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“An unqualified hit” (Library Journal) that offers behind-the-scenes close-ups of hundreds of celebrated artists— from the founder and host of Inside the Actors Studio.Product Details
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From Publishers Weekly
When the Actors Studio faced possible extinction in 1994, Lipton (An Exaltation of Larks) engineered a partnership between the Studio and the New School for Social Research to create a degree-granting program. Thus was born the Actors Studio Drama School, with Lipton as both founder and dean. The school's craft seminars, in which Lipton interviewed leading actors and directors, became the basis for Bravo's Inside the Actors Studio, and since 1994, he has been that series' executive producer, writer and host. Looking back over the show's parade of personalities, he intercuts autobiographical flashbacks with quotes from the TV interview transcripts. These brief selections, excerpted from his sessions with Tom Hanks, Anthony Hopkins, Jack Lemmon, Mike Nichols, Sean Penn, Julia Roberts, Steven Spielberg, Meryl Streep and many more, may leave some readers wishing Lipton had published the transcripts in full. Raising the curtain on his own memories, he traces the path of his multifaceted career as radio actor (The Lone Ranger), TV actor (The Guiding Light), Broadway lyricist (Sherry!) and novelist (Mirrors). Along the way, theatrical truths emerge and amusing anecdotes abound since Lipton is a witty and engaging writer. The free-associative transitions from interviews to autobiography occasionally read like two different books shuffled together, but that only makes this exaltation of Lipton doubly enjoyable. The 48 illustrations include Al Hirschfeld's caricature of Lipton. (Oct. 18)
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Review
“If you have watched the show, you’ll love this book... If you haven’t seen the show, you’ll love this book.”
—Billy Crystal
Inside the Actors Studio has brought more than 200 of the world’s most celebrated actors, directors, writers, and performing artists into 84 million homes in America and 125 countries around the world. Now host and creator James Lipton is offering readers a backstage pass to the award-winning series—and to his own amazing journey to its stage. “Great, colorful stories about every side of show business. James Lipton lets it all go; his openness about himself, and artists of all stripes, is refreshing.”
—Paul Newman
“Once in a blue moon a person comes along whose genuine interest in craft excites an artist, and rekindles his own interest in his craft. In these pages you’ll find out how James Lipton does it.”
—John Travolta
“Theatrical truths emerge and amusing anecdotes abound...A witty and engaging writer.”
—Publishers Weekly
About the Author
James Lipton is the creator, executive producer, writer, and host of Inside the Actors Studio. He is also the author of the novel Mirrors, which was adapted to film, and the book and lyrics for two Broadway musicals.
Customer Reviews
Loved it!!
This is a great read! James Lipton has had the most interesting life - with a whole lot of talent thrown in as well. I completely enjoyed this book.
great
I want to know always, if the films I buy have or not subtitles,
and in what languaje.
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Great book, Great Man
Reading this book gives you an insight to the world famous TV show, the man that is James Lipton, and the world of theater as a whole. I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone.
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