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Inside the Actors Studio on Bravo

1994, TV Show

Episode Detail: James Gandolfini - Inside the Actors Studio

James Gandolfini reflects on his Italian roots, his upbringing in New Jersey, his artistic influences and his Emmy-winning role as Tony Soprano in “The Sopranos.” He talks about playing violent characters; the importance of good writing; and his work in “True Romance,” “Get Shorty,” “A Civil Action” and “The Mexican.” James Lipton hosts.

Episodes: James Gandolfini - Inside the Actors Studio - 244 total Episodes

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12/1/2008: Daniel Radcliffe
11/10/2008: Dave Chappelle
11/3/2008: Goldie Hawn
10/13/2008: Christian Slater
9/22/2008: Brooke Shields
6/16/2008: Mike Myers
6/15/2008: Inside the Actors Studio Marathon
5/19/2008: Sarah Jessica Parker
2/17/2008: Inside the Actors Studio Marathon: TV Big Shot
2/9/2008: Inside the Actors Studio: For Your Consideration
12/3/2007: John Cusack
10/29/2007: Halle Berry
10/22/2007: Alec Baldwin
10/20/2007: Inside the Actors Studio Funniest Marathon
10/15/2007: Anthony Hopkins
10/15/2007: Inside the Actors Studio: TV Stars
10/8/2007: Billy Crystal
9/17/2007: Charlie Sheen
8/26/2007: TV Stars Day---Inside the Actors Studio
8/6/2007: Michelle Pfeiffer
6/11/2007: Kyra Sedgwick
6/4/2007: Julia Louis-Dreyfus
5/19/2007: Inside the Actors Studio Young Hollywood Marathon
3/19/2007: Mark Ruffalo
3/12/2007: Chris Rock
3/11/2007: Comedy Day
2/19/2007: Diana Ross
2/11/2007: Inside the Actors Studio: It's an Honor to Be Nominated Marathon
1/2/2007: Matt Damon
12/18/2006: Eddie Murphy
12/11/2006: Forest Whitaker
10/2/2006: Al Pacino
9/18/2006: Teri Hatcher
7/31/2006: Hugh Laurie
7/9/2006: Robert Downey Jr.
6/25/2006: Dustin Hoffman
5/28/2006: Tim Allen
5/21/2006: Don Cheadle
5/14/2006: Tom Hanks
5/7/2006: Cast of Law & Order
2/12/2006: Dave Chappelle
2/5/2006: Liza Minnelli
1/22/2006: Martin Lawrence
1/15/2006: Ralph Fiennes
1/8/2006: Queen Latifah
12/18/2005: Barbara Walters
12/11/2005: Cast of 'The Producers'
10/30/2005: Michael J. Fox
10/23/2005: Rosie O'Donnell
10/16/2005: Elton John
9/25/2005: Jodie Foster
6/19/2005: Everybody Loves Raymond
6/5/2005: Angelina Jolie
4/24/2005: Jane Fonda
4/10/2005: David Duchovny
1/30/2005: Inside the Actors Studio (For Your Consideration) Marathon
1/30/2005: Robert Redford
1/23/2005: Kiefer Sutherland
1/23/2005: Owen Wilson
1/9/2005: Cameron Diaz
1/2/2005: Morgan Freeman
12/5/2004: Salma Hayek
11/28/2004: Jamie Foxx
11/21/2004: Natalie Portman
11/14/2004: Mark Wahlberg
11/7/2004: Jennifer Connelly
10/31/2004: George Carlin
10/24/2004: William H. Macy
10/17/2004: James Gandolfini
10/10/2004: Jennifer Lopez
6/20/2004: 10th Anniversary Special
6/6/2004: Bette Midler
3/21/2004: Barbra Streisand
3/14/2004: Kate Winslet
3/7/2004: Hugh Jackman
2/15/2004: Jay Leno
2/9/2004: Diane Lane
1/18/2004: Charlize Theron
1/11/2004: Tom Cruise
1/4/2004: Russell Crowe
12/28/2003: Naomi Watts
12/22/2003: Jude Law
12/14/2003: Cate Blanchett
11/16/2003: Will & Grace
10/5/2003: Clint Eastwood
9/14/2003: John Goodman
8/10/2003: Martin Sheen
7/20/2003: Jeff Bridges
6/29/2003: Jeanne Moreau
6/22/2003: Drew Barrymore
6/13/2003: Robin Williams
5/11/2003: Joanne Woodward
5/4/2003: Jeremy Irons
4/13/2003: John Travolta
3/9/2003: Renee Zellweger
3/2/2003: Nicolas Cage
2/9/2003: The Simpsons
1/12/2003: Edward Norton
12/22/2002: Julianne Moore
12/15/2002: Martin Scorsese (2/2)
12/8/2002: Ian McKellen
11/24/2002: Pierce Brosnan
10/27/2002: Juliette Binoche
9/8/2002: Johnny Depp
8/18/2002: Billy Bob Thornton
8/4/2002: Vanessa Redgrave
6/30/2002: Benicio Del Toro
6/2/2002: Samuel L. Jackson
5/23/2002: Ron Howard
5/12/2002: Hugh Grant
5/5/2002: Richard Gere
4/21/2002: Ethan Hawke
4/15/2002: 100th Guest Celebration
4/8/2002: Billy Joel
4/7/2002: Dennis Quaid
3/10/2002: Sean Penn
3/10/2002: Sissy Spacek
3/10/2002: Ben Kingsley
3/3/2002: Sarah Jessica Parker
2/17/2002: Debra Winger
2/10/2002: Bruce Willis
1/27/2002: Stockard Channing
1/13/2002: Will Smith
1/10/2002: Burt Reynolds
12/1/2001: Kevin Costner
11/4/2001: Kevin Kline
10/14/2001: Gene Hackman
9/30/2001: Ben Stiller
9/16/2001: Mike Myers
9/16/2001: Mike Myers
9/9/2001: Roseanne
8/5/2001: Antonio Banderas
7/15/2001: Melanie Griffith
6/10/2001: Robin Williams
5/6/2001: Francis Ford Coppola
5/5/2001: Gérard Depardieu
4/15/2001: Helen Hunt
3/16/2001: Spike Lee
3/11/2001: Gwyneth Paltrow
3/4/2001: Gabriel Byrne
2/18/2001: Michael Douglas
1/15/2001: Mike Myers
1/8/2001: Ned Beatty
12/24/2000: Billy Joel
12/11/2000: Ed Harris
12/10/2000: Steven Spielberg
12/4/2000: Ben Affleck
12/3/2000: Steven Spielberg
11/13/2000: Bernadette Peters
11/6/2000: Val Kilmer
10/30/2000: Sigourney Weaver
10/23/2000: Philip Seymour Hoffman
9/11/2000: Richard Dreyfuss
8/21/2000: Harrison Ford
8/7/2000: Alan Alda
7/17/2000: James Caan
7/2/2000: Ellen Barkin
5/30/2000: Billy Joel
5/8/2000: Andy Garcia
5/1/2000: James Woods
4/10/2000: Geena Davis
3/6/2000: Kevin Spacey
2/28/2000: Sylvester Stallone
1/10/2000: Michael Caine
12/13/1999: Tom Hanks
12/6/1999: Tim Robbins
10/25/1999: Mary Tyler Moore
9/13/1999: Jerry Lewis
9/5/1999: Mike Nichols
8/9/1999: Peter Falk
7/11/1999: Jennifer Jason Leigh
Donald Sutherland
Inside the Actors Studio
Faye Dunaway
Jessica Lange
Julia Roberts
Christopher Reeve
Christopher Walken
Dennis Hopper
Anjelica Huston
Paul Newman
Laurence Fishburne
Kathy Bates
Glenn Close
Sidney Lumet
Nathan Lane
Willem Dafoe
Harvey Keitel
Sydney Pollack
Lee Grant
Anthony Hopkins
Gary Sinise
Paul Newman
Gene Wilder
Shelley Winters
Tommy Lee Jones
Holly Hunter
Ellen Burstyn
Danny Glover
Meryl Streep
John Hurt
Kim Basinger
Inside the Actors Studio
Norman Jewison
Anthony Quinn
Neil Simon
Martin Landau
Shirley MacLaine
Jack Lemmon
Stanley Donen
Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson
Carol Burnett
Billy Crystal
Alec Baldwin
Sally Field
Arthur Penn
Lauren Bacall
Whoopi Goldberg
Robert De Niro
Mary Stuart Masterson
Steven Spielberg
Stephen Sondheim
Matt Dillon
Matthew Broderick
Meg Ryan
Martin Short
Susan Sarandon
Sharon Stone
Mark Rydell

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Premiered: 1994, on Bravo

Rating: TV-PG

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Premise: Performers and directors discuss their lives, inspirations and craft as they weather a shower of compliments from host James Lipton before an audience of students from New York's Actors Studio. Along with ample film clips and his stack of blue index cards, Lipton's borderline obsequiousness became the show's trademark (and fodder for 'SNL' parody), and a hit with viewers, who turned the series into a consistent ratings grabber for Bravo.

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