Carl Fredricksen is the protagonist of Disney•Pixar's 2009 animated feature film, Up. He is an old and cranky retired helium balloon salesman, and the widower of Ellie Fredricksen. He is voiced by the late Edward Asner. Edward Asner also reprised the role in Dug Days and Carl's Date. One of the stylization choices made for Up was that a square represented the past and a circle represented the future, the reason for Carl being box-shaped. After the death of his wife, Ellie, Carl has shut off…