Caption: Mark Eisenstein, Brian Dusseau, Suki Weston, Joseph Del Giodice, Edward Asner, Peter Linari, Nick Taylor, Charles Balcer, Bobby Faust, Brian Backer, Estelle Parsons and Katrina Oost at a New York gathering honoring director Tom O'Horgan.
Actor, Soundtrack, Producer
Born: November 15, 1929
Star sign: Scorpio
Height: 5' 7" (1.7 m)
Known for: Up (2009), Mary Tyler Moore (1970), Lou Grant (1977), Elf (2003)
Source: IMDB
Ed Asner is a television legend, the winner of seven acting Emmy Awards (which puts him tied with Mary Tyler Moore, both of whom rank second to their "Mary Tyler Moore (1970) Show" co-star, Cloris Leachman who has nine). In all, he has been nominated 20 times for an Emmy Award, with 17 nods for a Primetime Emmy and three for a Daytime award. (All ...