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RIP Ed Asner, America's Cranky Grandpa

Johnny Unusual

Johnny Unusual

(He/Him)
91 is a good age but I'm going to miss him. I didn't grow up with his sitcom work but I sure as Hell grew up with his voice work.


Of course, his big role for animation was Up, a phenomenal movie, but also his work as J Jonah Jameson is pitch perfect.
 
zonetrope

zonetrope

(he/him)
RIP. I first learned about him as Hoggish Greedly from Captain Planet, and he completely committed his whole self to that stupid character.
 
ArugulaZ

ArugulaZ

Fearful asymmetry
It's funny. I remember seeing the Spider-Man movie with a friend. He thought JK Simmons nailed the role of J. Jonah Jameson, and was a little shocked when I told him, "Eh, he was no Ed Asner."

Years later, Asner popped up in another Spider-Man cartoon, but this time in a dream sequence as Peter Parker's Uncle Ben. He was able to distance himself from his previous role in the franchise, offering Peter warmth and encouragement when he needed it most.

And oh! He was the sleazy corporate CEO Roland Daggett in the Batman animated series. Asner gave him a smug, scheming growl that was just perfect for the character. The casting for that show was phenomenal... it was around the time when cartoons were hiring actors with real stage and screen credentials to play these roles, rather than ordinary voice actors, and it lent a lot of gravitas to their performances.
 
zonetrope

zonetrope

(he/him)
There are probably some stray jokes and storylines that wouldn't land today, but I recall MTM holding up really well. Though part of that is the depressing reality that a lot of the gender/workplace issues it tackles haven't gotten any better since the '70s.
 
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