Celebrities were quick to take to social media to celebrate the life and career of late television icon, Ed Asner .
The actor’s death was …
Celebrities were quick to take to social media to celebrate the life and career of late television icon, Ed Asner. The actor’s death was announced through his official Twitter account Sunday, which noted that he died peacefully. No cause of death was given. “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,” the tweet reads. He was perhaps best known for playing Lou Grant on ” The Mary Tyler Moore Show ” and its subsequent dramatic spinoff, “Lou Grant.” The role made Asner a household name throughout the country. However, as Deadline notes, Asner was the former president of the Screen Actors Guild as well as the most decorated male performer in Emmy history, with seven wins under his belt. This also made him one of the most important figures in Hollywood for a time. As a result, his death sent a ripple effect throughout the show business community, prompting many of his Hollywood friends and collaborators to take to Twitter to pay tribute to his life and career. Josh Gad was among the first, sharing an image of the animated character Asner voiced in the Oscar-winning Pixar movie “Up” and honored his other voice role on “Central Park.” “I am heartbroken to say goodbye to our friend #EdAsner who graced #CentralParkTV as the voice of Bitsy’s brother Ambrose,” Gad wrote. “He was a Legend, a beautiful soul and a truly brilliant actor. Love you sir! We will miss down here, but smiling that you are have fittingly gone Up.
