Ed Asner
American actor (1929–2021)
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United StatesHe pulled off what almost no one in TV history has managed: playing the same character—gruff newsroom boss Lou Grant—in both a hit sitcom and a critically acclaimed drama, winning Emmys for both. That trick, plus seven statuettes total, made him the most-decorated male performer in Emmy history.
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Eddie Asner was born November 15, 1929, and spent decades building a career that spanned westerns, procedurals, and voice booths before landing the role that defined him: Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show in 1970. When that sitcom ended in 1977, the character migrated to his own hour-long drama, Lou Grant, where Asner won two more Emmys as a lead after winning three as a supporting player on the original show. He added two more statuettes for Rich Man, Poor Man in 1976 and Roots in 1977, cementing a record no male actor has matched. His film work ranged from El Dorado and JFK to voicing t…
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- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Eugene V. Debs Award
- Paul Robeson Award
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