Ed Asner Brief Biography

Edward David Asner (born November 15, 1929), commonly known as Ed Asner, is an American film, television, stage, and voice actor and former president of the Screen Actors Guild, primarily known for his Emmy Award-winning role as Lou Grant on both The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off series, Lou Grant. In 2009, he starred as the voice of Carl Fredricksen in Pixar's award-winning animated film Up. In early 2011, Asner returned to television as butcher Hank Greziak in Working Class, the first original sitcom on cable channel CMT. He is currently starring in a Canadian television series Michael, Tuesdays and Thursdays, on CBC Television.

Ed Asner News

• Niecy Nash receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
• Robin Roberts to host celebrity 'In Memoriam' special for ABC
• Cher and Bryan Cranston join Autism Speaks campaign
• Ed Asner and Betty White to reunite on 'Off Their Rockers'