Ed Asner was an American actor and former president of the Screen Actors Guild. He is best remembered for portraying Lou Grant during the 1970s and early 1980s, on both The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off series Lou Grant, making him one of the few television actors to portray the same character in both a comedy and a drama. Ed Asner has hand signed this Mary Tyler Moore Show 8x10 Photo w/ Best of Life inscription. JSA Authentication #AC92417 and JSA Certificate of Authenticity.