Ed Asner on the UP-lifting experience of playing Carl Fredericksen

TVC 484.3: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with eight-time Emmy Award winner Ed Asner (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant, Elf, Disney Pixar's UP, Briarpatch), including why his experience providing the voice of Carl Fredericksen in UP gave him a feeling of rebirth. Ed's new memoir, SON OF A JUNKMAN: My Life from the West Bottoms of Kansas City to the Bright Lights of Hollywood, not only includes many stories about his spectacular acting career, but pays tribute to his cast members on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Lou Grant, reveals the person on whom he based his portrayal of Grant when he did the hour-long series, and shows why Ed's father continues to be the guiding force of his life today.

Ed Asner plays God Almighty in God Help Us, a political comedy written by Samuel Warren Joseph that provides hope for the future, provided we all listen to each other. Samuel Warren Joseph was one of Ed's collaborators on Son of a Junkman. To find out how to book God Help Us at a playhouse near you, go to GodHelpUs.net.

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