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Ed Asner, who died in 2021, won more primetime Emmys than any other male actor. In addition to his iconic Lou Grant character, among his nearly 400 credits on TV, on the stage and in movies were the beloved lead role in the cartoon feature “Up,” Santa in the movie “Elf” and a recent guest spot in the Netflix series “Dead To Me.” He also made a name for himself as a political activist. Asner became an FFRF honorary director and received the Clarence Darrow Award in 2020 from the state/church watchdog for his promotion of rationalism and freethought.
Asner was in Madison, Wis., in late 2019 to fundraise for The Progressive magazine and graciously agreed to come by Freethought Hall and sit down for a chat with FFRF Co-Presidents Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor. It was exciting for FFRF staff to meet him when the interview was recorded in the Stephen Uhl Friendly Atheist Studio. The conversation was originally aired in February 2020.
Learn more about the Freedom From Religion Foundation at ffrf.org.
Ed Asner, who died in 2021, won more primetime Emmys than any other male actor. In addition to his iconic Lou Grant character, among his nearly 400 credits on TV, on the stage and in movies were the beloved lead role in the cartoon feature “Up,” Santa in the movie “Elf” and a recent guest spot in the Netflix series “Dead To Me.” He also made a name for himself as a political activist. Asner became an FFRF honorary director and received the Clarence Darrow Award in 2020 from the state/church watchdog for his promotion of rationalism and freethought.
Asner was in Madison, Wis., in late 2019 to fundraise for The Progressive magazine and graciously agreed to come by Freethought Hall and sit down for a chat with FFRF Co-Presidents Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor. It was exciting for FFRF staff to meet him when the interview was recorded in the Stephen Uhl Friendly Atheist Studio. The conversation was originally aired in February 2020.
Learn more about the Freedom From Religion Foundation at ffrf.org.
