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Ed Asner

Eddie Asner (/ˈæznər/; November 15, 1929 – August 29, 2021) 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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Known for
Lou Grant in The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Occupation
Actor
Awards
Full list
Born
Eddie Asner (1929-11-15)November 15, 1929 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Children
4
Died
August 29, 2021(2021-08-29) (aged 91) Tarzana, California, U.S.

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Ed Asner

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Ed Asner

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related to 1983–2009: Established actor and voice work · 63
Ed Asner → Academy Award, Academy Award-winning Pixar, American, Animated Film, Animated Program, Asner, Audie, Audie Award, Babbitt, Batman, Battle, Best Vocal Acting, Butcher's, Captain Planet, Carl Fredricksen, Classic Theatre Works, Cornelia's, Cosgrove, Daytime Emmy Award, DC Comics
related to 1970–1982: The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Lou Grant · 41
Ed Asner → ABC, America, Asner, Asner's, August March, Axel Jordache, Captain Davies, Dead Man's Gun, Emmy Award, For, Grant, Hawaii Five-0, Hawaii Five-O, He, In, Ioannes XXIII, Italian, Kunta Kinte, Lord Ligonier, Lou Grant
related to External links · 11
Ed Asner → An Oral History, Appearances, C-SPANEd Asner, DiscogsEd Asner, Find, Grave, IMDb Ed Asner, Internet Broadway DatabaseEd Asner, TCM Movie Database, TelevisionEd Asner, The Interviews
Awards · 1
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Born · 1
Ed Asner → Eddie Asner (1929-11-15)November 15, 1929 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Children · 1
Ed Asner → 4
Died · 1
Ed Asner → August 29, 2021(2021-08-29) (aged 91) Tarzana, California, U.S.
Known for · 1
Ed Asner → Lou Grant in The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Occupation · 1
Ed Asner → Actor
Political party · 1
Ed Asner → Democratic

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Ed AsnerAwardsFull list1.00infobox
Ed AsnerBornEddie Asner (1929-11-15)November 15, 1929 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.1.00infobox
Ed AsnerChildren41.00infobox
Ed AsnerDiedAugust 29, 2021(2021-08-29) (aged 91) Tarzana, California, U.S.1.00infobox
Ed AsnerKnown forLou Grant in The Mary Tyler Moore Show1.00infobox
Ed AsnerOccupationActor1.00infobox
Ed AsnerPolitical partyDemocratic1.00infobox
Ed AsnerPreceded byWilliam Schallert1.00infobox
Ed AsnerResting placeSheffield Cemetery, Kansas City1.00infobox
Ed AsnerSpouses.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marria…1.00infobox
Ed AsnerSucceeded byPatty Duke1.00infobox
Ed AsnerWorksFull list1.00infobox
Ed AsnerYears active1953–20211.00infobox

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