Edward Asner
One of the most honored actors in the history of television, Asner has been the recipient of seven Emmy Awards and 16 nominations, as well as five Golden Globe Awards, and served as national president of the Screen Actors Guild for two terms. He was inducted into the TV Academy Hall of Fame in 1996. Asner received the Ralph Morgan Award from the Screen Actors Guild in 2000, presented periodically for distinguished service to the Guild's Hollywood membership. In March 2002, he was again honored by the Guild as the 38th recipient of the prestigious Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment, presented annually to an actor who fosters the highest ideals of the profession.
In addition to his professional versatility, Asner has consistently served and committed himself to the rights of the working performer in addition to advocating for human rights, world peace, environmental preservation and political freedom. A passionate and informed spokesperson for the causes he supports, Asner is a frequent speaker on labor issues and a particular ally for the acting industry's older artists. Some of the many honors he has received throughout his career include the Anne Frank Human Rights Award, The Eugene Debs Award, Organized Labor Publications Humanitarian Award, ACLU's Worker's Right's Committee Award and the National Emergency Civil Liberties Award.
Asner has more than 100 TV credits, which include starring in the series Off the Rack, The Bronx Zoo and Thunder Alley. Numerous guest appearances include roles in Curb Your Enthusiasm, ER, Arliss, The Practice and a recurring role on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Besides commercials and numerous books on tape, he has lent his voice to popular cartoon shows such as The Simpsons, Spiderman and Boondocks. Asner's dozens of motion pictures include They Call Me Mister Tibbs!, Fort Apache the Bronx, JFK and the European production of Giovanni XXIII—the highest-rated television miniseries in the history of Italian TV—as well as the box-office hit Elf with Will Farrell and James Caan. Asner has done several Hallmark movies and was nominated for another Emmy for The Christmas Card.
He recently completed filming for Gigantic, with John Goodman and Jane Alexander; Generation Gap for the Hallmark channel; and an episode of CSI: NY.
Edward Asner Facts
Birth Name | Yitzak Edward Asner |
Occupation | Actor |
Birthday | November 15, 1929 (93) |
Sign | Scorpio |
Birthplace | Kansas City, Missouri, USA |
Awards | 2002 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Life Achievement Award |
1980 Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama (for Lou Grant) | |
1978 Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama (for Lou Grant) |
Selected Filmography
Too Big To Fail | ||
All Of My Heart | ||
Identical | ||
Mary Tyler Moore Seasons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1-7 Complete Series | ||
The Mary Tyler Moore Show | ||
The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Season 6 | ||
Hard Rain | ||
The Mary Tyler Moore Show: The Complete Seventh Season | ||
Roots | ||
The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Season 3 | ||
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