James Lipton, Longtime Host of 'Inside the Actors Studio,' Dies at 93
James Lipton, executive producer, writer and host ofInside the Actors Studio, has died. He was 93. Lipton’s wife Kendekai Turner toldTheNew York Timesthat he died at his Manhattan home Monday from bladder cancer. In 1994, he createdInside the Actors Studioand served as the host and executive producer from its inception untilhe stepped downin September 2018 after nearly 25 years. The show was one of cable’s longest-running series. He had also served as the Dean Emeritus of the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University in New York City for several years....