Ed Asner is a television legend, the winner of seven acting Emmy Awards (which puts ties him with Mary Tyler Moore, both of whom rank second to their "
Mary Tyler Moore Show" co-star, Cloris Leachman who has nine). In all, he has been nominated 20 times for an Emmy Award, with 17 nods for a Primetime Emmy and three for a Daytime award...See full bio »
1978The 30th Annual Emmy Awards
(TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series & Presenter: Best Directing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy
1977The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
(TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series and Nominee: Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
1976The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
(TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series and Nominee: Best Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
(on making the transition from the comedy
Mary Tyler Moore to its dramatic spin-off series
Lou Grant] We were really worried about changing over from a three-camera half-hour comedy to a one-camera full-hour drama. The audience wasn't ready for the switch - even CBS billed us in their promos as a comedy. In fact, the whole thing was impossible. But we didn't know that.
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Trivia:
Has won more Emmys, 7, as an actor than any other male performer.
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