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James Lipton, Interviewer Who Let Stars Shine, Dies at 93
Source: The New York Times
James Lipton, Interviewer Who Let Stars Shine, Dies at 93
His in-depth conversations with celebrities on Inside the Actors Studio focused on craft, not gossip, and made the show a hit on Bravo.
James Lipton, who plumbed the dramatic arts through perceptive, mostly admiring interviews with celebrity actors as host of the Bravo television series Inside the Actors Studio, died on Monday at his home in Manhattan. He was 93.
The cause was bladder cancer, his wife, Kedakai Mercedes Lipton, said.
Mr. Lipton was a knowledgeable interviewer who focused on craft while avoiding gossip, winning the trust of his famous guests as well as an international audience.
During his 23-season run as host he left the show when it moved from Bravo to Ovation TV in 2019 Inside the Actors Studio became a coveted stop for writers, directors and performers, who would give some of their longest and most unguarded interviews to Mr. Lipton.
His manner was sympathetic fawning, to some, and often lampooned but the formula worked, and among the 275 or so stars he interviewed were some of the brightest: Paul Newman, Alec Baldwin, Neil Simon, Sally Field, Dennis Hopper and Sidney Lumet, to name a few and they came along in just the first season.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/02/arts/television/james-lipton-dead.html
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James Lipton, Interviewer Who Let Stars Shine, Dies at 93 (Original Post)
Chicago1980
Mar 2020
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irisblue
(32,829 posts)1. RIP and sympathies to his beloveds.
2naSalit
(86,073 posts)2. ...
Botany
(70,294 posts)3. He was a good one.
I liked his show. He was an actor's actor. Same age as my ailing mom.
TOPS.
PJMcK
(21,922 posts)5. Couldn't stand the man or his show
And his writing was sub-par.
Just my opinion.
Bayard
(21,807 posts)6. I always liked the show
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)8. Holy damn I never knew he was that old...
Talitha
(6,479 posts)9. ...
question everything
(47,271 posts)10. R.I.P. He certainly has enriched TV viewing
Raine
(30,540 posts)11. Sad news
Intelligent interviewer ... R-I-P
DaDeacon
(984 posts)12. RIP
Paladin
(28,204 posts)13. The only time I ever saw James Lipton flustered:
Was when, in the midst of an interview on Lipton's show, Jack Lemmon admitted to being a long-time alcoholic. It was obvious that Lipton was caught completely off-guard by this news, but he settled down after a couple of minutes and the show went on as usual.
Demonaut
(8,909 posts)15. 93?, he looked amazing, RIP, I've always enjoyed his interviews