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A shame that "What Are Your Former Occupations?" isn't a question on
the Bernard Pivot Questionnaire, because James Lipton would certainly
have a head-turning answer. In an interview in the new issue of
Parade magazine, the
Inside the Actors Studio
host, 86, says that in the 1960s he worked as a pimp in Paris. And this
would have been after he had already worked as an actor on TV soap
Guiding Light in the 1950s. Regardless of the medium, it seems Lipton has always been conscious of craft.
Lipton said that at the time it was “perfectly respectable” to go
into procuring flesh. “It was a different time,” he said, after
indicating that he no longer believes paying for sex is a good thing.
The news comes as a particular shock to
Arrested Development
fans who may no longer find Lipton's role as Warden Gentles of the
Orange County Correctional Department to be casting against type. One
thing is for sure, though. Our favorite word of the day is
gross.
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