Ed Asner has played a lot of roles in his Emmy-winning career, but never an action hero. Now, at 80, he’s finally getting his chance in Pixar’s animated 3-D feature Up.

Asner voices a crotchety senior who, thanks to a bunch of balloons tied to his house, flies to the wilds of South America with an 8-year-old stowaway.

Parade.com’s Jeanne Wolf found that Asner is getting a kick out of his new hero status, which he describes in his own hilarious and unpredictable style.

Is he really a curmudgeon like his character?
“A little bit, yes. But you can see the warmth oozing out as I snarl at you. So don’t be surprised when I finally embrace you, hug you to my bosom and say, ‘I love you,’ which I may do at any moment.” …Read more…

Filed under: Parade by admin | 05.26.2009
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