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Actor Ed Asner
Ed Asner was a legendary actor who died at the age of 91 as confirmed by his family and Twitter.
“We are sorry to say that our beloved patriarch died peacefully this morning,” they posted in his account. “There are no words to express the sadness we feel. With a kiss on your forehead – good night, father. We love you.” The cause of death is not yet known.
Asner was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on November 15, 1929 and was raised in Kansas City, Kansas. He studied for two years at the University of Chicago and returned home before eventually being recruited in 1951. After serving in the United States Navy, he returned to Chicago to begin a career on the stages that would take him to the city. of New York.
However, he will always be remembered for personifying Lou Grant in “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and in the subsequent “Lou Grant.” For this role, Asner would proceed to win five of his seven Emmy Awards.
In relation to his iconic character, Asner he told the Los Angeles Times in 1977, “It radiates warmth, generosity and affection, someone who reflects a certain harshness on a mound of gelatin, a good degree of intelligence, but of non-arrogant operational intelligence.”
His other iconic roles include Santa Claus in the Christmas classic “Elf” and the grumpy Carl Fredericks in the movie Pixar “Up.” He had recently appeared in the series Netflix “Cobra Kai“,” Dead for Me “and” Gracie and Frankie. “
Asner won an artistic career award at the SAG Awards
Asner was recognized in the SAG Awards in 2001, Becoming the thirty-eighth artist to receive this distinction. He had been – and for the time being a controversial – chairman of the actors ’union.
“I thank God and not being young enough to know everything,” he said during his speech of thanks. “But one of the things I do know is that in many countries around the world, the career award is just that: an award for being able to live. I’m very happy to have won the American career award, the which for me means having lived with a purpose and passion. “
He continued, “I love acting, being an actor, and in my youth I traveled from one movie to another like in a dream. And wonderfully I woke up and discovered I was an actor.”
His other awards include five Golden Globes and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame since 1992.
Asner was also known for his activism
Asner proudly proclaimed himself an “actor, author, activist” on Twitter, and was known to fight social and political issues.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Protested against US intervention in El Salvador, and co-founded the organization Medical help for El Salvador. It was a controversial action for the president of the Actors Union, whom he blamed for the cancellation of “Lou Grant”.
“I have an obligation to stand up for justice and to protest against human misery, and I will continue to do so,” the Los Angeles Times quoted the actor at a news conference as saying. CBS and not its sponsors who had pressured him to remain silent.
In the publication, the news media referred to him as a “conservative trade unionist” who joined the picket of actors during the 1980 strike. In addition, they reported their support for the causes “Amnesty International, the Union American Civil Liberties, Approach to the death penalty, Defenders of Wildlife, and Pau Ara. “
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