The Resume

(March 16, 1964-February 1, 2021)
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Birth name was Sara James Tarses
Daughter of writer/producer Jay Tarses
Executive at NBC (1987-96)
President of ABC Entertainment (1996-99)

Why she might be annoying:

She turned down a show pitched by her father (‘Baltimore,’ a sitcom about jazz musicians) with the comment, ‘Well, dad, it’s not your best work.’
ABC’s ratings slide continued when she was in charge.
She signed a lucrative production deal with Robert Morton while in a relationship with him.
During a network promotional event, reporters spotted her and Ryan Reynolds slipping outside to make out (1998).
Former ABC Entertainment President Ted Harbert called her ‘the most hated woman in Hollywood.’

Why she might not be annoying:

Her former boss, Warren Littlefield, said, ‘Jamie is best in the sandbox that is creative. Writers enjoy working with her.’
At NBC, she helped develop the hit series Friends, Frasier, and Mad About You.
She was the first woman in charge of programming for one of the major broadcast networks.
In the series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, network head Jordan McDeere (portrayed by Amanda Peet) was ‘loosely based’ on her.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 80]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [March] (Ranked: 3161964)
• Entertainment Weekly's 101 Most Influential People [1996] (Ranked: 26)
• Entertainment Weekly's 101 Most Influential People [1997] (Ranked: 36)
• I Died in 2021 (Ranked: 56)
• I Drive a Land/Range Rover
• I Had a Stroke [Cerebral Vascular Accident]
• I Married in 1993
• Known By a Middle Name
• Profiles 50001-50056 (Ranked: 50040)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20210201)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 132 Votes: 62.12% Annoying