablo Cody that Tara will eventually develop a fourth alter ego. Cody went on to state that there may be even more alter egos in the future.E! Online: Showtime's Tara gets a Fourth Alter (February 17, 2009)

  Toni Collette won an Emmy Award for her role as Tara Gregson in 2009.

• Fast Facts

  1. Premiere: January 18, 2009, at 10/9c
  2. First season
  3. Network: Showtime
  4. Starring: Toni Collette, John Corbett, Keir Gilchrist and Portia Doubleday
  5. Creator: Steven Spielberg
  6. Director: Craig Gillespie
  7. Developer: Diablo Cody
  8. Producers: Steven Spielberg, Diablo Cody, Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey
  9. Shot using a single-cameraTV.com: The United States of Tara

• Synopsis

  United States of Tara is a comedy series that focuses on the main character Tara (Toni Collette) who suffers from multiple personalities (Dissociative Identity Disorder). Tara's personalities include a teenage pot smoker named T, Alice, a homemaker and Buck, a beer drinking male biker. Tara must find a balance between her personalities and raising a family, while her dysfunctional family struggles to learn how to deal with the multiple identities that comprise Tara.

• Cast and Characters

  • Toni Collette as Tara Gregson
  • John Corbett as Max Gregson
  • Keir Gilchrist as Marshall, Tara's son
  • Portia Doubleday as Kate, Tara's 15-year-old daughter
  • Rosemarie DeWitt as Tara's sister Charmaine

• Related Mahalo Pages

  Toni Collette | John Corbett | Rosemarie DeWitt | Steven Spielberg | Diablo Cody | Showtime

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