Episode 799
Rip Torn
Thu, 2019-Jul-11 01:28 UTC
Length - 1:40
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With 594,492 views on Wednesday, 10 July 2019 our article of the day is Rip Torn.
Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr. (February 6, 1931 – July 9, 2019) was an American actor, voice artist, and comedian.
Torn was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his part as Marsh Turner in Cross Creek (1984). His work includes the role of Artie the producer on The Larry Sanders Show, for which he was nominated for six Emmy Awards, winning in 1996. He also won an American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Male in a Series, and two CableACE Awards for his work on the show, and was nominated for a Satellite Award in 1997 for his role as Chief Zed in Men in Black (1997).
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