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Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio



For over eight years and more than 100 episodes, James Lipton has sat down with some of the world’s most accomplished actors and directors for penetrating, fascinating interviews. Lipton’s studious research and enlightened curiosity has inspired his guests to open up and confess their deepest thoughts about the art of acting.

The series premiered with Paul Newman, an Actors Studio alumnus and former president (1982-1994). A partial list of six-score-and-counting featured guests includes Sally Field, Dennis Hopper, Jessica Lange, Christopher Walken, Nathan Lane, Julia Roberts, Meg Ryan, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Whoopi Goldberg, Jack Lemmon, Gary Sinise, Kathy Bates, Robert De Niro, Susan Sarandon, Meryl Streep, John Hurt, Harrison Ford, Spike Lee, Ed Harris, Ben Affleck, Mike Myers, Antonio Banderas, Kevin Kline, Gene Hackman, Debra Winger, Johnny Depp, Hugh Grant, Richard Gere, Benicio del Toro, Samuel L. Jackson, Sir Ian McKellen, Pierce Brosnan, Juliette Binoche, Martin Scorcese, Edward Norton, Julianne Moore, The Cast of “The Simpsons,” Nicholas Cage and Renee Zellweger, to name a few.

Hosted by New York’s famed New School for Social Research, each episode is taped before an audience of students at The Actors Studio Drama School. In addition to his duties as host, Lipton is also the Dean of the school. The series has been honored with seven Emmy Award nominations.

Episode Info

Prev: 21x06 -- Christopher Meloni (Mar/31/2016)


Bravo Media’s Emmy Award-winning series, hosted by James Lipton, welcomes Christopher Meloni to the stage. The Emmy-nominated actor reveals the road that led him to his breakout role as psychotic, bisexual serial killer, Chris Keller, in HBO’s Oz and how he felt about the character’s demands for an honest portrayal of sexuality. He also discusses his critically-acclaimed 12-season run as Detective Elliot Stabler in NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, including his personal and professional relationship with co-star Mariska Hargitay. Meloni is currently starring in WGN America’s newest series Underground, which follows a group of slaves who plan a daring escape from a Georgia plantation.


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James LiptonJames Lipton
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Tom Hanks (2 eps)
Billy Crystal (2 eps)
Dave Chappelle (2 eps)
Matthew Broderick (2 eps)
Alec Baldwin (2 eps)
Sarah Jessica Parker (2 eps)
Val Kilmer (2 eps)
Mike Myers (2 eps)
Anthony Hopkins (2 eps)

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