Kedakai Turner Wiki – Biography. She was married to Lipton at the time of his death. James Lipton, the Emmy-winning drama dean who hosted revealing conversations about the acting craft on “Inside the Actors Studio,” has died at age … His wife, Kedakai Turner, confirmed his passing when speaking to TMZ. Kedakai Turner is James Lipton’s second wife. Lipton died on March 2, 2020, at 93 years old, of bladder cancer. At the time of James Lipton's death at age 93, the Inside the Actors Studio host had been married to his wife, Kedakai Turner, for nearly 50 years. Lipton, who died peacefully early Monday at his New York home, was … James Lipton, the host of “Inside the Actor’s Studio,” has died at the age of 93. James Lipton (born September 19, 1926) is an American writer, lyricist, actor and dean emeritus of the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University in New York City.He was the executive producer, writer and host of the Bravo cable television series Inside the Actors Studio, which debuted in 1994.He retired from the show in 2018, which has moved to the Ovation Channel. Inside The Actor's Studio's creator and longtime host James Lipton has died, aged 93.