Ed Asner

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Born: 11/15/1929

Biography: Raised in the only Jewish family in his neighborhood, American actor Ed Asner grew up having to defend himself both vocally and physically. A born competitor, he played championship football in high school and organized a top-notch basketball team which toured most of libera …

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ActorAll Actor Credits

Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg [Movie]

2009

Up: in Disney Digital 3-D [Movie] as Carl Fredricksen

2009

Up [Movie] as Carl Fredricksen

2009

Gigantic [Movie] as Mr. Weathersby

2008

Channels [Movie]

2008

Andy Barker, P.I.: The Lady Varnishes [TV Series]

2007

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Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle [Movie]

2000

Payback [Movie]

1997

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NEWS & GOSSIP

Yoo-Hoo! Mrs. Goldberg's Hitting the Big Screen

07/09/09 Did you know that Lucille Ball was not the first woman of sitcom television land? | Cinematical.com
Now It's Aaron Sorkin's Turn To Fail At Writing A Moneyball Script [Moneyball]

07/09/09 Columbia has enlisted Sorkin, the sanctimonious West Wing creator last seen making Ed Asner say "Macau" over and over , to write a draft of the star-crossed Moneyball movie. | Deadspin
Analyst Who Was Down On ?Uup? Is Now Up On ?Up?

07/09/09 Pali Research media analyst Richard Greenfield has admitted that he was "dead wrong" in his assessment of Disney/Pixar's Up , which he predicted would fail to become a big hit for the studio. | The Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
Anwar starred in circus film

07/08/09 Q: I have a question about an episode of "House." | Akron Beacon Journal - Akron OH
Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg

07/06/09 "Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg" does an exemplary job of celebrating the seminal achievements of Gertrude Berg and reaffirming her status as a broadcasting pioneer. | Variety
10 things to do before summer ends

07/02/09 Don't be misled by the PG rating, the talking dogs or the 20,000-strong bouquet of balloons, it's the best movie of 2009 (so far) for children and adults. | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA
Friendship warms latest 'Ice Age'

07/01/09 Afilm like "Up" is magical, not at all dependent on an all-star cast to weave its wonder on young and old alike (when Ed Asner is your big name, you're not exactly going after the flavor of the month). | Asbury Park Press - Neptune NJ
For many stars, summer movies have not been hot

06/29/09 The stars are not twinkling bright this summer. | News Sentinel - Knoxville TN
No Love for A-List Actors This Summer

06/28/09 With "The Hangover" sitting pretty as the most profitable movie of the summer and Ed Asner reigning as the season's box office champion, it's safe to say 2009 hasn't been the most star-friendly summer on the books. | Rotten Tomatoes
Viacom's `Transformers' Sells $204 Million, Second-Highest Five-Day Earner

06/28/09 "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" sold $201 million in tickets for Viacom Inc. , the second highest five-day opening in film history. | Bloomberg.com
Business soaring at Oakland's Fenton's, thanks to "Up!"

06/22/09 At first glance, Dug stands as the only visible indicator of Fenton's newfound stardom. | Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek CA
Disney's Romantic Comedy `The Proposal' Opens as No. 1 at $34.1 Million

06/21/09 Walt Disney Co.'s romantic comedy "The Proposal" debuted as the top film in the U.S. and Canada over the weekend, as star Sandra Bullock 's best-ever opener gave the company its second No. 1 movie in a month. | Bloomberg.com
No Amount of John Travolta-Brand Gatorade Can Cure This Hangover [Box Office Report]

06/15/09 The movie about drunks and their drunken ways keeps hitting the big time. | Gawker
?Up? Director Reveals Secret Deleted Subplot - And the Egg on Carl?s Face

06/11/09 Pixar has another instant classic on its hands with its latest cartoon offering. | MTV Movies Blog
The soundtracks of summer: 'Star Trek,? 'Up? composer Michael Giacchino has them covered

06/03/09 Giacchino was creating music for video games (The Lost World, Medal of Honor) when he was discovered by "Star Trek" director J.J. Abrams -- who's just a bit hot himself -- while he was preparing to launch the ABC spy series "Alias." | Buzz Bands
Movie Review: Up (2009) in 3-D

06/01/09 Disney/Pixar's Up flew to astronomical heights with a successful $68.2 million opening weekend. | Blogcritics.org Video
'Up' Soars To Top Of Box Office

06/01/09 Early estimates suggest the film, about a cantankerous old man, voiced by Ed Asner , who goes on a flying house adventure with a boy scout and a dog, opened with a $68.2 million opening weekend take. | Starpulse News Blog
"Up" Lands Up Top Of Weekend Box Office

05/31/09 (AP) The animated action comedy "Up" took flight with a $68.2 million opening weekend, maintaining a perfect box-office track record for Pixar Animation, whose 10 films all have been commercial and critical hits. | TheShowBuzz
Movie Review: Up (2009)

05/29/09 On May 29th, Disney/Pixar released Up and proved once again that they simply cannot make movies that are consistently funny anymore, or even cute. | Blogcritics.org Video
10 More Cool Old Man Protagonists for the UP Fan

05/29/09 Last month, a New York Times article focused on the Wall Street worries over Pixar's Up . | SpoutBlog
What to Watch Wednesday, April 29

04/28/09 ON AOL TELEVISION It's the 100th episode of the series, and one of the final four of the season, so it's only fitting that 'The Variable' delivers some major scoop. | Inside TV

Year
Result
Award
Movie

2007
Won
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
The Christmas Card

1981
Won
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or
Lou Grant [TV Series]

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