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Difference between revisions of "Ed Asner (character)"

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'''Ed Asner''' is an American actor, producer, and voice actor.
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'''Ed Asner''' is an American actor, producer, and voice actor. He frequently worked with Simpsons co-producer James L. Brooks on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Lou Grant, playing TV news producer and later newspaper editor Lou Grant.
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
When [[Patty]] showed [[Marge]] a picture of the hair she wanted from a magazine she was surprised that she wanted have the same style as Ed Asner. Patty told her that she wanted the same as the person next to him, which was [[Mary Tyler Moore]].<ref>"[[Saturdays of Thunder]]"</ref>
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When [[Patty]] showed [[Marge]] a picture of the hair she wanted from a magazine she was surprised that she wanted have the same style as Ed Asner. Patty told her that she wanted the same as the person next to him, which was [[Mary Tyler Moore]].<ref>"[[Saturdays of Thunder]]"</ref> The newspaper editor voiced by Asner in Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner is inspired by Lou Grant as well.<ref>"[[Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner]]"</ref>
  
 
== Appearances ==
 
== Appearances ==
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Revision as of 09:34, September 20, 2020

This article is about the character. For the guest star, see Ed Asner.
Ed Asner
Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Alive
Occupation: Actor
Producer
Voice actor
First mentioned: "Saturdays of Thunder"


Ed Asner is an American actor, producer, and voice actor. He frequently worked with Simpsons co-producer James L. Brooks on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Lou Grant, playing TV news producer and later newspaper editor Lou Grant.

History

When Patty showed Marge a picture of the hair she wanted from a magazine she was surprised that she wanted have the same style as Ed Asner. Patty told her that she wanted the same as the person next to him, which was Mary Tyler Moore.[1] The newspaper editor voiced by Asner in Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner is inspired by Lou Grant as well.[2]

Appearances

References


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