Ed Asner was a popular American actor and a president of the Screen Actors Guild who was best known for playing Lou Grant during the 1970s and early 1980s, on both The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off series Lou Grant, making him one of the few television actors to portray the same character in both a comedy and a drama.
Ed Asner is survived by four children. He was previously married to Cindy Gilmore and divorced in 2015.
Matthew Asner
Matthew Asner is the first son of Ed Asner. Matthew is currently working as a film producer. His mother is Nancy Sykes.
Liza Asner
Liza Asner is a twin of Matthew Asner. She worked as a booking agent and producer for the TV show ‘God Help Us’. Seen many times by her father’s side on the red carpet, Liza had also worked as an associate producer at Quince Productions.
Charles Edward Vogelman
Not much is known about Asner’s youngest child Charles, but the actor had once opened up about his autism.
Kate Asner
Kate Asner is the youngest daughter of Ed Asner. She is a well-noted face in Hollywood, who followed her father’s footsteps and took up acting. Kate has been seen in notable films like ‘What Women Want’, ‘Open Season’ and made guest appearances in shows like ‘Ally McBeal’, ‘Malcolm in the Middle, ‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’, and others.