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Ed Asner

Eddie Asner (; November 15, 1929 – August 29, 2021) was an American actor. He is most notable for portraying Lou Grant on the sitcom ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' and drama ''Lou Grant'', making him one of the few television actors to portray the same character in both a comedy and a drama.

Asner is the most honored male performer in the history of the Primetime Emmy Awards, having won seven – five for portraying Lou Grant (three as Supporting Actor in a Comedy Television Series on ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' and two as Lead Actor in a Dramatic Television Series on spin-off ''Lou Grant''. His other Emmys were also for performances in two miniseries: ''Rich Man, Poor Man'' (1976), and ''Roots'' (1977).

Asner acted in the films ''El Dorado'' (1966), ''They Call Me Mister Tibbs!'' (1970), ''Fort Apache, The Bronx'' (1981), ''JFK'' (1991), and ''Too Big to Fail'' (2011). He also played Santa Claus in several films and voiced Carl Fredricksen in the Pixar animated film ''Up'' (2009).

Asner starred in the ABC sitcom ''Thunder Alley'' (1994–1995), and ''Michael: Every Day'' (2011–2017). He also acted extensively in numerous television series such as ''The Practice'', ''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip'', ''The Good Wife'', ''Cobra Kai'', ''Briarpatch'', ''Working Class'', and ''Dead to Me''. He also voiced J. Jonah Jameson in ''Spider-Man: The Animated Series'' (1994–1998), and Uncle Ben in ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' (2008). Provided by Wikipedia