Asner was on the board of directors for The Survivor Mitzvah Project, providing emergency aid to elderly and impoverished Holocaust survivors in Europe, as well as a member of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, and Humane Borders. Offscreen, Asner also served two terms as the president of the Screen Actors Guild during the 1980s and was vocal about the number of political causes he supported he described himself in 2017 as an “old lefty.” Asner maintained that the cancellation of “Lou Grant” was due to his personal politics than anything else.
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Asner voiced Carl in Pixar’s five-episode spinoff series of shorts, “Dug Days,” streaming September 1 on Disney+. In recent years, the actor hadn’t slowed down his work pace in 2018 he was cast in the Christina Applegate-led dark comedy “Dead to Me” on Netflix. Children today know him for his Lou Grant-esque role in “Up.” He voiced roles on the animated “Spider-Man” cartoon, “Captain Planet,” “Gargoyles,” and various “Star Wars” shows. He also received an Emmy around the same time for playing the morally conflicted captain on the adaptation of the 1977 television show “Roots,” which he would follow up with another award-winning performance in “Rich Man, Poor Man.”Īsner, whose gruff tone was immediately identifiable, was also well-known as a voice performer. Asner would hold the distinction for playing the same character in both a comedy and a drama series, and was nominated for an Emmy nearly every season the show was on. Asner would appear on the series through 1977 before getting his own spin-off, “Lou Grant,” from 1977 to 1982. In 1970 he’d debut as Lou Grant, news director of fictional television station WJM-TV, on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” Grant was a grumpy and gruff boss whose outer exterior belied a kind and welcoming nature.
Photo: Edward Asner (centre as Lou Grant), with Ted Knight (left as Ted Baxter) and Mary Tyler Moore (as Mary Richards) in a scene from the last episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show.CBSĪsner appeared in numerous television shows throughout the decade, and with the arrival of the 1970s came the role that would make him a household name. He made his television debut around the same time, in an episode of the anthology series “Studio One.” He made memorable appearances in the early ’60s on shows like “The Outer Limits” and “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,” and in 1962 he’d make his film debut in an uncredited role in the Elvis Presley feature “Kid Galahad.”
He start dabbling with comedy groups like Second City before getting his first Broadway role opposite Jack Lemmon in “Face of a Hero” in 1960. After his military service he helped found the Playwrights Theatre Company in Chicago (they would eventually become the Compass Players in the mid-1950s). During his time with the Army in Europe, Asner would perform in plays. He attended the University of Chicago after high school and worked the assembly line at General Motors for a time before serving in the U.S. MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW, Ed Asner, Ted Knight, 1970-1977Įdward Asner was born in Kansas City, Missouri on November 15, 1929. He was also nominated 11 times for Golden Globes, winning five.
He was nominated 17 times throughout his career, winning seven trophies in total. Amazing activist, a true friend, and great man,” said Asner’s manager Perry Zimel.Īsner had a long and prolific career in film and television, boasting the distinction of being the most honored male performer in Primetime Emmys history. He passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, as a representative confirmed to IndieWire. He cornered the market on gruff guys with hearts of gold on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Lou Grant,” and on stage.Ģ9 August 2021 | Kristen Lopez | IndieWire | includes additional photos, articles and videoĮd Asner, who cornered the market on gruff guys with hearts of gold on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Lou Grant,” and the Disney/Pixar animated feature “Up,” has died at the age of 91.
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