Ed Asner (1929–2021), actor known for “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “Up”
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legacy.comEd Asner was an actor who rose to fame playing cranky newsman Lou Grant on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” from 1970 to 1977 and had later voice acting fame in 2009’s “Up.”When Asner began playing Lou Grant on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” he gave the character the perfect blend of cranky gruffness and underlying kindheartedness.
His character was spun off into his own show, “Lou Grant,” with the unusual switch from the half-hour comedy of “Mary Tyler Moore” to an hour-long drama for “Lou Grant.” Asner won five Emmy Awards for playing Lou Grant across the two series, in addition to two other Emmys for the miniseries “Rich Man, Poor Man” and “Roots,” making him the most honored male performer in Emmy Awards history.
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