Which famous TV host worked as a pimp in the 1950s?
Regis Philbin
Maury Povich
James Lipton
Steve Harvey
James Lipton was the executive producer, writer and host of the Bravo cable television series Inside the Actors Studio, which debuted in 1994. In the 1950s, Lipton found himself in the unexpected role of a Parisian pimp, a chapter he candidly documented in his memoir “Inside Inside.” He recounted how a chance encounter with a woman in France led him into the world of prostitution. Lipton claimed at the time he was “very young,” and it was just after the war when employment opportunities were scarce. He turned to the regulated industry of prostitution as a lawful means to make ends meet.
Correct Answer: James Lipton