Editing Ed Asner (section)

{{short description|American actor (1929–2021)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name          = Ed Asner
| image         = Ed Asner 1977.JPG
| alt           = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software -->
| caption       = Asner in 1977
| birth_name    = Eddie<!--"Eddie" is his correct birth name, not "Edward"--> Asner
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1929|11|15}}
| birth_place   = [[Kansas City, Missouri]], U.S.
| death_date    = {{death date and age|2021|8|29|1929|11|15}}
| death_place   = [[Tarzana, California]], U.S.
| resting_place = Sheffield Cemetery, Kansas&nbsp;City
| alma_mater    = [[University of Chicago]] (dropped out)
| known_for     = [[Lou Grant]] in ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]''
| occupation    = Actor
| years_active  = 1955–2021
| works         = [[Ed Asner filmography|Full list]]
| party         = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| spouse        = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Nancy Sykes|1959|1988|end = divorced}}
* {{marriage|Cindy Gilmore|August 2, 1998|2015|reason = divorced}}
}}
| children      = 4
| awards        = [[List of awards and nominations received by Ed Asner|Full list]]
| module        = {{infobox officeholder |embed=yes
| office        = President of the [[Screen Actors Guild]]
| term_start    = November 3, 1981
| term_end      = June 20, 1985
| predecessor   = [[William Schallert]]
| successor     = [[Patty Duke]]}}
| module2       = {{Infobox military person
| embed         = yes
| allegiance    = <!-- United States -->
| branch        = [[United States Army]]
| serviceyears  = 1951–1953
| rank          = 
| battles       = [[Korean War]]
| awards        = 
}}}}
'''Eddie<!--"Eddie" is his correct birth name, not "Edward"--> Asner'''<ref name=Tname>{{Cite tweet|user=TheOnlyEdAsner|number=1167899086923517955|date=August 31, 2019| title=It's actually not. That is a strange mistake that floats out there. My Hebrew name is Yitzhak. My real name is Eddie Asner. Truth.|access-date=September 3, 2019|first=Ed |last= Asner|archive-date=September 12, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190912082147if_/https://twitter.com/TheOnlyEdAsner/status/1167899086923517955|url-status=live }}</ref> ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|z|n|ər}}; 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 (TV series)|Lou Grant]]'' (1977–1982), making him one of the few television actors to portray the same character in both a comedy and a drama.

Asner is the most honored male performer in the history of the [[Primetime Emmy Awards]], having won seven – five for portraying Lou Grant (three as [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series|Supporting Actor in a Comedy Television Series]] on ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' and two as [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series|Lead Actor in a Dramatic Television Series]] on spin-off ''Lou Grant''{{--)}}. His other Emmys were also for performances in two miniseries: ''[[Rich Man, Poor Man (miniseries)|Rich Man, Poor Man]]'' (1976), and ''[[Roots (1977 miniseries)|Roots]]'' (1977).<ref name=cnn>{{cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/25/us/ed-asner-fast-facts/index.html |title=Ed Asner Fast Facts |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=November 7, 2016 |work=CNN|access-date=July 6, 2017}}</ref>

Asner acted in the  films ''[[El Dorado (1966 film)|El Dorado]]'' (1966), ''[[They Call Me Mister Tibbs!]]'' (1970), ''[[Fort Apache, The Bronx]]'' (1981), ''[[JFK (film)|JFK]]'' (1991), and ''[[Too Big to Fail (film)|Too Big to Fail]]'' (2011). He also played [[Santa Claus]] in several films and voiced Carl Fredricksen in the [[Pixar]] animated film ''[[Up (2009 film)|Up]]'' (2009).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/ed-asners-santa-36074/|title=Ed Asner's Santa Complex|work=TV Guide|date=October 30, 2003|access-date=June 28, 2019}}</ref>

Asner starred in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom ''[[Thunder Alley (TV series)|Thunder Alley]]'' (1994–1995), and ''[[Michael: Every Day]]'' (2011–2017). He also acted extensively in numerous television series such as ''[[The Practice]]'', ''[[Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip]]'', ''[[The Good Wife]]'', ''[[Cobra Kai]]'', ''[[Briarpatch (TV series)|Briarpatch]]'', ''[[Working Class (TV series)|Working Class]]'', and ''[[Dead to Me (TV series)|Dead to Me]]''. He also voiced [[J. Jonah Jameson]] in ''[[Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]'' (1994–1998), Hudson in ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'' (1994–1997), and Ed Wuncler Sr. in ''[[The Boondocks (TV series)|The Boondocks]]'' (2005–2014).