
Died at 96
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Edward Asner (November 15, 1929 – August 29, 2021), commonly known as Ed Asner, was an American film, television, stage, and voice actor and former president of the Screen Actors Guild, primarily known for his Emmy Award-winning role as Lou Grant on both The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off series, Lou Grant. In 2009, he starred as the voice of Carl Fredricksen in Pixar's award-winning animated film, Up. In early 2011, Asner returned to television as butcher Hank Greziak in Working Class, the first original sitcom on cable channel CMT.

Ed Asner

Grandpa Pepper (voice)
for Grandpa Pepper (voice) in Pizza Tower (1990s)
Suggested by talalagirlg46

Every town needs a hero... even if he's a nervous, hot-tempered pizza chef?Enter Peppino Spaghetti,owner of a tiny pizzeria constantly under siege by the evil food mogal Pizzaface From his towering fortress- the dreaded Pizza Tower - Pizzaface plots to take over the world of one greasy slice at a time. But Peppino won't let that happen. With the help of his best friend Gustavo (and Gustavo trusty rat,Brick) Peppino dashes,smashes, and crushes thought wacky adventures, taking out bizarre villians like PepperMan, Noise, and the Cheese Knight.Each week,the trio must outwit Pizzaface's latest scheme to turn the world's food into his monstrous minions. Packed with slapstick comedy, zany chase sequence, and over-the-top cartoon physics, the show delivers a mix of action and laughs- think Teenage Mutant Turtles meets Adventures of Sonic the way, with a gooey layer of cheese on top. Tone: Bright, energetic, and sureal, with exaggerated animation, pizza-pun one-liners, and a rocking theme song kids couldn't get out of their heads. Episode Formula:Each episode sees Pizzaface unleashes a new bizarre creation to terrorize the city, while Peppino and friends use courage (and lots a chaos) to save the day - usually ending with Pizzaface yelling, "CURSTE YOU, PEPPINO!"