Multiple outlets confirm that James Lipton died early Monday at his home in Manhattan. His death was announced by his wife Kedakai Mercedes Lipton. 

Lipton served as host of the popular Bravo series Inside the Actors Studio from 1994 until his retirement last year. During those years, Lipton interviewed a slew of actors about every aspect of their lives. Over the years the show earned 20 Emmy nominations. 

Back in 2016 he said: ”If you had put a gun to my head and said, ‘I will pull the trigger unless you predict that in 23 years, Inside the Actors Studio will be viewed in 94 million homes in America on Bravo and in 125 countries around the world, that it will have received 16 Emmy nominations, making it the fifth most-nominated series in the history of television, that it will have received an Emmy Award for outstanding informational series and that you will have received the Critics’ Choice Award for best reality series host — predict it or die,’ I would have said, ‘Pull the trigger.’”

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James Lipton, longtime host and executive producer of Inside the Actors Studio is stepping down. Lipton who has served as host since 1994 is handing the reins over to a rotating list of guest hosts. 

“It’s very gratifying to see the legacy of Inside The Actors Studio being carried forward for a new generation to appreciate and enjoy,” Lipton said in a statement. “I made a vow early on that we would not deal in gossip — only in craft, and Ovation, as a network dedicated to the arts, will continue that tradition with the next seasons of the series. I’m excited to see the new hosts engage with the guests and students and continue to entertain viewers in the US and around the world.”

Whether Lipton will be involved in any way in the future of the interviews show at the Actors Studio MFA program at Pace University, is well up to him. 

“James Lipton’s future involvement will be determined based on his availability,” Scott Woodward, executive VP programming and production at Ovation, told The Hollywood Reporter. “But we’d love to have him involved.”

Over the last 24 years, the show earned 9 Emmy nominations and an Emmy win.

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Multiple outlets confirm that James Lipton died early Monday at his home in Manhattan. His death was announced by his wife Kedakai Mercedes Lipton. 

Lipton served as host of the popular Bravo series Inside the Actors Studio from 1994 until his retirement last year. During those years, Lipton interviewed a slew of actors about every aspect of their lives. Over the years the show earned 20 Emmy nominations. 

Back in 2016 he said: ”If you had put a gun to my head and said, ‘I will pull the trigger unless you predict that in 23 years, Inside the Actors Studio will be viewed in 94 million homes in America on Bravo and in 125 countries around the world, that it will have received 16 Emmy nominations, making it the fifth most-nominated series in the history of television, that it will have received an Emmy Award for outstanding informational series and that you will have received the Critics’ Choice Award for best reality series host — predict it or die,’ I would have said, ‘Pull the trigger.’”

The post James Lipton Dies at 93 appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

James Lipton, longtime host and executive producer of Inside the Actors Studio is stepping down. Lipton who has served as host since 1994 is handing the reins over to a rotating list of guest hosts. 

“It’s very gratifying to see the legacy of Inside The Actors Studio being carried forward for a new generation to appreciate and enjoy,” Lipton said in a statement. “I made a vow early on that we would not deal in gossip — only in craft, and Ovation, as a network dedicated to the arts, will continue that tradition with the next seasons of the series. I’m excited to see the new hosts engage with the guests and students and continue to entertain viewers in the US and around the world.”

Whether Lipton will be involved in any way in the future of the interviews show at the Actors Studio MFA program at Pace University, is well up to him. 

“James Lipton’s future involvement will be determined based on his availability,” Scott Woodward, executive VP programming and production at Ovation, told The Hollywood Reporter. “But we’d love to have him involved.”

Over the last 24 years, the show earned 9 Emmy nominations and an Emmy win.

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