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Edward "Ed" Asner (born November 15, 1929) is an American film, television, and stage 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 leading character in both a comedy and a drama. He is also known for portraying Santa Claus in the 2003 comedy ''Elf'' and its 2014 remake ''Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas''. In 2009, he starred as the voice of Carl Fredricksen in Pixar's animated film ''Up'', and made a guest appearance on ''CSI: NY'' in the episode "Yahrseit". In early 2011, Asner returned to television as butcher Hank Greziak in ''Working Class'', the first original sitcom on cable channel CMT. He starred in the Canadian television series ''Michael, Tuesdays and Thursdays'', on CBC Television and has appeared in the 2013 television series ''The Glades''. ==Early life and education== Asner was born on November 15, 1929 in Kansas City, Missouri. His Jewish Russian-born parents, Lizzie (née Seliger, 1885 – January 16, 1967〔(). Find a Grave.〕), a housewife; and David Morris Asner〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Edward Asner Biography (1929-) )〕 (1877 – May 19, 1957〔(). Find a Grave.〕) ran a second-hand shop.〔Asner interview, Archive of American Television, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences〕 He was raised in an Orthodox Jewish family. Asner attended Wyandotte High School in Kansas City, Kansas, and the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. He worked on the assembly line for General Motors.〔(Ed Asner Stars in Grace on Broadway - Vulture.com ).〕 Asner served with the U.S. Army Signal Corps and appeared in plays that toured Army camps in Europe. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ed Asner」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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