Inside The Actors Studio

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James Lipton

Jeff Wurtz

Jeff Wurtz

Executive Producer: James Lipton

August 14, 1994 - present

United States

English

Angel Awards

2001 Nominated Silver Angel Television

CableACE Awards

1997 Won CableACE Talk Show Series

Emmy Awards

2008 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Nonfiction Series

2007 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Nonfiction Series

2006 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Nonfiction Series

2005 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Nonfiction Series

2005 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Nonfiction Special
For 10th anniversary special.

2004 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Nonfiction Series

2003 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Non-Fiction Series (Traditional)

2002 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Non-Fiction Series (Informational)

2002 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Non-Fiction Special (Informational). For the 100th guest special.

2001 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Non-Fiction Series For episode "'Mike Myers' ".

2000 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Non-Fiction Series For episode "Kevin Spacey".

1999 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Non-Fiction Series

1998 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Non-Fiction Series For episode "Bravo".

1997 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Informational Series

PGA Awards

2005 Nominated Television Producer of the Year Award in Non-Fiction Television

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Inside the Actors Studio is the Emmy-nominated, longest-running original series on the Bravo cable television channel, hosted by James Lipton. It is produced and directed by Jeff Wurtz. The program, which premiered in 1994, is seen in 79 million American homes and in 125 countries around the world. It is taped at the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University's New York City campus.

Since its premiere, Inside the Actors Studio has had over 200 guests. Of those guests, there have been 74 Academy Award winners: 8 directors; 4 screenwriters; 61 actors and actresses; and 2 musicians. While most of the show is a one-on-one interview conducted by Lipton, this is followed by the host submitting a questionnaire to the guest. The questionnaire concept was originated by French television personality Bernard Pivot, after the Proust Questionnaire. The ten questions Lipton asks are:


What is your favorite word?

What is your least favorite word?

What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?

What turns you off creatively, spiritually or emotionally?

What sound or noise do you love?

What sound or noise do you hate?

What is your favorite curse word?

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?

What profession would you not like to do?

If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?

The program usually concludes with a question-and-answer session with the students.

Barbra Streisand's two-hour interview set the show's record for most viewed episode, with 1.14 million viewers tuning in. Harrison Ford's interview comes in second with 579,000 viewers.

James Lipton: What is your least favorite word?
Mark Wahlberg: Is "Marky Mark" one word?

[his infamous answer to "if heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say to you when you reach the pearly gates?"]
Harrison Ford: You're much better-looking in person.