Company Town
Little about the show screamed success: No real action, just a bespectacled school dean conducting interviews, a sparse setting and students in the studio audience.
Sept. 24, 2018
Television
Since its inception 48 years ago, the Actors Studio has admitted only 800 members, including Paul Newman, Marlon Brando, James Dean, Stephen Sondheim, Dustin Hoffman and Martin Landau.
April 23, 1995
Hollywood’s twin strikes translated into a lost year of production for much of the industry with productions idle since last spring. SAG-AFTRA’s strike against major media companies stretched 118 days.
Nov. 9, 2023
James Lipton’s ‘Inside the Actors Studio’ hits 250 on changing Bravo
May 29, 2013
“Inside the Actors Studio,” a show in which famous actors talk about their craft, returned to television Sunday, on a new network, Ovation, and with rotating hosts.
Oct. 15, 2019
James Lipton reflects as ‘Inside the Actors Studio’ reaches 250 episodes. It’s lasted on Bravo even as the channel became home to ‘Real Housewives.’
Entertainment & Arts
The impact of potential strikes later this year by writers and actors, as well as the endurance of the “Survivor”-driven invasion of so-called “reality” programming, dominated the discussion as the twice-annual gathering of TV critics and reporters got underway in Pasadena, featuring separate question-and-answer sessions with the Fox, WB, UPN and Pax broadcast networks.
Jan. 8, 2001
Television: Renowned actors, writers and directors expound on their craft on ‘Inside the Actors Studio.’
June 7, 1996
Hollywood: Talks were conducted amid overhanging issues that made a walkout unpalatable to both sides.
May 5, 2001
SAG-AFTRA approved side agreements allowing more than 100 independent film projects and series to move forward amid the strike, but the deals have spurred debate.
Aug. 3, 2023