Edward Asner turned 78 years old Thursday. After winning seven Emmys and appearing in around 250 television shows and movies, is it time to rest on his laurels?

Not a chance.

I caught up with the star recently and he said: “I’m looking for the next job. One where I don’t have to leap tall buildings. I did give that up, unfortunately. Small buildings I can leap.”

Still, it’s fun to look back and he will do that tonight at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills where the cast of “Lou Grant” (pictured in the late 70s)will reunite. Ed won two Emmys for that 1978-82 show set in an LA newsroom as well as three for the same role on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” He also won for “Roots” and “Rich Man, Poor Man” and been nominated 16 times overall, including this year.

So where does he keep all that Emmy gold?

“Well, we wanted to put them in a shrine overlooking the curb. But, we thought that might be too ostentatious. So, they’re in a recess in the study. We do have a sign that says, ‘“See our display inside.’”

Then I asked him where his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is.

"It's right across from Frederick's of Hollywood (at 6363 Hollywood Blvd). I'm very proud of that location." Whenever he goes to visits his star, he said, "I look across the street and admire the selections."

Last year, he had a recurring role on NBC's now-cancelled "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" and the season prior, he was part of an all-star cast for the CBS sitcom "Center of the Universe."

"I'm working on a Pixar picture now, it'll be out in 2009. Can't wait to see it with my grandchildren."