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Additional authors

1. Lipton, James
2. Byrne, Gabriel, 1950-
3. Kostel, Mike
4. Servidio, John
5. Wurtz, Jeff
6. Badalamenti, Angelo
7. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
8. Bravo Cable Network.
9. Betelgeuse Productions.
10. In the Moment Productions, Ltd.
11. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.), donor.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (53 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. James Lipton hosts an evening of discussion with Irish actor and theatrical producer Gabriel Byrne. Byrne speaks about his upbringing in Dublin, the son of a barrel maker for Guinness and a mother who instilled in him a love of language and poetry; his childhood desire to be a Catholic priest and his seminary training; attending University College Dublin, where he studied archaeology, linguistics, and Gaelic; discovering his passion for acting at age 29; his involvement with Dublin's Focus Theatre and London's National Theatre; and his part on the long-running Irish television series The Riordans. Byrne examines his roles in the motion pictures Excalibur (1981); Gothic (1986); Siesta (1987); Miller's Crossing (1990); Into the west (1992); Little women (1994); The usual suspects (1995); The man in the iron mask (1998); End of days (1999); and The lark in clear air (1996), which he wrote and produced for HBO. Byrne, who at the time of the interview was starring in the Broadway revival of Eugene O'Neill's A moon for the misbegotten, speaks about his return to stage acting; his approach to acting; and the importance of preserving his Irish culture. A brief question and answer session with Byrne and the Actors Studio master's degree students concludes the program.

Series statement

1. Inside the Actors Studio

Alternative title

1. Inside the Actors Studio : The craft of theater and film

Subject

1. Into the west (Motion picture)
2. Little women (Motion picture : 1994)
3. Lark in clear air (Motion picture)
4. End of days (Motion picture)
5. Excalibur (Motion picture)
6. Motion pictures > Production and direction
7. Interviews
8. Byrne, Gabriel, 1950- > Friends and associates
9. Theatrical producers and directors > Interviews
10. Riordans (Television program)
11. Usual suspects (Motion picture)
12. Byrne, Gabriel, 1950- > Interviews
13. Actors > Interviews
14. Siesta (Motion picture)
15. Television
16. Theater > New York (State) > New York
17. Byrne, Gabriel, 1950- > Family
18. Miller's Crossing (Motion picture)
19. Gothic (Motion picture)
20. Talk shows
21. Man in the iron mask (Motion picture : 1998 : Wallace)

Genre/Form

1. Interviews.
2. Talk shows.
3. Television.

Call number

1. NCOX 1751

Note

1. Originally broadcast on the Bravo Network.
2. Credits and title from video.
3. Episode no. 616.
4. "Betelgeuse Productions" and "In the Moment Productions, Ltd." --credits at end of video.
5. The video contains blackouts at commercial breaks and editor's titles.

Credits (note)

1. Original music by Angelo Badalamenti.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at the John L. Tishman Theater of The New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. on Feb. 28, 2000. First broadcast on Oct. 29, 2000.

Title

1. Inside the Actors Studio. Gabriel Byrne [videorecording] / a co-production of the Actors Studio and Bravo, the Film and Arts Network ; executive producer, James Lipton ; produced by Mike Kostel and John Servidio ; directed by Jeff Wurtz ; written by James Lipton.

Imprint

1. New York, N.Y. : Actors Studio, c2000.

Series

1. Inside the Actors Studio

Credits

1. Original music by Angelo Badalamenti.

Performer

1. Host: James Lipton.

Event

1. Videotaped at the John L. Tishman Theater of The New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. on Feb. 28, 2000. First broadcast on Oct. 29, 2000.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Lipton, James, interviewer.
2. Lipton, James, producer.
3. Byrne, Gabriel, 1950- interviewee.
4. Kostel, Mike, producer.
5. Servidio, John, producer.
6. Wurtz, Jeff, director.
7. Badalamenti, Angelo, composer.
8. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
9. Bravo Cable Network.
10. Betelgeuse Productions.
11. In the Moment Productions, Ltd.
12. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.), donor.

Research call number

1. NCOX 1751