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Eddie Asner, also credited as Edward Asner, is an American actor, voice actor, and a former president of the Screen Actors Guild. He is primarily known for his role as Lou Grant during the 1970s and early 1980s, on both The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off series Lou Grant, making him one of the few television actors to portray the same character in both a comedy and a drama. He is the most honored male performer in the history of the Primetime Emmy Awards, having won seven, five for portraying Lou Grant. His other Emmys were for performances in two of the most significant mini-television series of the 1970s: Rich Man, Poor Man (1976), where he won for Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Performance in a TV series, and Roots (1977), for which he won for Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a TV series.
Birth Name
Yitzhak Edward Asner
Born
Friday, 15 November 1929
Died
Sunday, 29 August 2021
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2009 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
2007 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | Nominated |
1992 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
1982 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
1981 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
1981 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
1980 | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Won |
1980 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Won |
1979 | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
1979 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
1978 | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Won |
1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Won |
1977 | Emmy | Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
1977 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actor - Television | Won |
1977 | Emmy | Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series | Won |
1976 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actor - Television | Won |
1976 | Emmy | Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
1976 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series | Won |
1975 | Golden Globe | Best TV Actor - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |