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Inside the Actors Studio

  • 1994-2023
  • 23 Seasons
  • Bravo
  • Talk & Interview
  • TVPG
  • Watchlist

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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Awards

  • 2017 - Emmy - Outstanding Informational Series or Special - nominated
  • 2016 - Emmy - Outstanding Informational Series or Special - nominated
  • 2015 - Emmy - Outstanding Informational Series or Special - nominated
  • 2015 - Critics' Choice Television Awards - Best Reality Host - nominated

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James Lipton
Greta Gerwig
Uzo Aduba

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James Lipton, Inside the Actors Studio Host, Dead at 93

The TV icon hosted the series for 22 seasons

Mon, Mar 2, 2020

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I've barely adjusted to The Goldbergs mining the 1980s for comic nostalgia — seems not that long ago that Geraldo Rivera opened Al Capone's empty vault, and that's a subplot in an early April episode — and now comes Fox's Surviving Jack (Thursday, 9:30/8:30c), a coming-of-age family sitcom set in the not-so-distant past of the 1990s. (Can't wait for the arc about Y2K anxiety.)

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

Top Moments: It's the End of the Road for House of Cards and Downton Abbey

Our top moments of the week: 11. Worst Surprise Party: On Switched at Birth, Kathryn's new BFF Renzo surprises everyone when he turns her impromptu book party into a murder-mystery game. However, the biggest surprise comes later in the evening, when Kathryn overhears her husband, John, talking to their son's mother-in-law, Jennice, about the kiss they shared while Kathryn was out of town. Kathryn reveals herself as the (fictional) murderer, cuts the party short and then kicks John out of the house. That's one way to...

Fri, Feb 21, 2014

VIDEO: Portia de Rossi Reveals When She First "Truly" Came Out

Portia De Rossi wasn't afraid to get personal when she reunited with the cast of Arrested Development on Thursday's Inside the Actors Studio. When James Lipton asked de Rossi about her marriage to Ellen Degeneres, the actress revealed her initial anxiety about coming out in Hollywood.

Fri, Nov 8, 2013

Arrested Development Cast Reunites for Inside the Actors Studio

Warden Gentles is locking up the Bluths one last time. The cast of Arrested Development will reunite on Inside the Actors Studio, hosted by recurring guest-star with James Lipton.

Thu, Oct 24, 2013

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