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| + | '''Edward Asner''' (b. 1929) is an [[Emmy Awards|Emmy award-winning]] actor best known for playing Lou Grant, first on ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'' and then on his own ''Lou Grant'' spin-off series. In the early '90s, Asner began a prolific second career as a voice-over artist on animated series, including ''[[Superman]]'', ''[[The Simpsons]]'', ''[[Spider-Man]]'', and ''[[Batman|Batman: The Animated Series]]''. |
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| + | Asner performed the "[[Georgie|Evil Georgie]]" voice in the ''[[Dinosaurs]]'' episode "[[Episode 414*: Georgie Must Die|Georgie Must Die]]." |
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| + | Other credits include voicing Jabba the Hutt in a [[Old-time radio|radio]] version of ''[[Star Wars]]'', playing [[Santa Claus]] in ''Elf'', the father to [[Bette Midler|Bette Midler's]] Rose in the made-for-TV version of [[Jule Styne]] and [[Stephen Sondheim|Stephen Sondheim's]] ''Gypsy'', and the voice of Carl Fredricksen in [[Pixar]]'s ''Up''. |
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| + | Asner has also hosted ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', and made appearances on the television series ''[[Dharma and Greg]]'', ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'', ''[[Night of 100 Stars]]'', and ''[[Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales & Legends]]''. |
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| + | ==Trivia== |
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| + | *Asner was among a short list of actors that [[Jim Henson]] considered for the role of [[Mike Tarkanian]] in ''[[The Great Muppet Caper]]''.<ref>[http://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/GMC_17790_CastingList.jpg Jim’s list of possible actors to cast in the Editor role.]</ref> |
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| + | ==External links== |
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| + | * [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000799/ IMDb] |
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| + | * [http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=30273 Internet Broadway Database] |
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Ed Asner
Edward Asner (b. 1929) is an Emmy award-winning actor best known for playing Lou Grant, first on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and then on his own Lou Grant spin-off series. In the early '90s, Asner began a prolific second career as a voice-over artist on animated series, including Superman, The Simpsons, Spider-Man, and Batman: The Animated Series.
Asner performed the "Evil Georgie" voice in the Dinosaurs episode "Georgie Must Die."
Other credits include voicing Jabba the Hutt in a radio version of Star Wars, playing Santa Claus in Elf, the father to Bette Midler's Rose in the made-for-TV version of Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim's Gypsy, and the voice of Carl Fredricksen in Pixar's Up.
Asner has also hosted Saturday Night Live, and made appearances on the television series Dharma and Greg, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Night of 100 Stars, and Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales & Legends.
Trivia
- Asner was among a short list of actors that Jim Henson considered for the role of Mike Tarkanian in The Great Muppet Caper.[1]