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Gloria Gottschalk, New School University
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INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO
RECOGNIZED WITH EMMY 2001 NOMINATION
FOR OUTSTANDING NON-FICTION SERIES

JAMES LIPTON, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/WRITER/HOST,
LEADS BRAVO’S SIGNATURE SERIES,
TAPED LIVE AT NEW SCHOOL UNIVERSITY

SEPTEMBER 16 - OCTOBER 31, 2001

(July 12, 2001 – New York, NY) Inside The Actors Studio, the television series that originates at the Actors Studio Drama School at New School University has received its fifth Academy of Television Arts and Sciences’ Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Non-Fiction Series for the episode entitled, Inside The Actors Studio: Mike Myers. The nomination was announced today in Los Angeles. The show’s creator, James Lipton - who also serves as Executive Producer/Writer/Host for the series - will attend the September 8, 2001 Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Pasadena, California.

Each episode of Inside The Actors Studio, in which James Lipton interviews a celebrated actor, actress, or director, in-depth, about his or her life and career, is a course in the Actors Studio Drama School attended by students who participate in the interview and then remain in the classroom session with the guest as teacher. The students pose questions to the guest related to craft. The show is taped and edited for later telecast on Bravo, The Film and Arts Network.

Inside The Actors Studio: Mike Myers premiered on the Bravo network on January 14, 2001. About to begin its 8th season and with more than 100 shows to its credit, Inside The Actors Studio, which is Bravo’s signature series, airs on Sunday evenings at 8 PM/ET. Bravo recently reached a landmark with the taping of its 100th episode with actor Gene Hackman, which will air on October 14, 2001 in a special 2-hour telecast. Other upcoming premieres include Melanie Griffith, Antonio Banderas, Kevin Kline, Burt Reynolds, Roseanne, Vanessa Redgrave, and Ben Stiller.

This is the fifth Emmy nomination for Inside The Actors Studio, which also received two CableACE Award nominations for Best Talk Show, winning in 1997. In 2001, the show won the Golden Angel Award for Excellence in Media for Best Interview Show.

The Actors Studio Drama School, which offers a three-year M.F.A. program in Acting, Directing, and Playwriting, was created in 1994 when the New School joined forces with the prestigious Actors Studio. James Lipton is Dean of the School. For further information on the Actors Studio Drama School at New School University, call 212/229-5859 or visit the Web site at www.newschool.edu. For further information on the Actors Studio Craft Seminar, which is taped at the New School for later broadcast as Inside The Actors Studio, call 212/229-5690.

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The Actors Studio Drama School, which offers a three-year M.F.A. program in Acting, Directing, and Playwriting, was created in 1994 when the New School joined forces with the prestigious Actors Studio. James Lipton is Dean of the School. For further information on the Actors Studio Drama School at New School University, call 212/229-5859 or visit the Web site at www.newschool.edu. For further information on the Actors Studio Craft Seminar, which is taped at the New School for later broadcast as Inside The Actors Studio, call 212-229-5690.

Bravo, The Film and Arts Network, offers critically acclaimed American and international films, as well as performing arts, including dance, theater, classical music and jazz. Bravo can be seen in 50 million homes. For further information on Bravo, call 516-803-3000 or visit the Web site at www.bravotv.com

New School University, with 7,000 matriculated students and 25,000 continuing education students, is comprised of seven academic divisions: The New School, the Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science, Parsons School of Design, Eugene Lang College, Mannes College of Music, the Robert J. Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy, and the Actors Studio Drama School, as well as the University's B.F.A. in Jazz and Contemporary Music. New School Online University offers one of the largest selections of online courses in the nation. For further information about admission to New School University, call 877-528-3321 or go to the Web site at www.newschool.edu.

Inside The Actors Studio: Mike Myers
In The Moment Productions, Ltd. in association with Betelgeuse for the Bravo Network
James Lipton, Executive Producer/Writer/Host
Frances Berwick, Christian Barcellos, Vienna Steiner, Executive Producers
Michael Kostel, Producer
Jeffrey Wurtz, Director