Veteran Actor And Star Of Pixar's Up, Ed Asner Has Died, Aged 91

Actor Ed Asner has died, aged 91.

He had a career spanning from the late 1950s and has projects that haven't even been released yet.

The Emmy Award-winning actor was best known for his character Lou Grant from The Mary Tyler Moore Show as well as playing Carl Fredricksen in Pixar's Up.

His family has released a statement on social media.

"We are sorry to say that our beloved patriarch passed away this morning peacefully. Words cannot express the sadness we feel. With a kiss on your head- Goodnight dad. We love you," they said.

Despite having more than 300 acting credits to his name, he told the Associated Press back in 2009 that he felt he could have done more.

"I never get enough work. It's the history of my career. There just isn't anything to turn down, let me put it that way," he said.

"I'd say most people are probably in that same boat, old people, and it's a shame," he said.

Topics: Celebrity, News, No-Article-Matching

Stewart Perrie

Stewart Perrie is a Trending Journalist at LADbible. His first job was as a newsreader and journalist at the award winning Sydney radio station, Macquarie Radio. He was solely responsible for the content broadcast on multiple stations across Australia when the MH17, Germanwings and AirAsia disasters unfolded. Stewart has covered the conflict in Syria for LADbible, interviewing a doctor on the front line, and has contributed to the hugely successful UOKM8 campaign.

@stewartperrie