20 Minutes With Ed Asner: ‘Mary Tyler Moore' Star on Broadway, TV, and Politics

The 83-Year-Old 'Mary Tyler Moore' Star With Lots Of Opinions
NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 22: Actor Edward Asner attends the 'Premium Rush' New York premiere at Regal Union Square on August 22, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 22: Actor Edward Asner attends the 'Premium Rush' New York premiere at Regal Union Square on August 22, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

At 83, a lot of people might call a round of golf and a cocktail hour a full schedule. Not Ed Asner. The actor, best known for “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” is on Broadway eight times a week through Jan. 6, starring in the play “Grace” alongside Paul Rudd, Michael Shannon, and Kate Arrington. His secret for keeping up with the young’ns?

“Naps,” he told ABCNews.com, laughing. “I’m only in two out of seven scenes. The other bozos carry it for the rest of the play.”

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