Lou Grant the role in a series of ads promoting Twin Cities station KSTP-TV, a real television station in the same market as the fictional WJM-TV. Additionally in 2013, Asner again reprised the role for a series of promos for "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" airing on MeTV. Asner won five Primetime Emmy Awards for his portrayal of Lou, with three of these awards for "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and two for "Lou Grant". Bravo ranked Lou 35th on their list of the 100 greatest TV characters. Lou Grant Louis Grant is a fictional character played by Edward Asner in two
Burt Metcalfe producer, Metcalfe was promoted to line producer in 1976 when Larry Gelbart left the series and then to executive producer in 1977, when Gene Reynolds moved on to become executive producer for the CBS-TV series "Lou Grant". Metcalfe has been nominated 13 times for Primetime Emmy Awards for his work as a writer on the series "M*A*S*H" from 1975 through 1983. Metcalfe also served as the executive producer for the "M*A*S*H 30th Anniversary Reunion Special" which aired on FOX in September 2002. Burt Metcalfe Burt Metcalfe (born March 19, 1935 in Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian American television and film