WE ARE REMEMBERING JAMES LIPTON
THIS MORNING.
THE LONGTIME HOST OF "INSIDE THE
ACTOR'S STUDIO" HAS DIED
AT THE AGE OF 93..
DOUG:
LIPTON WAS BORN IN DETROIT IN
1926.
HE WAS AN ACTOR FIRST - BEFORE
BECOMING A WRITER AND A
TEACHER.
LIPTON FOUNDED THE T-V PROGRAM
IN 1994... WITH THE SIMPLE IDEA
TO GET
ACTORS TO OPEN UP.. AND TO HELP
YOUNG ACTORS LEARN FROM THEM.
LIPTON BECAME A POP CULTURE
FIGURE.. KNOWN FOR CONDUCTING
SERIOUS INTERVIEWS WITH
HIGH-PROFILE STARS.
THE SHOW WAS NOMINATED FOR 20
EMMYS DURING LIPTON'S RUN..
TEARSA:
A NEWLY MARRIED COUPLE FROM
TEXAS IS WONDERING IF