I think Megan Fox and Shia LaBeouf are looking well above 200 degrees fahrenheit, but I'd gladly forgo the picture-perfect stars of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen if it means boosting the backend profits for another sorely underappreciated member of the 60-and-over crowd, Ed Asner, the voice of Up's beloved Carl Fredricksen. Up until a month ago, it would have seemed unthinkable to base an animated movie around a crochety, 78-year-old character -- but aren't we glad Disney did? The flick's still rocking the second place spot at the box office, which makes the 79-year-old Asner a humongous box office draw (so what if he's in cartoon form? It still counts). Who says you need a scantily-clad "actress" hovering over an exposed engine to get our motors running?

http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/06/david-letterman-ed-asner-older-dudes-are-having-their-day.html

:cool: :D

Good for Ed!

When casting, TMTMS producers were worried how an actor could play Lou Grant, and not only did he change course after a bad reading and start nailing the character, he continued to know exactly how to get a ton of laughs with it throughout the run...and of course when he had to do an occasional serious turn, he was wonderful.

With such great range, he was a backbone character on one of the best comedies ever.

He's done well post TMTMS too, not that I didn't expect it, and while I don't know anything about his latest success, I'm glad to hear of it!

I so want to see Up! when it comes on DVD. I've seen several Disney/Pixar movies before, and enjoyed them. But the fact that Ed is involved just makes it cooler! I bet he'll get an even younger generation of fans b/c of this.

- Kristen

I so want to see Up! when it comes on DVD. I've seen several Disney/Pixar movies before, and enjoyed them. But the fact that Ed is involved just makes it cooler! I bet he'll get an even younger generation of fans b/c of this.

- Kristen
Just like he did with Elf. :cool:

He was in Elf?! I've seen that movie so many times and never noticed!

He was in Elf?! I've seen that movie so many times and never noticed!
He was Santa!! Bob Newhart played Papa Elf.

He was Santa!! Bob Newhart played Papa Elf.

Okay mabye I just haven't seen that movie for a really long time. :lol: Because now that you say that, I kind of remember.

Okay mabye I just haven't seen that movie for a really long time. :lol: Because now that you say that, I kind of remember.
It's so funny because I turned to my mom and said, "Isn't he Jewish and he's playing Santa?" :lol: But he did a great job!!