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Born on September 19, 1926, in Detroit, Michigan, James Lipton launched his acting career with a role in the Broadway play The Autumn Garden. In 1953, he got his big break with a role on Guiding Light. In 1994, he founded the Actors Studio Drama School and started hosting the Bravo show Inside the Actors Studio. In 2002, Lipton retired as dean of the school, but continued to host the show.