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James Lipton: Biography

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  • Birth Place: Detroit, MI
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 09/19/1926, Virgo
  • Profession: TV host; writer; actor; producer
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James Lipton Fast Facts:
  • Originally planned to be a lawyer; took up acting as a side job to pay the bills.
  • Spent more than 10 years studying theatrical arts, modern dance and ballet with masters such as Stella Adler, Harold Clurman and Robert Lewis.
  • Made his Broadway debut in 1951 in Lillian Hellman's The Autumn Garden, directed by his acting teacher Harold Clurman.
  • Spent 10 years on Guiding Light in the 1950s as Dr. Dick Grant.  
  • Wrote the book and lyrics for two Broadway musicals: Nowhere to Go but Up and Sherry! A cast album for Sherry! was created in 2005, starring Nathan Lane, Bernadette Peters, Carol Burnett, Tommy Tune and Mike Myers.
  • Executive produced 12 Bob Hope birthday specials and former president Jimmy Carter's inaugural gala.
  • Spends two weeks preparing for each interview on Inside the Actors Studio, where performers and directors discuss their lives, inspirations and craft before an audience of students from New York's Actors Studio.
  • James Lipton Relationships:
  • Betty Lipton - Mother
  • Kedakai Turner - Wife
  • Lawrence Lipton - Father
  • Nina Foch - Ex-wife
  • James Lipton Awards:
  • 2001 Emmy: Outstanding Non-Fiction Series (Informational) - Nominee
  • 1999 Emmy: Outstanding Nonfiction Series - Nominee
  • 1998 Emmy: Outstanding Nonfiction Series - Nominee
  • 2000 Emmy: Outstanding Nonfiction Series - Nominee
  • 2002 Emmy: Outstanding Non-Fiction Series (Informational) - Nominee
  • 2003 Emmy: Outstanding Nonfiction Series (Traditional) - Nominee
  • 2005 Emmy: Outstanding Non-Fiction Special - Nominee
  • 2007 Emmy: Outstanding Nonfiction Series - Nominee
  • 1988 Emmy: Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics - Nominee
  • 2008 Emmy: Outstanding Nonfiction Series - Nominee
  • 2002 Emmy: Outstanding Non-Fiction Special (Informational) - Nominee
  • 2004 Emmy: Outstanding Nonfiction Series - Nominee
  • 2005 Emmy: Outstanding Nonfiction Series - Nominee
  • 2006 Emmy: Outstanding Nonfiction Series - Nominee
  • College:
  • Attended Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
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