Inside the Actors Studio

The talk show Inside the Actors studio features interviews and discussions with some of the most prominent actors, writers and directors of the day, interviewed by a distinguished host.

Many things make this show special. For one, the audience features students and alumni of the Actors Studio MFA Program, making the show a highly charged environment.

The format too is intimate, warm and extremely interesting in as much the actors talk not just about the latest fashions but about their childhoods, their careers, their craft, and also share things that us regular folk rarely get to hear.

After the interview itself, the actor and the host relocate to a classroom where the audience can ask questions directly of the star guest.

Your eminent host

Inside The Actors Studio was born as a craft archive that, along with the creation of the Actors Studio Drama School, became the television series Inside the Actors Studio. James Lipton is the creator, Executive Producer, writer and host of this award-winning and award-nominated show.

The show host, James Lipton, who comes from a distinguished and cultured background also has a staggering wealth of knowledge and experience in all things artistic.

While his early background includes twelve years of study in acting, directing, dance, voice, and television film production and direction, James Lipton is also the author of numerous works of fiction and non-fiction, screenplays, and lyrics for Broadway musicals. He was also Dean of the legendary Actors Studio Drama School, has extensively produced on Broadway and in television and was Executive Producer and Creator of some of the most widely watched TV serials ever. He has received two Doctorates, has appeared himself on numerous television shows, and has even faced the camera as an actor.

He also makes one helluva talk show host.