THE TRUMAN SHOW DEPICTS THE STORY OF TRUMAN BURBANK, A MAN WHO IS UNAWARE THAT HE IS LIVING HIS ENTIRE LIFE ON A COLOSSAL SOUNDSTAGE, AND THAT IT IS BEING FILMED AND BROADCAST AS A REALITY TELEVISION SHOW WHICH HAS A HUGE INTERNATIONAL FOLLOWING; ALL OF HIS FRIENDS, FAMILY AND MEMBERS OF HIS COMMUNITY ARE PAID ACTORS WHOSE JOB IT IS TO SUSTAIN THE ILLUSION AND KEEP TRUMAN UNAWARE ABOUT THE FALSE WORLD HE INHABITS.