Ed Asner

Ed Asner (1929–2021) was an American actor best known for playing Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spinoff, Lou Grant.

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Lou Grant: A fictional television journalist played by Ed Asner on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spinoff. Asner created his best-known character in this role.
Mary Tyler Moore: An American actress and producer who starred as Mary Richards in The Mary Tyler Moore Show. She played Asner's colleague and formed the show's central ensemble partnership.
Primetime Emmy Awards: Annual American television awards recognizing excellence in primetime programming. Asner won seven Primetime Emmy Awards, including five for Lou Grant.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (format): A half-hour American sitcom centered on workplace and personal life in a television newsroom. Its comic format contrasts with the later drama built around Asner's same character.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show: A CBS sitcom about Mary Richards, an independent television news producer in Minneapolis. The series introduced Asner as Lou Grant.
Gavin MacLeod: An American actor known for playing Murray Slaughter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Captain Stubing on The Love Boat. He shared the newsroom ensemble with Asner.
Golden Globe Awards: Annual awards honoring achievements in film and television. Asner received multiple Golden Globes for his television performances.
Lou Grant (drama format): A one-hour television drama about journalists investigating stories and working at a newspaper. Its serious procedural storytelling recast the character Asner first played in comedy.
Lou Grant (TV series): A CBS drama series following journalist Lou Grant at a Los Angeles newspaper. Asner carried his sitcom character into this hour-long drama.
Ted Knight: An American actor who played Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. His pompous anchorman character often played against Asner's Lou Grant.