| − | '''Ed Asner''', born '''Yitzhak Edward Asner''' (born November 15, 1929 in Kansas City, Missouri), is an American actor, voice actor, and former president of the [[Screen Actor's Guild]], and is well known for the role of Lou Grant on ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' as well as its spinoff ''Lou Grant''. | + | '''Ed Asner''', born '''Yitzhak Edward Asner''' (born November 15, 1929 in Kansas City, Missouri, died August 29, 2021), was an American actor, voice actor, and former president of the [[Screen Actor's Guild]], and was well known for the role of Lou Grant on ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' as well as its spinoff ''Lou Grant''. |
| − | He is also a massive leftist, being a card-carrying member of the [[Democratic Socialists of America]], and also being involved in anti-War groups such as [[ANSWER]] and [[Not In Our Name]], as well as the [[Mumia Abu-Jamal|Free Mumia]] movement. He was also rather infamous for his lending his narration to the [[Essay:Worst Liberal Movies|California Federation of Teachers propaganda video ''Tax the Rich: An Animated Fairy Tale'']], which as implied by the title utilized [[class warfare]] rhetoric and was obscenely anti-Capitalist. He also lent his support to the [[FSLN]]. | + | He was also a massive leftist, being a card-carrying member of the [[Democratic Socialists of America]], and also being involved in anti-War groups such as [[ANSWER]] and [[Not In Our Name]], as well as the [[Mumia Abu-Jamal|Free Mumia]] movement. He was also rather infamous for his lending his narration to the [[Essay:Worst Liberal Movies|California Federation of Teachers propaganda video ''Tax the Rich: An Animated Fairy Tale'']], which as implied by the title utilized [[class warfare]] rhetoric and was obscenely anti-Capitalist. He also lent his support to the [[FSLN]]. |