Ed Asner: Beloved Actor and Star of Pixar's up Dies Aged 91
- Ed Asner, the Emmy award-winning Jewish actor who voiced the elderly hero in Pixar’s Up, has passed on at the age of 91
- The TV icon reportedly died on Sunday, August 29, surrounded by his family
- Asner was the most awarded male performer in Emmy history winning seven times, with five of those being for his role as Lou Grant
The veteran actor who co-starred in the Pixar fan favourite animated movie “Up,” Ed Asner has died at the age of 91 years.
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According to reports by Deadline, the celebrated TV icon reportedly passed on surrounded by his family on Sunday, August 29. His cause of death was however not given.
Asner was best known for starring in The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
He enjoyed an esteemed career as he was the most awarded male performer in Emmy history winning seven times, with five of those being for his role as Lou Grant.
The beloved actor and activist incorporated Judaism in his many roles and he boasted of a long list of TV credits.
Many contemporary audiences will remember Asner for his appearances in the Christmas movie Elf, in which he played Santa Claus, animation Up!, where he voiced Carl Fredricksen, and Netflix series Cobra Kai.
Born in 1929 in Kansas City, Missouri, Edward David Asner started his acting career in college.
Aside from being a thespian, Asner worked as an activist of his fellow performers as a former president of the Screen Actors Guild and he raised a lot of money for a number of various charitable causes.
Celebrated Actor Dies Aged 85
In a separate article published on Briefly News, The Lone Ranger and Breaking Bad actor Saginaw Grant has passed away at the age of 85.
The Native American character actor is reported to have passed away peacefully of natural causes on July 28, according to his publicist Lani Carmichael - as reported by CNN.
In a statement on his Facebook page, the late's publicist described him as the hereditary chief and medicine man of the Sac & Fox tribe, who loved travelling the world and sharing his traditions.
He fought for the US as a marine in Korea and was proud of his achievements.
Grant is said to have found joy in watching his children grow in the traditions of their ancestors and loved dancing to the beats of a drum.
The thespian started acting late in life and was also a jewellery maker and also an artist.
According to Lani, Grant lost a sister and nephew early this year to COVID-19 and a son in the previous few years.
He is survived by a daughter, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and also his adopted son and daughter.
Source: Briefly News
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