Inside the Actors Studio News

CROSSOVER: Laurence Fishburne, right, appears in a all three 'CSI" series, starting with in "CSI: Miami" at 10 p.m. on CBS.

Bon Jovi becomes the first-ever band to be interviewed on Bravo's 'Inside the Actors Studio' Monday, Nov.

James Lipton chats with Martha about his book, "Inside Inside," and asks Martha the famous Pivot Questionnaire .

If you've never attended the taping of a TV show, I highly recommend it. The whole process is fascinating, and, no matter how many times you've seen the show at home, it's always different than what you expect.

Among the promotional moves at NBC is a deal with Jon Bon Jovi and a deal to have an episode of "SNL'' exclusively sponsored by Bud Light Golden Wheat Beer.

The B in NBC stands for Bon Jovi . At least for the month of November. In a deal unveiled by NBC Universal this week, the band will perform on the Today show, The Tonight Show , The Jay Leno Show and Saturday Night Live - and even an interview on the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams .

Gelbart died last month after a battle with cancer but in an interview conducted a year before his passing, he blamed the actor for declaring it was his pal Murray Schisgal who conceived of the 1982 comedy, about an entertainer who dresses as a woman to find work.

CIVIC DUTY: Mayor Cory Booker attempts to lead struggling Newark, N.J., to better days in the five-part, five-night documentary miniseries 'Brick City,' beginning at 10 tonight on Sundance Channel.

TV host James Lipton is 83. Actress Rosemary Harris is 82. Actor Adam West is 79.

Joan Harshman of Chula Vista would listen to the original "Guiding Light" radio program with her grandmother in Nebraska.

First up at 7/6c, the cast of Family Guy will be featured on tonight's new episode of Inside the Actors Studio! James Lipton sits down with the FG cast to discuss the never-before-known scoop behind the creation of the hit show.

Following the season finale of the weight-loss-themed reality series "Ruby," morbidly obese British teen Georgia Davis struggles to drop some serious pounds in hopes of living a life more ordinary in the imported documentary "Too Fat for 15." You go, Georgia! MONDAY On "Inside the Actors Studio," Jason Bateman discusses his career with host -- and ...

WAILIN': Martina McBride takes the stage at 'CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock' , featuring performances by Trace Adkins, Brooks & Dunn, Reba McEntire, Brad Paisley, Sugarland SERIES Inside the Actors Studio: Mickey Rourke, who made a comeback with his Oscar-nominated performance in "The Wrestler," is James Lipton's guest .

Greek 9/8c ABC Family School's back in session for Season 3 of this college-set drama, which opens with the ramifications from the big "End of the World" party.

Outside of the evening that he went out clubbing in London while wearing a pair of slippers with the name Loki emblazoned on them , Mickey Rourke has been keeping his nose to the proverbial grindstone this summer and maintaining a pretty low profile.

Clockwise from top left, Apatow's greatest hits : Forgetting Sarah Marshall, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Superbad, Drillbit Taylor, Anchorman, Walk Hard, Talladega Nights, Pineapple Express and Knocked Up.

Judd Apatow's appearance on Bravo's Inside the Actors Studio premieres tonight at 7 p.m. ET.

With Judd Apatow's latest film, Funny People set to premiere on July 31st, Bravo is giving fans of the man behind The 40 Year Old Virgin , Knocked Up , Forgetting Sarah Marshall and a few other hilarious comedies the chance to share some stories about his personal life and his work on Inside The Actors Studio .

The "Hangover" star is a grad of the Actors Studio Drama School , where Lipton serves as dean.

Inside the Actors Studio, August 1994 James Lipton began grilling ac- tors about their methods and favorite curse words almost 15 years ago from the New School UniversityA's Tisch Auditorium.