Birth place: Kansas City, Missouri
Birth name: Etye Asner
Father: Morris David Asner, scrap metal dealer
Mother: Lizzie (Seliger) Asner
Marriages: Cindy Gilmore (1998-2007, divorced); Nancy Sykes (1959-1988, divorced)
Children: With Carol Jean Vogelman: Charles; with Nancy Sykes: Kathryn; Mathew and Liza (twins)
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May 19, 2008 – Oprah Winfrey hosts the surviving cast members of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” to reflect on the series.
2009 – Provides the voice for “Carl Fredricksen” in the Academy Award-winning animated film, “Up.”
2011 – Portrays Warren Buffett in HBO’s “Too Big to Fail.”
October 4, 2012-January 6, 2013 – Appears on Broadway in the production of “Grace,” after having not been on stage since 1989.
March 12, 2013 – Falls ill during his one-man show, “FDR,” in Gary, Indiana, and is rushed to the hospital. His publicist later says Asner was diagnosed with exhaustion.
June 2013 – Voices his support for Edward Snowden who leaked confidential information regarding the U.S. government’s surveillance programs.
