Actors Studio is an American TV show which aired for 65 episodes, from September 26, 1948 to October 26 on the fledgling ABC Television Network; then from November 1, 1949 to June 23, 1950 on CBS Television. It was hosted by Mark Connelly.The series showcased short pieces of adapted, classic and original drama, performed and produced live each week. Among some of the known authors were William Saroyan, James Thurber, Ring Lardner, Edgar Allan Poe, Irwin Shaw and Budd Schulberg. Featured actors included Martin Balsam, Richard Boone, Marlon Brando, Hume Cronyn, Julie Harris, Jean Muir and Jessica Tandy. Recurring performers included Jocelyn Brando, Tom Ewell, Steven Hill, Kim Hunter and Cloris Leachman.In February 1950, the series moved to Friday nights and was expanded to one hour, alternating every other week with broadcasts of Ford Theatre. In March, the name of the show was changed to The Play's the Thing.The series received a Peabody Award in 1948 for pioneering in the field of televised drama.

Actors Studio is an American TV show which aired for 65 episodes, from September 26, 1948 to October 26 on the fledgling ABC Television Network; then from November 1, 1949 to June 23, 1950 on CBS Television. It was hosted by Mark Connelly.The series showcased short pieces of adapted, classic and original drama, performed and produced live each week. Among some of the known authors were William Saroyan, James Thurber, Ring Lardner, Edgar Allan Poe, Irwin Shaw and Budd Schulberg. Featured actors included Martin Balsam, Richard Boone, Marlon Brando, Hume Cronyn, Julie Harris, Jean Muir and Jessica Tandy. Recurring performers included Jocelyn Brando, Tom Ewell, Steven Hill, Kim Hunter and Cloris Leachman.In February 1950, the series moved to Friday nights and was expanded to one hour, alternating every other week with broadcasts of Ford Theatre. In March, the name of the show was changed to The Play's the Thing.The series received a Peabody Award in 1948 for pioneering in the field of televised drama.

PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and TV shows of the past year through candid conversations with today's hottest actors. Hosted by Variety Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis and Variety Chief Correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister, each episode brings together pairs of actors engaging in intimate one-on-one discussions about their craft and work.

PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and TV shows of the past year through candid conversations with today's hottest actors. Hosted by Variety Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis and Variety Chief Correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister, each episode brings together pairs of actors engaging in intimate one-on-one discussions about their craft and work.

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James Lipton sits down with some of the world's most accomplished actors and directors for penetrating, fascinating interviews.

Tom Cruise Find out how a career making role came to Tom Cruise in Risky Business 　　Season 10, Episode 1009 　　Original Airdate: January 11, 2004 　　As Tom Cruise tells the students of “Inside the Actors Studio,” within six months of moving to New York to act, he had landed a role in his first major film, “Taps.” Cruise describes how his original role consisted of barely three lines, and was gradually expanded as director Harold Becker recognized the enormous talent of the young actor. 　　Audiences around the globe were soon able to see the full scope of Cruise's ability when he landed the lead role in “Risky Business” at the age of twenty-one. In this special two-hour episode, Cruise walks the audience through the decisions that lead him to attend seminary school; try his hand at acting; drop his given surname, Mapother; and learn to shoot champion pool and fly fighter planes. 　　The discussion unearths so much information, in fact, that Cruise himself learns something: James Lipton clues Cruise in on just how far back his family roots can be traced, as well as the structure of the Mapother family crest. 　　Cruise, who has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won as many Golden Globe awards, talks about his experiences filming “Top Gun,” “The Color of Money,” “Rainman,” “Interview with a Vampire,” “Mission: Impossible,” “Jerry Maguire,” “Eyes Wide Shut,” “Magnolia,” “Vanilla Sky,” and “The Last Samurai,” as well as working with acting and directing greats Paul Newman, Martin Scorsese, Dustin Hoffman, Cameron Crowe, ex-wife Nicole Kidman, and Edward Zwick. Despite his lofty accomplishments, Cruise continually connects with the audience of New School masters degree students by offering them applicable and pointed career advice.

3 November 2007 (Season 13, Episode 15)