The cast includes Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank, as well as Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Ed Harris and Natascha McElhone.

Truman Burbank ( Jim Carrey ) lived his entire life, since before birth, in front of cameras for The Truman Show, although he is unaware of this fact.

* Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank: Chosen out of five unwanted pregnancies and the first child to be legally adopted by a corporation, he is unaware that his daily life is broadcast 24 hours a day around the world.

The scene where Truman declares " this planet Trumania of the Burbank galaxy " to the bathroom mirror was Carrey's idea.

The film's premise, a 24-hour television broadcast called " The Truman Show " that focuses on the life of Truman Burbank, uses faux product placement.

* Truman Burbank, fictional character in the film The Truman Show

Fictional examples of aptronyms include Mr. Talkative and Mr. Worldly Wiseman in John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress ( 1678 ), Truman Burbank ( true-man ), the lead character in the 1998 film The Truman Show, the principal cast of the Mr. Men ( 1971 ), and all the characters in Marc Blitzstein's 1937 play The Cradle Will Rock.

President Truman had the original timber frame sawed into paneling ; the walls of the Vermeil Room, Library, China Room, and Map Room on the ground floor of the main residence were paneled in wood from the timbers.

Located in a pine covered valley in the San Gabriel Mountains, the area was first developed as cattle ranches in the 19th century by Nathan and Truman Swarthout, then later the main ranch, owned by Sumner Wright was broken up into residential and commercial lots and by the 1920s a community took roots.

The east and west wings of the White House, constructed in 1942 and 1902, respectively, remained in operation while the main structure was rebuilt ; President Truman commuted between Blair House and the West Wing each day.

It is located in the Harry S. Truman Building, the main State Department headquarters.

The United States forged NATO, a military alliance using containment of communism as a main strategy through the Truman Doctrine, in 1949, while the Soviet bloc formed the Warsaw Pact in 1955.

He was Joseph Stalin's main source of information about communications and policy development between Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt, and then between Churchill or Clement Attlee and Harry S. Truman.

Fortunately, Truman and Phil are connected by walkie-talkie, so when the main chute fails, Phil, scared stiff, is able to open the emergency chute on his stomach with much prompting from Truman.

While writing the biography of one of his favorite guitarists, Carlos Santana, for Rock-It Comics, Truman found out that the musician had been a longtime fan of his comic, Scout whose main character, Emanuel Santanna, is the namesake of the famous guitarist.

* Truman Motley, fictional character in the comic strip Motley's Crew

* Will Truman, fictional character in the television series Will and Grace

Dr. John Truman Carter III, portrayed by Noah Wyle, is a fictional character from the television series ER.

Richard Rider, a student at the fictional Harry S. Truman High School in Hempstead, New York, is chosen at random by the alien Rhomann Dey, last surviving Nova Centurion of the planet Xandar's elite Nova Corps, to inherit his power and succeed him in the rank of Nova Prime following the destruction of his world by the intergalactic pirate Zorr.

William Pierce " Will " Truman is a fictional character on the American sitcom Will & Grace, portrayed by Eric McCormack.

" It is not known whether the writer of the film had Truman in mind when creating this character.

One is said to resemble cartoon character Bugs Bunny and US President Harry S. Truman dubbed the other work Scrambled Eggs.

Scout's friend Dill was inspired by Lee's childhood friend and neighbor, Truman Capote, while Lee is the model for a character in Capote's first novel, Other Voices, Other Rooms.

Whilst Lee has downplayed autobiographical parallels in the book, Truman Capote, mentioning the character Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird, described details he considered biographical: " In my original version of Other Voices, Other Rooms I had that same man living in the house that used to leave things in the trees, and then I took that out.

In the adaptation of Capote's Other Voices, Other Rooms ( 1995 ), the character of Idabel Thompkins, who was inspired by Truman Capote's memories of Harper Lee as a child, was played by Aubrey Dollar.

However, despite Christof's control, Truman has managed to behave in unexpected manners, in particular falling in love with an extra, Sylvia ( known to Truman as Lauren ), instead of Meryl, the character intended to be his wife.

When Truman was a boy, his character on the show was killed off to instill a fear of water in his son that would prevent Truman from leaving the set ; however, he sneaks back onto the set when Truman is an adult.

* The philandering character Sidney Dillon in Truman Capote's unfinished novel Answered Prayers is based on Paley.

Some of the more famous titles included The X-Files, Lone Ranger and Tonto by Timothy Truman, Xena, Mars Attacks, and Zorro, which introduced the famous comics character Lady Rawhide.

* Eric McCormack, actor who played the character Will Truman from NBC's Will & Grace

The pragmatic Hockstader ( a character based on Harry Truman, particularly his comments on " striking a blow for liberty " whenever he drinks a bourbon ) prefers Russell, but worries about his indecisiveness and overdedication to principle ; he despises Cantwell, but appreciates his toughness and willingness to do what it takes.

She appears as a character in Answered Prayers, Truman Capote's final, unfinished, thinly veiled roman à clef.

After World War II, his screen career was largely relegated to television but he also portrayed the former President of the United States, a character loosely based on Harry Truman, in both the stage and film versions of The Best Man ( 1964 ), written by Gore Vidal.

Shearer directed the 2002 film Teddy Bears ' Picnic and appeared in several films, including A Mighty Wind, For Your Consideration, The Simpsons Movie, The Truman Show, and Godzilla among many others.

* Won: The Truman Show ( 1999 )

The music from Anthem: Part 2 was used in the 1998 film The Truman Show and several film trailers, including Dead Man Walking.

* The Truman Show ( 1998 ) is a film about a man ( Jim Carrey ) who discovers that his entire life is being staged and filmed for a 24-hour-a-day reality TV show.

* The Truman Show

After playing a leading role in the Australian New Wave cinema with his films such as Picnic at Hanging Rock, The Last Wave and Gallipoli, Weir directed a diverse group of American and international films — many of them major box office hits — including the Academy Award nominees Witness, Dead Poets Society, Green Card, The Truman Show and Master and Commander.

After five years, Weir returned to direct his biggest success to date, The Truman Show ( 1998 ), a fantasy-satire of the media's control of life.

The Truman Show was both a box office and a critical success, receiving positive reviews and numerous awards, including three Academy Award nominations: Andrew Niccol for Best Original Screenplay, Ed Harris for Best Supporting Actor, and Weir himself for Best Director.

They were beaten by The Truman Show and " The Prayer " from Quest for Camelot respectively.

Carrey received critical acclaim for his chameleonic performance and won a Golden Globe — his second win in a row after receiving an award for The Truman Show previously.

Giamatti began his career as a supporting actor in several films produced during the 1990s including Private Parts, The Truman Show, Saving Private Ryan, The Negotiator, and Man on the Moon before earning lead roles in several projects in the 2000s including American Splendor, Sideways, Cinderella Man, The Illusionist, John Adams, Cold Souls, Barney's Version, and Win Win.

Giamatti appeared in a number of supporting roles in the 1998 big-budget films including The Truman Show, Saving Private Ryan, and The Negotiator.

The film The Truman Show starring Jim Carrey had a similar plot as well.

Seaside is now a tourist destination and appeared in the movie The Truman Show.

He is a three-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Apollo 13, The Truman Show and The Hours, along with an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination for the title role in Pollock.

The film opened in second place at the box office behind The Truman Show, taking $ 16, 615, 704 during its first weekend.

* The Truman Show, a comedy movie starring Jim Carrey

The Truman Show is a 1998 American satirical comedy-drama film directed by Peter Weir and written by Andrew Niccol.

The genesis of The Truman Show was a spec script by Niccol, inspired by an episode of The Twilight Zone called " Special Service ".

The Truman Show has been analyzed as a thesis on Christianity, simulated reality, existentialism and the rise of reality television.

During the 30th year of " The Truman Show ", Truman begins to notice certain aspects of his near-perfect world that seem out of place, such as a falling spotlight from the artificial night sky constellations that nearly hits him ( quickly passed off by local radio as an aircraft's dislodged landing light ) and Truman's car radio accidentally picking up conversation between the show's crew.