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Inside the Actors Studio

  • TV Series
  • 1994– 1994–
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h 5m
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James Lipton in Inside the Actors Studio (1994)
Inside The Actors Studio
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Famous actors, directors and writers reminisce about their careers and the philosophy behind their craft.Famous actors, directors and writers reminisce about their careers and the philosophy behind their craft.Famous actors, directors and writers reminisce about their careers and the philosophy behind their craft.
IMDb RATING
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5.2K
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  • Creator
    • James Lipton
  • Stars
    • James Lipton
    • Ellen Burstyn
    • Elena Kobylina
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  • Creator
    • James Lipton
  • Stars
    • James Lipton
    • Ellen Burstyn
    • Elena Kobylina
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    • 35User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 5 wins & 34 nominations total

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    James Lipton
    James Lipton
    • Self - Hostas Self - Host…
    265 episodes265 eps • 1994–2018
    Ellen Burstyn
    Ellen Burstyn
    • Self - Audience Memberas Self - Audience Member…
    7 episodes7 eps • 1994–2019
    Elena Kobylina
    • Selfas Self
    7 episodes7 eps • 2019
    Bradley Cooper
    Bradley Cooper
    • Self - Audience Memberas Self - Audience Member…
    6 episodes6 eps • 1998–2013
    Alec Baldwin
    Alec Baldwin
    • Self - Guestas Self - Guest…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1994–2019
    Arthur Penn
    Arthur Penn
    • Selfas Self
    3 episodes3 eps • 1994–1999
    Deborah Dir
    Deborah Dir
    • Selfas Self
    3 episodes3 eps • 2003–2019
    Dave Chappelle
    Dave Chappelle
    • Selfas Self…
    4 episodes4 eps • 2006–2013
    Eileen Grubba
    Eileen Grubba
    • Guest Audienceas Guest Audience…
    Billy Crystal
    Billy Crystal
    • Self - Guestas Self - Guest
    2 episodes2 eps • 1996–2007
    Anthony Hopkins
    Anthony Hopkins
    • Self - Guestas Self - Guest
    2 episodes2 eps • 1998–2007
    Tom Hanks
    Tom Hanks
    • Self - Guestas Self - Guest
    2 episodes2 eps • 1999–2006
    Sarah Jessica Parker
    Sarah Jessica Parker
    • Self - Guestas Self - Guest
    2 episodes2 eps • 2002–2008
    Nathan Lane
    Nathan Lane
    • Self - Guestas Self - Guest
    3 episodes3 eps • 1996–2005
    Matthew Broderick
    Matthew Broderick
    • Self - Guestas Self - Guest
    2 episodes2 eps • 1995–2005
    Holly Hunter
    Holly Hunter
    • Self - Audience Memberas Self - Audience Member…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1995–1999
    Robert De Niro
    Robert De Niro
    • Self - Guestas Self - Guest
    3 episodes3 eps • 1998–2013
    Susan Sarandon
    Susan Sarandon
    • Self - Audience Memberas Self - Audience Member…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1998–1999
    • Creator
      • James Lipton
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      During Robin Williams's interview, a man in the audience had to be removed from the theatre by ambulance. He'd laughed so hard, he'd acquired a hernia.
    • Goofs
      For every guest James Lipton is inconsistent on which acting credit is noteworthy to acknowledge because it is impossible to cover all the movies they've made in a single sitting especially if that actor has been in the in industry for decades.
    • Quotes

      James Lipton: What is your favorite curse word?

      Jack Lemmon: Cocksucking motherfucker.

    • Connections
      Featured in Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon (2002)

    User reviews35

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Very unique interview show
    Inside the Actors Studio is a show that airs on Bravo and hosted by James Lipton. It's a TV show but is also used as a teaching class for prospective actors and directors learning their craft at Pace University in New York City.

    The show gives you a far more in-depth interview with famous actors/actresses about their careers from start to present day and what lead them to be where they are today. This isn't your pre-interviewed talk show interviews with actors where they're just using it to promote their most recent project and then also some trivial funny thing that happened in their day to fill time. You can really get in the head of the actors and see what their motivations for a particular role were.

    At the end of the show the actors get to take questions from the audience of students and in a way become a teacher to them.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 12, 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Ovation
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Inside the Actors Studio: The Craft of Theatre and Film
    • Filming locations
      • John L. Tischman Theater, The New School, New School University - 65 West 12th Street, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Ovation
      • The Actors Studio
      • Triage Entertainment
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 16:9 HD

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