Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.Elmore Rual Torn, Jr. (born February 6, 1931) known as Rip Torn is an Emmy Award-winning, Oscar-nominated American actor of stage, screen and television.Torn received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 1983 film Cross Creek. His work includes the role of Artie on The Larry Sanders Show, for which he was nominated for six Emmy awards, winning in 1996. Torn also won an American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Male in a Series, and two CableACE Awards for his work on The Larry Sanders Show. He was also nominated for a Satellite Award in 1997.