# I Didn't Know Ed Asner Was Still Alive

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**Created:** [September 4, 2021, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-know-ed-asner-was-still-alive/950071 "2021-09-04T00:15:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2021, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-didnt-know-ed-asner-was-still-alive/950071/2 "2021-09-04T01:20:09Z")

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Ya mean like in this thread?

> [@Who are our current "Abe Vigodas"? (people you might be surprised to learn are still alive)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985):
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> For many years. Abe Vigoda was the butt of the joke regarding shock over him still being alive. I even had the Firefox extension years ago that simply displayed his life status. He just looked so old in the Godfather. He is, alas, dead. Who are some people that kind of fill that role now? Who might some of us not realize are still living? I’ll go first. Willie Mays is still alive at age 89. And God bless him, a national treasure.

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