Actor Ed Asner, Star of ‘Mary Tyler Moore,’ ‘Lou Grant’ Dies at Age 91: Family

Actor Ed Asner, Star of ‘Mary Tyler Moore,’ ‘Lou Grant’ Dies at Age 91: Family
Actor Ed Asner arrives for the taping of "Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl" in Los Angeles on January 8, 2012. Sam Mircovich/Reuters
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Ed Asner, who played a gruff newsman for laughs and for drama in the classic TV series “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and its spinoff “Lou Grant” in the 1970s and 1980s and was honored with seven Emmy Awards, died on Sunday at age 91, his family said.

Asner, whose diverse credits also included a key voice role in the acclaimed 2009 animated film “Up,” died at his home surrounded by his family, his publicist told media outlets.