Ed Asner, actor who twice had the role of a lifetime as newsman Lou Grant, dies at 91

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/ed-asner-dead/2021/08/29/4d5bc008-b20a-11e4-886b-c22184f27c35_story.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2NKB7iQ3XnQBrqmmZIhg7AFv92kwL7J6CixJq0Vg_KJeFIeaglA0Gsu0E

Ed Asner, an actor and liberal activist who twice had the role of a lifetime in the character of Lou Grant, the irascible newsman he played first on the hit 1970s sitcom “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and then on an acclaimed spinoff series, died Aug. 29 at his home in Tarzana, Calif. He was 91.

His death was confirmed by his publicist, Charles Sherman. Additional details were not available.

The son of an immigrant junk dealer, Mr. Asner had a fireplug build, jowly countenance and workingman’s appearance that are not traditionally considered the raw materials of stardom. Those attributes were perfect, however, for the gruff, middle-aged news director of WJM-TV, the fictional Minneapolis television station at the center of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.”

Widely regarded as one of the finest sitcoms in TV history, the program aired on CBS from 1970 to 1977 and starred Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards, an earnest assistant producer who became a generational ideal of the single working woman. Mr. Asner, then in his 40s, played Mary’s crusty boss and was catapulted to fame in the midst of a decades-long acting career that would include hundreds of TV and movie credits.

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[Stinky The Clown]

1. SO SO SO much more than an actor . . . . .

Rest well, Ed. It was a great run and you made millions feel good while showing the way to the light.

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2. watched every lou grant on youtube. sad when the last episode was over nt