What is James Lipton?
[[File:James Lipton by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Lipton in April 2007]] '''James Louis Lipton''' (September 19, 1926 &ndash; March 2, 2020) was an [[Americans|American]] writer, composer, movie, television actor and host of the television show ''[[Inside the Actors Studio]]''. He created the show in 1994 and hosted it until 2018. Lipton was born on September 19, 1926 in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]] and studied at [[Central High School]] and [[Wayne State University]] for a year.<ref>{{cite web |accessdate=2008-05-12 |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/5/James-Lipton.html|title=James Lipton Biography|publisher=Film Reference}}</ref> Lipton was married to Nina Foch from 1954 until they divorced in 1959. He married Kedakai Turner in 1970. Lipton died of [[bladder cancer]] at his home in [[New York City]] on March 2, 2020 at the age of 93.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/james-lipton-dead-actors-studio-909382 James Lipton, Creator and Host of 'Inside the Actors Studio,' Dies at 93]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{imdb name|513851|James Lipton}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lipton, James R.}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from bladder cancer]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in New York City]] [[Category:American composers]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American voice actors]] [[Category:American television personalities]] [[Category:American television writers]] [[Category:Writers from Detroit]] [[Category:Actors from Detroit]]