James Lipton is an actor, academic, author, choreographer, interviewer, scriptwriter, and is a producer for stage and television projects. He is most known for creating and hosting the noted and popular TV series "Inside the Actors Studio" (1994), where successful and prominent actors discuss their craft for the benefit of acting students.Lipton's father was a beatnik poet, his mother a teacher and librarian. His parents divorced when he was quite young. As a reaction against his bea ...[Read Story]