Rip Torn

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Rip Torn: Biography

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Birth Name: Elmore Rual Torn Jr.
Birth Place: Temple, TX
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 02/06/1931, Aquarius
Profession: Actor

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February 15, 2007: "When You Said Hello, You Had Me" | 30 Rock | 2/16/2007
Ah, shades of the Tracy Jordan Meat Machine episode. It's funny, I bet if years ago you asked either Alec Baldwin or Tracy Morgan, neither would have predicted they'd be a killer 1-2 punch on a hot sitcom. And yet here they are on 30 Rock.I enjoyed all the story line pairings in this episode, actually. Jack and Tracy? Say no more. (OK, I will.) Seeing Jack fervently try to suck up to guest star Rip Torn, only to have Tracy waylay his plan by referring to the only other black guy at the la-de-da golf course function as "Carlton" — prompting Jack to offer a detailed refresher on Fresh Prince — was a blast. Loved Tracy's argyle, by the way. And then later, when Tracy broke hearts with the sad tale of how he realized his daughter had diabetes.... Well, you may have guessed it was a sham to save Jack's bacon, but that didn't make Tracy's eventual admission to his boss any less funny. Now I want to see the "casting session"!Liz' story with Lutz and the writing staff at large... read more
October 17, 2006: Bedfellows | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | 10/18/2006
Somebody at NBC must have issued an order to punch up Criminal Intent’s openings, because two weeks in a row, they’ve come out swinging. Last week’s cops-and-fireman brawl was definitely a "what the?" moment, and this week’s was equally shocking – and twice as disturbing. For me, that wide-eyed little kid with spaghetti sauce (?) smeared all over his mouth evoked not one but two Sixth Sense characters – precocious-yet-creepy Haley Joel Osment (who these days doesn’t even see mailboxes) and the couldn’t-keep-a-meal-down Mischa Barton (who these days...on second thought, never mind). Suffice it to say, the kid was disturbing enough, but when he led the cops into his parents’ bedroom and they pulled back the sheet to reveal his mother curled up with the corpse of his way-dead father – well, that’s just feel-good TV right there.From there out, they kept my interest by turning nearly every member of this twisted clan into a suspect... read more
Today's News: My Take | 10/29/2004
German singing sensation David Hasselhoff pleaded no-contest Thursday to a drunk-driving charge and was ordered to enter read more
Televisionary | 3/23/2004
Question: I would like to know the title and availability of a TV-movie about some women who were abused by a man in Naz read more
The Watercooler | 2/17/2004
Fear Factor: The Couples Finale Superduo Adam and Meg did not make it to the finals. (What?!) Yes, y'all. They've been read more

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30 Rock, Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Rip Torn courtesy Nicole Rivelli/NBC Photo

30 Rock, Rip Torn courtesy Nicole Rivelli/NBC Photo

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Rip Torn: Credits

Title	Year	Type
August (Actor - David)	2008	Movie
Turn The River (Actor - Quinn)	2008	Movie
Bee Movie (Actor - Lou Lo Duca)	2007	Movie
Marie Antoinette (Actor - Louis XV)	2006	Movie
The Sisters (Actor - Dr. Chebrin)	2006	Movie