Asner Showcased For 'New York' Role

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  1. CSI Files

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    <A class="link" HREF="http://www.variety.com/">Variety</a> included <font color=yellow>Ed Asner</font> in a showcase of guest stars up for Emmy consideration.<p>As CSI Files previously <A class="link" HREF="http://www.csifiles.com/news/170609_01.shtml">reported</a>, several actors and actresses were submitted in the "Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series" and "Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series" categories for their stints on <I>CSI: Crime Scene Investigation</I> and <I>CSI: New York</I>. <I>Variety</I>'s short list names breakout performances from the ballot. Asner was one of the 18 drama guest stars showcased for his role on <I>New York</I>.<p>In <A class="link" HREF="http://www.csifiles.com/episodes/newyork/season5/yahrzeit.shtml">"Yahrzeit"</a>, Asner played Abraham Klein, a Jewish clockmaker and Holocaust survivor. The character had a dark secret that was revealed over the course of the investigation: Klein's real name was Klaus Braun. He was a member of the Hitler Youth who pretended to be a Jew in order to hide from his past. In her <A class="link" HREF="http://www.csifiles.com/reviews/csi/yahrzeit.shtml">review</a> for "Yahrzeit", CSI Files' <font color=yellow>Kristine Huntley</font> said of Asner's role:<p><dl><dt><dd><font color=yellow>As Abraham/Klaus, Ed Asner turns in a powerful performance, segueing with chilling ease between the adamant Abraham to the decidedly evil Klaus, who goes from proclaiming he's a Jew who was at Auschwitz to stating in German that "we should have killed them all."</font></dt></dl><P>The original article is from <A class="link" HREF="http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=awardcentral&jump=emmys09&articleid=VR1118004971&cs=1">Variety</a>.<center></center>
     
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    I'm not surprised Variety put Asner on the short list - he did a phenomenal job in "Yahrzeit". He was so creepy in that final scene, especially when the mask came off and we saw the real man come through in Braun's facial expression.

    I hope he gets nominated!
     
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    A truly powerful performance, indeed. It's nice to see Variety put him on their shortlist... definitely a deserving performance. That transition was chilling! I found him so sympathetic at first, so that final scene was really shocking.... Definitely an impressive performance. I hope he gets nominated!
     
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    I would hope that his incredible performance coupled with the fact that he's Ed freaking Asner will get him a nomination and then a win. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
     

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