Chinanews client, Beijing, August 30 (Reporter Yuan Xiuyue) According to foreign media reports, Edward Asner, the voice actor of the protagonist Carl in Pixar's classic film "The Flying House", died on Sunday morning at the age of 91.

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  "Words cannot express our sadness. Kiss your head, good night Dad. We love you." His family said.

Pixar also posted a tweet to miss him, saying "Edward is the Carl Frederickson in our real life, a grumbling, caring and kind person."

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  Edward Asner's representative works include "Mary Taylor Moore Show", "Lou Grant", "Root" and so on.

In 2009, he was well-known to many audiences for dubbing the old-fashioned grandfather Carl in the popular animated film "The Flying House".

  Edward Asner was born in Kansas City, Missouri on November 15, 1929. He participated in theater performances as a student and appeared in a number of theater works. His first Broadway stage play was "The Face of a Hero."

  Since the 1960s, Edward has been active in the television industry.

His appearance is not outstanding, and he is not the material for being a star in the traditional sense.

However, for a middle-aged news director of a grumpy TV station, his appearance is very suitable.

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  In 1970, the 41-year-old Edward played the role of Lou Grant in the sitcom "Mary Taylor Moore Show" and became famous.

The play tells the story of urban women, and is also the enlightenment of "Sex and the City" and "Desperate Housewives".

The role played by Edward was so popular that it also spawned a TV series "Lou Grant".

  In Edward's career, he has won seven Emmy Awards, five of which were for playing Lou Grant, and the other two were due to performances in the TV series "Rich Man, Poor Man" and "Root".

  In reviewing the time of the "Mary Taylor Moore Show", Edward once said: "There is nothing more fun than hearing the audience laugh."

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  In addition to participating in film and television works, Edward has also participated in dubbing work many times, such as "The Flying House", "The Tenth Season of SpongeBob SquarePants", "Animated Spider-Man", "The First Season of Justice League" and "The First Season of The Simpsons" "The First Season of The Amazing Spider-Man", "The First Season of Spider-Man" and so on.

  In "Travel around the Flying House", he interprets the role of Carl in a quiet comedy way, which is highly praised.

Some film critics even suggested that the Academy Awards should set up a new award-best animated film dubbing, and nominate Edward Asner as the first winner.

Edward Asner with Carl

  According to the film’s director, Peter Dougert, “When we first met Edward and showed him a small sculpture we made for Carl, he (roaring) said,'I'm not like him at all. 'We thought, this is perfect.' Later, the crew adjusted the dialogue according to Edward's language model.

"We look for words with more consonants and shortened sentences." Dougter said, this cemented the concept that after the death of his wife Allie, Karl was a dissatisfied bear who was awakened during hibernation.

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  In addition, when Russell and Carl talk about family in the movie, they also refer to the dialogue in the "Mary Taylor Moore Show".

  In addition to his acting career, Edward Asner has served twice as the chairman of the Screen Actors Guild and won the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Screen Actors Guild.

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