Carl Fredricksen is the protagonist of Disney•Pixar's 2009 animated feature film Up. He is an old and cranky retired helium balloon guy of the zoo, and the widower of Ellie Fredricksen. He is voiced by the late Edward Asner, who also reprised the role in Dug Days and Carl's Date.

Carl Fredricksen is the main character of Up. He also appeared in Dug's Special Mission as a supporting character, in George and A.J. as a minor character and in the Disney+ series, Dug Days, as a main character.

The film centers on Carl Fredricksen (Asner), an elderly widower who travels to South America with youngster Russell (Nagai) in order to fulfill a promise that he made to his late wife Ellie. In the jungle, they encounter an exotic bird and discover someone who has sinister plans to capture it.

Carl Fredricksen is the main protagonist of the Disney/Pixar's Up franchise. Carl has been an aspiring explorer since he was younger, when he used to idolize Charles F. Muntz, having been wanted to go to Paradise Falls as a way to experience such matter.

The story centers on an old man named Carl Fredricksen who is determined to get to South America to keep a promise he made to his wife, Ellie Fredricksen. After tying thousand of balloons to Carl's house, he is off to South America.

The opening sequence to the 2009 Disney-Pixar film Up (sometimes referred to as "Married Life" after the accompanying instrumental piece, [1] the Up montage, or including the rest of the prologue The First 10 Minutes of Up) has become known as a cultural milestone and a key element to the film's success.

In Pixar's animated film Up, the character Carl Fredricksen is portrayed as a grumpy, elderly man who embarks on a journey to fulfill a promise to his late wife, Ellie.

Carl Fredricksen is not your average hero. He's a retired balloon salesman who, at the age of 78, is forced to leave the house he and his late wife Ellie built together. But instead of moving into the old folks' home, Carl takes action.

Jul 23, 2009 · Up: Directed by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson. With Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai, Bob Peterson. 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen travels to South America in his house equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway.

May 24, 2013 · By tying thousands of balloons to his home, 78-year-old Carl sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years younger, inadvertently becomes a stowaway.