James Lipton

James Lipton
Lipton in 2007
Born	Louis James Lipton (1926-09-19)September 19, 1926 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died	March 2, 2020(2020-03-02) (aged 93) New York City, U.S.
Occupations	Host writer producer actor teacher
Years active	1944–2018
Notable work	Creator and host of Inside the Actors Studio
Spouses	Shirley Blanc ​ ​ (m. 1947, divorced)​ Nina Foch ​ ​ (m. 1954; div. 1959)​ Kedakai Turner ​ (m. 1970)​
Parent	Lawrence Lipton (father)

Louis James Lipton (September 19, 1926 – March 2, 2020) was an American writer, actor, talk show host, and dean emeritus of the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University in New York City. He was the executive producer, writer, and host of the Bravo cable television series Inside the Actors Studio, which debuted in 1994. He retired from the show in 2018.^[1]