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Edward Asner (born November 15, 1929) is an American actor known for his Emmy-winning role as Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and later continued in a spinoff series, Lou Grant. He is currently a recurring guest star as Wilson White on the television series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Image File history File links EdAsner. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Kansas City is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Wyandotte County; it is part of the Unified Government [1] which also includes the cities of Bonner Springs and Edwardsville. ... Official language(s) none Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Area Ranked 15th - Total 82,277 sq mi (213,096 kmÂ²) - Width 211 miles (340 km) - Length 417 miles (645 km) - % water 0. ... Lou Grant is a fictional character played by Ed Asner in two shows on CBS. The first was Mary Tyler Moore (1970-1977), in which the character was the producer of the fictional WJM-TV news. ... The Mary Tyler Moore Show is an American television sitcom created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns that aired on CBS from September 19, 1970 to March 19, 1977. ... Linda Kelsey and Edward Asner as Billie Newman and Lou Grant in MTMs Lou Grant Lou Grant was a popular and critically acclaimed television drama series starring Ed Asner as a newspaper editor. ... Roots is a 1977 American television miniseries based on Alex Haleys work Roots: The Saga of an American Family, his critically acclaimed genealogical novel. ... John Jonah Jameson (also known as J. Jonah Jameson, J.J. or J.J.J.) is a supporting character featured in Marvel Comicsâ€™s Spider-Man series. ... Spider-Man is an American animated television series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man, which ran for five seasons (65 episodes) starting November 19, 1994 and finishing January 31, 1998. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... An Emmy Award. ... Lou Grant is a fictional character played by Ed Asner in two shows on CBS. The first was Mary Tyler Moore (1970-1977), in which the character was the producer of the fictional WJM-TV news. ... The Mary Tyler Moore Show is an American television sitcom created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns that aired on CBS from September 19, 1970 to March 19, 1977. ... A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a new company formed from a university research group. ... Linda Kelsey and Edward Asner as Billie Newman and Lou Grant in MTMs Lou Grant Lou Grant was a popular and critically acclaimed television drama series starring Ed Asner as a newspaper editor. ... Wilson White is a fictional character on the American television series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, played by Edward Asner. ... Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip is an American dramatic television series airing on NBC. It takes place behind the scenes of a fictional live sketch comedy show (also called Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip), whose format is similar to NBCs Saturday Night Live. ...

Biography

Early life

Asner was born in Kansas City, Kansas to Lizzie Seliger, a housewife, and Morris David Asner, who ran a second-hand shop. He was raised in an Orthodox Jewish family.^[1] Asner spent many hours at the Granada movie theater in Kansas City, Kansas as a young boy. Kansas City is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Wyandotte County; it is part of the Unified Government [1] which also includes the cities of Bonner Springs and Edwardsville. ... Official language(s) none Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Area Ranked 15th - Total 82,277 sq mi (213,096 kmÂ²) - Width 211 miles (340 km) - Length 417 miles (645 km) - % water 0. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Career

Asner is internationally known as the slaver Captain Davies, from the mini-series Roots, who kidnapped Kunta Kinte into bondage. While Asner's character in Roots was highly developed, full of metaphors on tortured ethics and the morality of slavery, biographer Alex Haley would later admit he had no idea who the actual Captain was who had commanded the historic slaver which had kidnapped his ancestor. Roots was a 1977 American television miniseries based on Alex Haleys work Roots: The Saga of an American Family, his critically-acclaimed genealogical novel. ... Kunta Kinte (or Kunta Kunte) is the central character of the first half of the novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley, and of the television mini-series Roots, based on the book. ... Slave redirects here. ... Alexander Palmer Haley (August 11, 1921 â€“ February 10, 1992) was an American writer. ...

Asner was a member of the improv comedy troupe the Compass Players in the late 1950s. Asner has also had an extensive voice acting career. He provided the voices for J. Jonah Jameson on the 1990s animated television series Spider-Man, Hudson on Gargoyles, Jabba the Hutt on the radio version of Star Wars, Master Vrook from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and its sequel, Roland Daggett on Batman: The Animated Series, Cosgrove on Freakazoid, and Ed Wuncler on The Boondocks. Both he and his late friend Linda Gary voiced many cartoons for the Filmation company. In 1993, he narrated the short documentary Legacy for Efrain, which explores the impact of the nonprofit world hunger organization Heifer International. A voice actor (also a voice artist) is a person who provides voices for animated characters (including those in feature films, television series, animated shorts), voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides. ... John Jonah Jameson (also known as J. Jonah Jameson, J.J. or J.J.J.) is a supporting character featured in Marvel Comicsâ€™s Spider-Man series. ... The Manhattan Clan from left to right: Bronx, Hudson, Goliath, Lexington, Broadway (back), Brooklyn. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Jabba the Hutt is a fictional character in George Lucass science fiction saga Star Wars. ... NPR Star Wars Radio Series promotional poster An expanded radio dramatization of the original Star Wars trilogy was produced in 1981, 1983, and 1996. ... Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KotOR) is an RPG video game originally for the Microsoft Xbox and later for PCs running Microsoft Windows. ... Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (KOTOR II) is an RPG video game for the PC and the Microsoft Xbox. ... Roland Daggett is a fictional villain created for Batman: The Animated Series. ... The animated Batman shoots his grappling gun from a rooftop in a scene from the episode, On Leather Wings. ... Freakazoid! (or Freakazoid) is an animated television show created by Warner Brothers that aired for two seasons in 1995-1997. ... For the originating definition of Boondocks, see Boondock. ... Linda Gary (November 4, 1944-October 5, 1995) was a voice-over artist for countless animated projects. ... The first Filmation logo. ... Heifer International logo Heifer International is a non-profit charitable organization based in Little Rock, Arkansas, dedicated to relieving global hunger and poverty. ...

Personal life

Asner has four children: a son, Matthew and his twin sister Liza, a daughter, Kate, and a younger son, Charlie. Model and television personality Jules Asner is his former daughter-in-law. His wife's nephew, Gavin Newsom, was elected mayor of San Francisco in 2003. Dr. Jerry Pournelle has mentioned in his weblog that Asner lives nearby, having encountered him while both were on neighborhood walks, and describes him as "a good neighbor".^[2] Kate Asner is the daughter of Edward Asner and the sister of Matthew Asner. ... Jules Asner on the cover of Fit magazine (issue June 2006 or earlier) Jules Asner (born Julie Ann White on 14 February 1968 in Tempe, Arizona, USA) is a television personality and model. ... Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is the 42nd Mayor of San Francisco, California. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Jerry Pournelle at the 2006 Stanford Singularity Summit Jerry Pournelle, (born August 7, 1933) is an American essayist, journalist and science fiction author who contributed for many years to the computer magazine Byte. ...

Political views

A vocal leftist, Asner served two terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild, in which capacity he opposed US policy in Central America. He has also been active in a variety of other causes, such as the movement to free Mumia Abu-Jamal, and is a prominent member of the Democratic Socialists of America. His political position may also have motivated him to play the voice of the pig-like villain Hoggish Greedly on the pro-environmental animated series Captain Planet and the Planeteers [1] and the voice for the sinister Ed Wuncler in The Boondocks. He has also assisted groups like Sendero Luminoso, a violent left-wing terrorist group^[3]^[4] â€œLeftismâ€ redirects here. ... The Screen Actors Guild (S.A.G.) is the labor union representing over 120,000 film actors in the United States. ... For other uses, see Central America (disambiguation). ... Mumia Abu-Jamal photo Mumia Abu-Jamal (born Wesley Cook April 24, 1954) is a journalist and political activist from Philadelphia who was on Death Row after having been convicted of the murder of Philadelphia Police Department Officer Daniel Faulkner, but is now serving life in a Pennsylvania State Prison. ... Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is the largest socialist organization in the United States and the principal U.S. affiliate of the Socialist International, a federation of socialist, social democratic and labour parties and organizations. ... Captain Planet and the Planeteers is an American animated environmentalist television program, created by Ted Turner and produced by Barbara Pyle and Nicholas Boxer. ... The Boondocks is an American animated television series produced for Cartoon Networks Adult Swim programming block, based on the comic strip of the same name. ...

He has signed the 911 Truth Statement^[5] calling for new investigations of questions about the 9/11 terrorist attacks, including those concerning US intelligence on upcoming attacks, the breakdown of military air defense, and the nature of the investigations. Asner has also reviewed 9/11 literature and videos, including a recent review for the film 9/11 Guilt: The Proof is in Your Hands. He's also appeared several times on Joyce Riley's The Power Hour. The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Power Hour is a brokered radio show that leans to the Christian left, and is syndicated to various AM, FM, and shortwave radio stations. ...

Asner served as the spokesman for 2004 Racism Watch. In April 2004, he wrote an open letter to "peace and justice leaders" encouraging them to demand "full 9-11 truth" through an organization called the "9-11 Visibility Project." Recently he has appeared in a recurring segment, on Jay Leno's The Tonight Show, entitled "Does This Impress Ed Asner?"^[6] Asner also narrated the documentary film "the Oil factor: Behind the War on Terror". 2004 Racism Watch is an organization founded in January of 2004 that calls upon the 2004 Bush-Cheney campaign to change or pull a political ad they deem offensive. ... Jay Leno (born James Douglas Muir Leno April 28, 1950) is an Emmy-winning American comedian who is best known as the current host of NBC televisions long-running variety and talk program The Tonight Show. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In the February 28, 2007 all-star benefit reading of "The Gift of Peace" at UCLA's Freud Playhouse, he portrays a minister (clergyman), and plays alongside actors Barbara Bain, Amy Brenneman, George Coe, Wendie Malick, and James Pickens, Jr.. The play is an open appeal and fundraiser for passage of U.S. House Resolution 808, which seeks to establish a Cabinet-level "Department of Peace" in the U.S. government, to be funded by a two percent diversion of the Pentagon's annual budget.^[7] February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini era. ... A benefit concert is a concert featuring musicians, comedians, or other performers that is held for a charitable purpose, often directed at a specific and immediate humanitarian crisis. ... Binomial name Ucla xenogrammus Holleman, 1993 The largemouth triplefin, Ucla xenogrammus, is a fish of the family Tripterygiidae and only member of the genus Ucla, found in the Pacific Ocean from Viet Nam, the Philippines, Palau and the Caroline Islands to Papua New Guinea, Australia (including Christmas Island), and the... Barbara Bain as Dr. Helena Russell, MD in Space: 1999 Barbara Bain (born 13 September 1931 in Chicago, Illinois as Millicent Fogel) is an American actress. ... Actress Amy Brenneman (born June 22, 1964 in New London, Connecticut) is best-known for her roles in the television series NYPD Blue and Judging Amy. ... George Coe is an actor who has appeared in many films and television shows. ... Wendie Malick (born December 13, 1950, in Buffalo, New York) is an American actress. ... As Dr. Richard Webber on Greys Anatomy James Pickens, Jr. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... This article concerns the legal meaning of the term resolution. ... A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... The United States Department of Defense (DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the military. ...

Notable roles

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Footnotes

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External links

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