Ed Asner, Emmy-Winning ‘Lou Grant’ Star, Dead at 91

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Ed Asner Dead: Star of Lou Grant, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Was 91 (Variety)

Emmy-winning actor Ed Asner, who starred as Lou Grant on both sitcom “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and hourlong drama “Lou Grant” before a late-career rejuvenation through his poignant voicework in 2009 animated film “Up,” has died. He was 91.

His publicist confirmed the news to Variety, writing that he died on Sunday surrounded by family.
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[IceIce9]

I knew him from MTM show, and my kids knew him from Up.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Actor Ed Asner, TV’s blustery Lou Grant, dies at 91 (clickondetroit.com)

LOS ANGELES – Ed Asner, the burly and prolific character actor who became a star in middle age as the gruff but lovable newsman Lou Grant, first in the hit comedy “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and later in the drama “Lou Grant,” died Sunday. He was 91.

Asner's representative confirmed the actor's death in an email to The Associated Press. Asner's official Twitter account included a note from his children: “We are sorry to say that our beloved patriarch passed away this morning peacefully. Words cannot express the sadness we feel. With a kiss on your head- Goodnight dad. We love you.”...

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

I knew him from MTM show, and my kids knew him from Up.

In recent years, I've enjoyed Asner's performances in holiday movies on Hallmark Channel. We were fans of MTM and Lou Grant, as well.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Ed Asner, television legend and 'Mary Tyler Moore Show' star, dies at age 91 (nbcnews.com)

He played the same grizzled newsman on two different programs, drama "Lou Grant" and comedy "The Mary Tyler Moore Show."

Ed Asner, the seven-time Emmy Award-winning actor best known for portraying gruff newsman Lou Grant on two different, iconic television shows, died Sunday, his family and a representative announced Sunday.

He was 91.

Asner, who also endeared himself to a new generation of fans by playing a grumpy Santa in the 2003 movie "Elf" and was the voice the grieving widower in the animated 2009 movie "Up," was with his family when he died...

 

[Lexiintoronto]

oh no : ‘ ( Lovable curmudgeon and great actor.

 

[GatorFL]

Ed Asner, television legend and 'Mary Tyler Moore Show' star, dies at 91

 

[dotr]

Actor Ed Asner, TV's blustery Lou Grant, dies at 91

FILE - In this May 9, 1971 file photo, Actress Valerie Harper, left, and actor Ed Asner pose with their Emmy statuettes at the annual Primetime Emmy Awards presentation in Los Angeles, Calif. Valerie Harper, who scored guffaws and stole hearts as Rhoda Morgenstern on back-to-back hit sitcoms in the 1970s, has died, Friday, Aug. 30, 2019. She was 80. (AP Photo/File

 

[Reasonable & Just]

A great entertainer, and all-around good guy, so I've heard. Rest in peace.

 

[Laughing]

I met him in an airport once, very nice to stray fans in airports!

RIP, Mr. Asner, you helped us laugh!