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Jamie Tarses (Sara James Tarses) was born on 16 March, 1964 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, is an American television producer (1964–2021). Discover Jamie Tarses's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 56 years old?

Popular As Sara James Tarses
Occupation Producer Studio executive
Age 56 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 16 March 1964
Birthday 16 March
Birthplace Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
Date of death 1 February, 2021
Died Place Los Angeles, California, US
Nationality United States

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Who Is Jamie Tarses's Husband?

Her husband is Dan McDermott (m. 1993-1996)

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Parents Jay Tarses Rachel Tarses
Husband Dan McDermott (m. 1993-1996)
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Children 2

Jamie Tarses Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jamie Tarses worth at the age of 56 years old? Jamie Tarses’s income source is mostly from being a successful Producer. She is from United States. We have estimated Jamie Tarses's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Source of Income Producer

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1964

Sara James Tarses (March 16, 1964 – February 1, 2021) was an American television producer and television studio executive.

Tarses was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the daughter of television writer Jay Tarses and Rachel Tarses (née Newdell), on March 19, 1964.

Her younger sister, Mallory Tarses, is a fiction writer and high school English teacher, and a younger brother, Matt Tarses, is a producer and screenwriter (The Goldbergs, Scrubs, Sports Night.

1985

Tarses graduated from Williams College in 1985 with a degree in theater.

After graduating from college, Tarses became an assistant to the talent executive on the 1985–1986 season of Saturday Night Live. She then worked as a casting director for Lorimar Productions, filling roles for mid-run Perfect Strangers.

1987

In September 1987, Tarses was hired by NBC Productions' Brandon Tartikoff as the manager of creative affairs.

1991

In 1991, she passed on her father's pilot about jazz musicians, called Baltimore.

1993

Tarses married DreamWorks SKG television executive Dan McDermott in 1993.

1996

She was the president of ABC Entertainment from 1996 to 1999, the first woman and one of the youngest people to hold such a post in an American broadcast network.

She climbed the corporate ladder at NBC until 1996.

Here, she helped develop Friends, Mad About You, Frasier, NewsRadio, and Caroline in the City.

Tarses left NBC in 1996 amidst a significant amount of press coverage.

From 1996 to 1999, she was president of ABC Entertainment.

They divorced in 1996.

Tarses also dated Robert Morton, executive producer of Late Show with David Letterman, and Matthew Perry.

She had two children, Wyatt and Sloane, with her partner Paddy Aubrey, an executive chef and restaurant owner.

She served on the board of directors and the advisory board of directors for Young Storytellers, an arts education nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles.

She was a volunteer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Tarses had a stroke in the fall of 2020, spent time in a coma, and then died in Los Angeles on February 1, 2021, at age 56 from what a family spokesperson called "complications of a cardiac event".

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1997

Tarses was the subject of what Bill Carter of The New York Times called an "unflattering profile" written by Lynn Hirschberg in The New York Times Magazine in July 1997, in which she "was portrayed as an embattled executive whose competence and professionalism was being questioned in Hollywood show business circles".

Amanda Peet, who played Jordan McDeere, the head of fictional network NBS on the NBC show Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, said her character "is loosely based" on Tarses.

Tarses was a consultant for Studio 60.

While at ABC, she helped develop and greenlight Dharma & Greg.

1999

She resigned in August 1999 with two years remaining on her contract.

At the time of her departure she had one sitcom, one comedy, and one legal drama on ABC's schedule.

2005

In 2005, Tarses partnered on a production company called Pariah Productions with producer Gavin Polone.

Later, she had a company called FanFare Productions at Sony Pictures Television.

2006

Tarses was co-producer of My Boys, a comedy about a female sports reporter starring Jordana Spiro, on TBS cable television network from November 28, 2006, until September 14, 2010.

2010

In 2010, she produced several television series, including Mr. Sunshine, Happy Endings, and Franklin & Bash.