Ed Asner

Ed Asner
Gender	‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Male ♂ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎
Status	‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Deceased ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎
Birth	November 15, 1929
Death	August 29, 2021 (aged 91)
Nationality	American
Claim to fame	Actor Producer Voice actor
Character	Lifeways Editor of the Springfield Shopper
First appearance	"Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?"

Ed Asner (November 15, 1929-August 29, 2021) was an American actor, producer and voice actor who was best known for his role as Lou Grant in The Mary Tyler Moore Show and spin-off Lou Grant. Both shows were created by Simpsons co-producer James L. Brooks He has also voiced Carl Fredricksen in the Pixar movie Up.

On The Simpsons, he provided the voice of the Lifeways Editor of the Springfield Shopper in "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?".

Appearances

• Episode – "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?" (Lifeways Editor)
• Episode – "Gump Roast"

External links

• Ed Asner at Wikipedia
• Ed Asner at the Internet Movie Database