Hollywood stars and public figures took to social media to pay tribute to actor and theater academic James Lipton, who died Monday from bladder cancer.
He was 93. Lipton's wife, Kedakai Mercedes Lipton, issued a statement to The Hollywood Reporter following his death: "He lived each day as if it were his last.
His work was his passion, loved what he did and all the people he worked with. He empowered people to do their best and hopefully his spirit, curiosity and passion will live on." Lipton was best known for his work on Bravo's Inside the Actors Studio, whichhe created to serve as a thinly disguised master class for the students of the Actors Studio Drama School.
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