Ed Asner, Jabba the Hutt in the Return of the Jedi Radio Drama has died

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Ed Asner, the voice of Jabba the Hutt in the NPR Return of the Jedi radio drama and Jedi Master Vrook Lamar in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 1 and 2 has passed away aged 91. With an incredible CV of work dating back to the mid 50’s and right up to the present day and the hit series Cobra Kai, he passed away peacefully this morning.

Eddie Asner (November 15, 1929 – August 29, 2021), also credited as Edward Asner, was an American actor and voice actor who voices Jabba the Hutt in the radio version of Return of the Jedi and Jedi Master Vrook Lamar in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and its sequel.

He is best known for his role as Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spinoff, Lou Grant. The two shows gave him the distinction of being the only actor to win an Emmy Award for playing the same character on both a thirty minute sitcom and a sixty minute drama.

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Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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Ed Asner, the voice of Jabba the Hutt in the NPR Return of the Jedi radio drama and Jedi Master Vrook Lamar in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 1 and 2 has passed away aged 91. With an incredible CV of work dating back to the mid 50’s and right up to the present day and the hit series Cobra Kai, he passed away peacefully this morning.

Eddie Asner (November 15, 1929 – August 29, 2021), also credited as Edward Asner, was an American actor and voice actor who voices Jabba the Hutt in the radio version of Return of the Jedi and Jedi Master Vrook Lamar in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and its sequel.

He is best known for his role as Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spinoff, Lou Grant. The two shows gave him the distinction of being the only actor to win an Emmy Award for playing the same character on both a thirty minute sitcom and a sixty minute drama.

Sale
Star Wars Legends the Old Republic Omnibus 1
  • Hardcover Book
  • Miller, John Jackson (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 1344 Pages - 07/07/2021 (Publication Date) - Licensed Pub (Publisher)
SourceVariety
Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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