Ed Asner Finally Has his Day in the Spotlight! - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 06-14-2009, 09:39 PM

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?

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catlover79 · 06-14-2009, 11:17 PM

PGood97041 · 06-15-2009, 03:31 AM

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!

Kristen · 06-15-2009, 04:09 AM

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

catlover79 · 06-15-2009, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by 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.

SpunkiiMonkii7078 · 06-15-2009, 03:08 PM

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

catlover79 · 06-15-2009, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by SpunkiiMonkii7078

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

He was Santa!! Bob Newhart played Papa Elf.

SpunkiiMonkii7078 · 06-20-2009, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

He was Santa!! Bob Newhart played Papa Elf.

Okay mabye I just haven't seen that movie for a really long time.

Because now that you say that, I kind of remember.

catlover79 · 06-21-2009, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by SpunkiiMonkii7078

Okay mabye I just haven't seen that movie for a really long time.

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?"

But he did a great job!!

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PGood97041 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 03, 2008 Location: Boston Posts: 747	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!