Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
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Genre Talk show
Created byMichelle Sobrino-Stearns
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons20
No. of episodes70
Production
Executive producersDonna Pennestri, Andrew Russell, Michelle Merker, Ramin Setoodeh
Running time26-minutes
Production companies PBS SoCal
Variety Media
Original release
NetworkSyndication
ReleaseDecember 21, 2014 (2014-12-21) 
present

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors, also referred to as Actors on Actors, is an American entertainment talk show television series coproduced by PBS SoCal and Variety Media. It premiered on December 21, 2014, on PBS SoCal. [1]

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Plot

Each episode brings together multiple pairs of actors engaging in intimate one-on-one discussions about their acting craft and work.

Episodes

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Season 9 (2019)

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Cast

The series is hosted byVariety Senior Awards Editor Clayton Davis and Variety Senior Entertainment Writer Angelique Jackson. Previously hosted byVariety Deputy Awards and Features editor Jenelle Riley, Variety co-editor-in-chief Andrew Wallenstein, Variety New York bureau chief Ramin Setoodeh, and Variety Chief Correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister.

Production

New episodes are produced twice yearly, once to align with the Academy Awards and once to align with the Emmy Awards.

Reception

The series has been honored with a number of awards, including the 2019 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Series, and a 2023 Daytime Emmy Nomination for Arts and Popular Culture Program.

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