Ed Asner
Ed Asner | |
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 Asner in 2015 | |
| Born | Eddie Asner[1] November 15, 1929 |
| Education | Wyandotte High School |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Occupation | Actor, voice artist |
| Years active | 1957–present |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Nancy Sykes (m. 1959; div. 1988) Cindy Gilmore (m. 1998; div. 2015) |
| Children | 4 |
| 21st President of the Screen Actors Guild | |
| In office November 3, 1981 – June 20, 1985 | |
| Preceded by | William Schallert |
| Succeeded by | Patty Duke |
Eddie Asner (born November 15, 1929), also credited as Edward Asner, is an American actor of Jewish descent.[2]
He was the president of Screen Actors Guild. He is known for his Emmy Award winning role Lou Grant on both the Mary Tyler Moore Show and Lou Grant. In 2009, he voiced Carl Fredricksen in the Pixar movie Up. In 2011, Asner returned to television as butcher Hank Greziak in Working Class, the first original sitcom on cable CMT. He is currently starring in a Canadian television series Michael, Tuesdays and Thursdays, on CBC Television. Asner was born in Kansas City, Missouri,[3] but was raised in Chicago, Illinois. Asner was married to Nancy Sykes from 1959 to 1988; they have four children. He was married Cindy Gilmore from 1998 to 2007. California Governor Gavin Newsom is his nephew by marriage. Gavin Newsom. Asner currently lives in Santa Monica, California.
Filmography[change | change source]
Animated Roles[change | change source]
- American Dad! - Great-Grandpa Smith, Red Mailbox
- Animaniacs - Vern Bear
- Batman: The Animated Series - Roland Daggett
- Buzz Lightyear of Star Command - Fixer
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers - Don Porkaloin, Hoggish Greedly
- Dinosaurs - Georgie (evil voice)
- Family Guy - Steve Bellows
- Fish Police - Chief Abalone
- Freakazoid! - Sgt. Mike Cosgrove
- Gargoyles - Burbank, Hudson
- Regular Show - Santa Claus
- Sonic the Hedgehog - Cat
- Spider-Man: The Animated Series - J. Jonah Jameson
- SpongeBob SquarePants - Angry Old Timer
- Teamo Supermo - Mr. Large
- The Boondocks - Ed Wuncler
- The Cleveland Show - Carl Fredricksen, Narrator, Storyteller, The Daily Splash Editor
- The Magic School Bus - General
- The Simpsons - Editor
- The Wild Thornberrys - Frank Hunter
Film Roles[change | change source]
- Elf - Santa Claus
- Happily N'Ever After - Scowl the Owl
- Olive, the Other Reindeer - Santa Claus
- Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night - Scalawag the Raccoon
- Up - Carl Fredricksen
Video Game Roles[change | change source]
- X-Men Legends - Healer
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Ed Asner [@TheOnlyEdAsner] (August 31, 2019). "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" (Tweet). Retrieved September 3, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ↑ www.filmreference.com
- ↑ Edward Asner Biography (1929-)
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Ed Asner at Wikimedia Commons
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