NS: R.I.P. Ed Asner

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Famous actor Ed Asner recently passed away. His animated voice roles are too numerous to list -- I think everyone knows him as Carl Fredricksen from Up at this point -- but I think two will probably stick out for comic fans.

First was his role as J. Jonah Jameson Jr. in the 90s Spider-Man cartoon. J.K. Simmons is one of my favorite actors but Ed Asner will always be the definitive Jonah to me. When I saw Up in theaters, I didn't know who Asner was but I immediately recognized Jonah's voice.

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He also voiced Granny Goodness on various DCAU projects. I've never watched any of them and don't know much about the character but nonetheless it's clear he does a great job as usual.

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[calzephyr]

I didn't know he did so many voice roles! I remember him mostly from back in the day on Lou Grant :-D