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  1. Former Co-Stars React to Valerie Harper's Terminal Diagnosis

    Thu, 7 Mar 2013

    Valerie has given so much joy, laughter and love to the world," she said. Their "Mary Tyler Moore Show" co-star Ed Asner commented in a statement obtained by" Entertainment Tonight ," "Valerie Harper is a century plan and I have come to

  2. 'Mary Tyler Moore Show' Cast: Where Are They Now?

    Wed, 6 Mar 2013

    keep her disease, which she fought with a combination of chemotherapy and radiation, private. Ed Asner /Lou Grant As gruff boss Lou Grant, Ed Asner ruled the WJM newsroom with an iron fist, but he had a soft spot for Mary. After "Mary Tyler

  3. Kathryn Bigelow Answers Critics on Torture

    Wed, 16 Jan 2013

    would have been possible if directors from other eras had shied away from depicting the harsh realities of combat." Ed Asner , Martin Sheen and other Hollywood actors have waged an anti-Oscar campaign against "Zero Dark Thirty," to which

  4. 20 Minutes With Ed Asner : 'Mary Tyler Moore' Star on Broadway, TV, and Politics

    Wed, 12 Dec 2012

    Ed Asner gets a birthday cake from his "Grace" co-star, Paul Rudd. Credit people might call a round of golf and a cocktail hour a full schedule. Not Ed Asner . The actor, best known for " The Mary Tyler Moore Show ," is on Broadway

  5. ‘Hot in Cleveland’ Sparks Another Mary Tyler Moore Reunion

    Tue, 13 Dec 2011

    on the small screen. "Hot in Cleveland" star and former "Mary Tyler Moore Show" actress Betty White will welcome Ed Asner , who played Lou Grant on the classic sitcom, to her new TV Land gig in February, according to Entertainment Weekly

  6. Nov. 15: America Recycles Day

    Tue, 15 Nov 2011

    Secretary of State Colin Powell resigned from President Bush’s cabinet. Famous Birthdays 1887 Georgia O’Keefe 1929 Ed Asner 1930 J. G. Ballard 1947 Bill Richardson 1951 Beverly D’Angelo 1968 Ol’ Dirty Bastard 1972 Jonny Lee Miller Jump

News

  1. First Monday: What's on tap this month on TV and in movies and books

    Sun, 3 Apr 2011

    to Fail(HBO; May 23; 9 p.m.) boasts an impressive director (Curtis Hanson) and stellar cast (William Hurt, Ed Asner , Paul Giamatti, Tony Shalhoub, among others), but was apparently Too Big to Screen this early. IN BOOKS: The

  2. Pixar Moves on 'Up' With Its 10th Movie

    Fri, 22 May 2009

    first animated film to open the venerable festival, suggest the answer is a passionate "oui." Among the swayed is Ed Asner , who is no less easy to impress than Carl, the squat and stolid 78-year-old coot he speaks for in "Up." "I got

  3. Read an Excerpt: 'Cloris'

    Tue, 31 Mar 2009

    and ready to perform, a model for the rest of the cast. Ed Asner and Gavin Mac- Leod were equally professional; they were feelings. That was the closest Jim and I have ever been. Ed Asner and I came together slowly but ended up pals. He always

  4. Read an Excerpt: 'Cloris'

    Tue, 31 Mar 2009

    and ready to perform, a model for the rest of the cast. Ed Asner and Gavin Mac- Leod were equally professional; they were feelings. That was the closest Jim and I have ever been. Ed Asner and I came together slowly but ended up pals. He always

  5. Mary Tyler Moore: A Career Retrospective

    Sun, 29 Mar 2009

    actress Valerie Harper, who met Moore at an audition and later played Rhoda on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show." Actor Ed Asner , who played boss Lou Grant on Moore's show, said the Brooklyn native was much like her onscreen character. "She

  6. The 'Old Florida' feel of Anna Maria Island

    Thu, 11 Dec 2008

    where everybody knows your name." The bistro's clubby lounge, where photos of star patrons such as Robert De Niro and Ed Asner line wood-paneled walls, is a version of TV's Cheers bar. Bartender Fred Sullivan, 59, introduces a newcomer to patrons

  7. Ed Asner Works for the Troops

    Sat, 9 Dec 2006

    Ed Asner , the Emmy-winning actor who played tough guy Lou Grant, is spearheading 000 holiday care packages to Americans who serve and sacrifice overseas. Ed Asner : There's a wonderful organization called Operation Gratitude, which is

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Videos

  1. 'Zero Dark Thirty' Sparks Controversy in Hollywood, Washington

    Sun, 13 Jan 2013

    Reporter: It seems like this one depicting the role of enhanced interrogation techniques that have martin sheen and ed asner reportedly joining the backlash against best picture nominee "zero dark thirty." I am bad news. I'm going to break

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    depicting the role of enhanced interrogation techniques that have martin sheen and ed asner reportedly joining the backlash against best picture nominee "zero dark thirty." I am bad news. I'm going to break you. Reporter: Sheen,
  2. Extended Voices: Support Our Troops, Asner Says

    Sun, 10 Dec 2006

    Actor and activist Ed Asner on holiday greetings for troops serving overseas.

  3. VOICES: Actor on Cards for Troops

    Sun, 10 Dec 2006

    Our voice is Ed Asner the Emmy winning actor is tough guy Lou Grant is spearheading operation gratitude. Mobilizing volunteers to send 151000 holiday

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    Our voice is -- Ed Asner the Emmy winning actor is tough guy Lou Grant is spearheading operation gratitude. Mobilizing volunteers to send 151000 holiday care packages to
  4. Honoring a Late-Night Hero

    Mon, 19 Jul 2010

    addition the competition the festival attracted Hollywood celebrities such as Larry Miller who posted this year's event and Ed Asner who received the comedy legend the war. will be honored in his name in great delight to the fact that he's from here

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    Hollywood celebrities such as Larry Miller who posted this year's event and Ed Asner who received the comedy legend the war. -- will be honored in his name in great delight to the fact that he's
  5. Blaustein Reviews 'Up'

    Thu, 28 May 2009

    Pixar is first big misstep. Kinda like asking if water rise. Let's check out out. And Pixar is up Hollywood veteran Ed Asner is the voice of Karl Fredericks in a grumpy old man. You you. Didn't think anything. There is a very good reason

    Ed Asner found at 1:06

    -- rise. Let's check out out. And Pixar is up Hollywood veteran Ed Asner is the voice of Karl Fredericks in a grumpy old man. You you. Didn't think anything. -- There is a very good
  6. 20/20's 1998 Report on the Mumia Case

    Thu, 17 May 2007

    know that the trial And the police malfeasance. Is sufficient. Witness flip flopping all over the place is sufficient. Ed Asner and Mike Barrow are just two of many Hollywood actors who believe the police the prosecution and the judge Albert Sabo

    Ed Asner found at 5:14

    malfeasance. Is sufficient. Witness flip flopping all over the place is sufficient. Ed Asner and Mike Barrow are just two of many Hollywood actors who believe the police the prosecution and the judge Albert Sabo. Stacked

Photos

  1. PHOTO: The original cast of the Mary Tyler Moore Show: from left to right are Betty White, Valerie Harper, Ed Asner, Mary Tyler Moore, Gavin MacLeod, Cloris Leachman, and Georgia Engel.
  2. PHOTO: Paul Rudd and Ed Asner appear on stage at the Ed Asner Birthday Celebration With The Cast Of "Grace" at Cort Theatre on Nov. 15, 2012 in New York City.
  3. PHOTO: Ed Asner leaves the "Good Day New York" taping at the Fox 5 Studios on Nov. 20, 2012 in New York City.
  4. PHOTO: Actors Betty White and Ed Asner appear onstage at the 25th Anniversary Genesis Awards at the Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, California, March 19, 2011.

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