Asner

Asner is a surname that has appeared in various countries and across different professions. It is most widely recognized in American popular culture due to the actor Ed Asner, whose work spans decades of film, television, and voice acting.

Ed Asner (1929–2021) was an American actor, voice actor, and producer whose career encompassed stage, screen, and animation. He gained major prominence as Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, a role that led to a successful spin-off of its own. Throughout his later career, Asner remained a prolific performer in numerous projects across genres and media. He was also known for his social and political activism, particularly in the areas of labor rights and public advocacy, and he earned multiple major industry awards for his contributions to television and entertainment.

The surname Asner is relatively uncommon and is most frequently encountered in North America, with occasional appearances in other regions. The exact origin of the name is not clearly documented in readily accessible reference works, and it may derive from regional or transliterated forms of other surnames. In contemporary usage, individuals named Asner work in a variety of fields, but no other single figure has achieved the same level of public recognition as Ed Asner.