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Tanner on Tanner is a 2004 4-part comedy miniseries. It is the sequel to the 1988 Robert Altman-directed and Garry Trudeau-written miniseries about a failed presidential candidate, Tanner '88. The sequel focuses mostly on Alex Tanner, a struggling filmmaker and the daughter of onetime presidential candidate Jack Tanner.
Original Release
10/05/2004
US Release
10/05/2004
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Cynthia Nixon | Alex Tanner |
| Michael Murphy | Jack Tanner |
| Pamela Reed | T.J. Cavanaugh |
| Matt Malloy | Deke Connors |
| Ilana Levine | Andrea Spinelli |
| Luke MacFarlane | Stuart DeBarge |
| Aasif Mandvi | Salim Barik / Salim |
| Carl Bernstein | Self |
| Janeane Garofalo | Self |
| Richard Gephardt | Self |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinner at Elaine's | Tuesday, 05 October 2004 |
| 2 | Boston or Bust | Tuesday, 12 October 2004 |
| 3 | Alex in Wonderland | Tuesday, 19 October 2004 |
| 4 | The Awful Truth | Tuesday, 26 October 2004 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Cynthia Nixon | Alex Tanner |
| Michael Murphy | Jack Tanner |
| Pamela Reed | T.J. Cavanaugh |
| Matt Malloy | Deke Connors |
| Ilana Levine | Andrea Spinelli |
| Luke MacFarlane | Stuart DeBarge |
| Aasif Mandvi | Salim Barik / Salim |
| Carl Bernstein | Self |
| Janeane Garofalo | Self |
| Richard Gephardt | Self |
| Robert Redford | Self |
| Alexandra Kerry | Self |
| Jim Fyfe | Emile Berkoff |
| Chris Matthews | Self |
| Al Sharpton | Self |
| Michael Kaycheck | New York policeman |
| Avery Clyde | Rebecca |
| Marla Sucharetza | Roxanne Newman |
| Ryan Spahn | Ryan |
| Madeleine Albright | Self |
