GRACE's Paul Rudd, Ed Asner Guest on ABC's THE VIEW Today, 9/21

The "Sweet 16" celebration continues on ABC's Emmy(r) Award-winning talk show,THE VIEW with an exciting lineup of guests SEPTEMBER 17-21 (11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, ET), including actors Paul Rudd and Ed Asner of Broadway's GRACE. 

The Broadway premiere of Grace, the acclaimed dark comedy written by award-winning writer Craig Wright (Mistakes Were Made, Recent Tragic Events, “Six Feet Under”) and directed by Dexter Bullard (Tracy Letts’ BUG), began performances on Thursday, September 13th, with an official opening night set for Thursday, October 4, 2012. The all-star cast includes Paul Rudd and Academy Award® nominee Michael Shannon, with Kate Arrington and seven-time Emmy Award®-winner Ed Asner.

"Guy Day Friday" with co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck's husband, Tim Hasselbeck, SEPT. 21.

Continuing scheduled guests for the week of SEPTEMBER 17-21 are as follows (subject to change):

TODAY, SEPTEMBER 21 - "Guy Day Friday" with co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck's husband, Tim Hasselbeck; actors Paul Rudd and Ed Asner (Broadway's "Grace"); "Mario's Time of the Month" featuring Mario Cantone; a new installment of "Where Are They Now?" with an appearance and performance from Vanilla Ice.

"The View," a live, one-hour daily talk show from ABC, features Daytime Emmy Award-winning hosts Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd. It's the original forum in which real women discuss everyday issues, share their opinions and engage in colorful conversations. "The View," broadcast in HDTV and produced in 2-channel stereo sound, is now available to watch online daily at 4:00 p.m., ET/1:00 p.m., PT on ABC.com. "The View" is produced by ABC and Ms. Walters' Barwall Productions, with Ms. Walters serving as executive producer along with Bill Geddie, who also serves as executive producer for "The Barbara Walters Specials." "The View" is directed by Mark Gentile. For breaking news and updated videos follow

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