Nearly two years after his death and also served as the finale of the Up franchise
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Ed Asner
Eddie Asner was an American actor. He is most notable for portraying Lou Grant on the sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977) and drama Lou Grant (1977–1982), making him one of the few television actors to portray the same character in both a comedy and a drama.
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Born 15 November 1929 · Died 29 August 2021 · Q154421
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2023· 1 entry
2021· 4 entries
The Cheat Sheet: ‘Up’: Ed Asner Cried When He Watched the 2009 Film
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People: Hollywood Pays Tribute to Ed Asner Following the Legendary Actor's Death: 'A Beautiful Human'
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Died 2021-08-29.
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Asner traveled to Monte Rio, California, to support the reopening, revitalization, and shifted focus of the local Monte Rio Theater
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2020· 1 entry
Guest starred in an episode of the eleventh and final season of Modern Family and in 2021 played himself in a sketch on Let's Be Real
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2019· 1 entry
PBS flagship station WNET filmed the concert reading at New York's Center for Jewish History for their All Arts channel and posted online for free
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2018· 1 entry
Asner was cast in the Netflix dark comedy, Dead to Me, which premiered on May 3, 2019
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2016· 3 entries
The film was released in 2016 with Asner as the narrator.
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Asner took on the role of Holocaust survivor Milton Saltzman in Jeff Cohen's acclaimed play The Soap Myth in a reading at Lincoln Center's Bruno Walter Theatre in New York City
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With Asner as the narrator
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2013· 1 entry
Played Santa in Christmas on the Bayou
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2012· 1 entry
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) completed a merger of equals, forming a new union SAG-AFTRA
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2011· 2 entries
Asner endorsed Democratic candidate Marcy Winograd who finished 4th in the 16-candidate primary behind eventual winner Janice Hahn, in California's 36th congressional district special election
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Asner hosted the Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth documentary on the collapse of 7 World Trade Center, which endorses the theory that the building was taken down by controlled demolition
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2010· 1 entry
Asner played the title role in FDR, a stage production about the life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt; he subsequently continued to tour the play throughout the country
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2009· 1 entry
Asner confirmed his support for the statement in 2009.
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2004· 1 entry
Signed a statement released by the group 9/11 Truth that included a call for a new investigation into some elements of the September 11 attacks that he questioned
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2001· 1 entry
Asner was the recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
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1996· 1 entry
Was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame
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1992· 1 entry
Awarded star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (1992).
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1987· 3 entries
Awarded Eugene V. Debs Award (1987).
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Played the eponymous character, George F
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Had a son named Charles with Carol Jean Vogelman
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1982· 1 entry
Awarded Paul Robeson Award (1982).
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1981· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of SAG (1981–1985).
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1980· 2 entries
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Lou Grant (1980).
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Won Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama for Lou Grant (1980).
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1978· 2 entries
Won Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama for Lou Grant (1978).
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Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Lou Grant (1978).
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1977· 2 entries
Won Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for Rich Man, Poor Man (1977).
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After Moore's series ended, Asner's character was given his own show, Lou Grant (1977–82)
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1976· 2 entries
Won Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1976).
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Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for Rich Man, Poor Man (1976).
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1975· 1 entry
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1975).
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1972· 2 entries
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1972).
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Won Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1972).
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1971· 1 entry
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1971).
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1968· 1 entry
Was the villain Furman Crotty in the Wild Wild West episode "The Night of the Amnesiac"
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1963· 1 entry
Asner appeared as George Johnson on The Virginian in the episode "Echo of Another Day"
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1962· 1 entry
In the Elvis Presley vehicle Kid Galahad
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1961· 1 entry
And Route 66 in 1962 (the episode titled "Welcome to the Wedding") as Custody Officer Lincoln Peers
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1960· 1 entry
And began to make inroads as a television actor, having made his TV debut in 1957 on Studio One
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1929· 1 entry
Born 1929-11-15.
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