Ed Asner, Seven Emmy Award-Winning Actor Passes Away
The Mary Tyler Moore Show actor Ed Asner has passed away at his home on Sunday. The late actor's publicist confirmed the news to Variety, revealed that Ed died on Sunday surrounded by family
The
Mary
Tyler
Moore
Show
actor
Ed
Asner
has
passed
away
at
his
home
on
Sunday.
The
late
actor's
publicist
confirmed
the
news
to
Variety,
revealed
that
Ed
died
on
Sunday
surrounded
by
family.
Ed
Asner
was
considered
one
of
the
most
decorated
male
actors
of
Hollywood
as
he
had
won
seven
Emmy
in
his
eight-decade
long
career.
The
news
of
his
passing
was
also
shared
on
Ed's
official
Twitter
account
by
his
family.
The
tweet
read,
"We
are
sorry
to
say
that
our
beloved
patriarch
passed
away
this
morning
peacefully.
Words
cannot
express
the
sadness
we
feel.
With
a
kiss
on
your
head-
Goodnight
dad.
We
love
you."
The
late
legendary
actor
reportedly
started
working
in
the
showbiz
back
in
the
50s
and
won
hearts
by
playing
Lou
Grant
in
the
iconic
sitcom
The
Mary
Tyler
Moore
Show,
for
seven
years.
He
later
went
on
to
headline
the
sitcom's
spin-off
based
on
his
character.
Ed
won
five
Emmys
for
portraying
Lou
Grant
as
a
supporting
character
and
later
won
two
more
as
Lead
Actor
for
the
spin-off
series.
Lou
Grant.
Some
of
his
other
award-winning
performances
include
Rich
Man,
Poor
Man
(1976),
Roots
(1977).
He
had
also
received
the
SAG
Life
Achievement
Award
in
2002.
He
also
appeared
in
other
shows
like
The
Bronx
Zoo,
The
Trials
of
Rosie
O'Neill,
Hearts
Afire,
Thunder
Alley,
The
Closer,
Center
of
the
Universe,
and
more.
Apart
from
acting,
Asner
also
served
two
terms
as
president
of
the
Screen
Actors
Guild
from
1981-85
and
sparred
often
with
Charlton
Heston,
a
noted
conservative
who
preceded
him
as
head
of
the
guild.
The
late
actor
reportedly
has
more
than
16
more
acting
credits
in
recent
years,
some
of
which
are
in
post-production
and
will
be
released
in
the
future.