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Al Franken

Al Franken

Actor · Born May 21, 1951 · New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

Alan Stuart Franken is an American comedian, politician, media personality, and author who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 2009 to 2018. He became well known in the 1970s and 1980s as a staff writer and performer on the television comedy show Saturday Night Live.

Acted in 18

1980s

  1. 1988

    Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel

    The Awesome Pair

  2. 1986

    One More Saturday Night

    Paul Flum

  3. 1985

    Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter

    Movie

  4. 1983

    Trading Places

    Baggage Handler #1

    76

1970s

  1. 1976

    Tunnel Vision

    Al

  2. 1975

    Saturday Night Live

    McSooshi Announcer (voice) (uncredited), Self - Various Characters, Self - Special Guest, Judge / Cook (uncredited), Ron Ziegler (voice) (uncredited), Crowd Member (uncredited), Phone Technician (uncredited), Pong Player (voice) (uncredited), Mourner (uncredited), Pong Player #1 (voice) (uncredited), Pong Player on the Right (voice) (uncredited), Guest (uncredited), Player on the Left (voice) (uncredited), Bee / Pong Player (uncredited), Dancer (uncredited), Lab Technician (uncredited), Wanderer (uncredited), Voice of Senator / Dr. Alan S. Franken (uncredited), Self (uncredited), Various / Football Player (uncredited), George Jessel / Various (uncredited), Self, Various (uncredited), Patron (uncredited), Patron / Extra (uncredited), Mr. Arkansas, Passenger (uncredited), Patron / Jewish Warrior (uncredited), Ray Floyd (uncredited), Lester Crackfield (uncredited), Rod M (uncredited), Pete Tagliani, Guard (uncredited), Buzz (uncredited), Customer (uncredited), René (uncredited), Student (uncredited), Two Mile Player (uncredited), Shipmate (uncredited), Cardinal / Brad Gunderic / Soldier (uncredited), Soldier (uncredited), Various, Camper (uncredited), Caveman / Motorist (uncredited), Pinklisting Narrator (voice) (uncredited), The Life of Vlad the Impalere announcer (voice) (uncredited), Russian Translator (voice) (uncredited), Narrator: Big Ball of Sports (voice) (uncredited), Bartender (uncredited), Henry Kissinger (uncredited), ICM Narrator (voice) (uncredited), Various / Announcer (uncredited), Psycho Mutant (uncredited), Sen. Paul Simon (uncredited), Self / Pat Robinson (uncredited), Stuart Smalley (uncredited) · 1 episode

    77

Wrote 11

1990s

  1. 1998

    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

    Writer

  2. 1995

    Stuart Saves His Family

    Screenplay, Novel

  3. 1994

    When a Man Loves a Woman

    Screenplay

    67
  4. 1993

    Politically Incorrect

    Writer

1980s

  1. 1989

    Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

    Writer

  2. 1986

    One More Saturday Night

    Writer

  3. 1983

    The Coneheads

    Writer

  4. 1981

    Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

    Writer

1970s

  1. 1979

    Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda

    Writer

  2. 1977

    The Paul Simon Special

    Writer

  3. 1975

    Saturday Night Live

    Writer

    77

Produced 3

Other crew 1

Appearances49

2010s

  1. 2019

    Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh

    Self

  2. Biography: Comedy Icons

    Self · 1 episode

  3. 2018

    Minnesota Experience

    Self (archive footage) · 1 episode

  4. Inside the Russian Info War Machine

    Self

  5. 2017

    Hot Grease

    Self

  6. I Love You, America

    Self · 1 episode

    64

  7. An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

    Self

    69

  8. The Words That Built America

    Self - Reader: The Constitution

    59

  9. Long Strange Trip

    Self

  10. The History of Comedy

    Self · 14 episodes

  11. 2016

    Chelsea

    Self · 1 episode

    60
  12. 2014

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Self - Guest · 1 episode

    60

  13. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    Self · 1 episode

    67
  14. 2011

    Hot Coffee

    Self

  15. 2010

    Conan

    Self · 2 episodes

    79

  16. Overheard with Evan Smith

    Self · 1 episode

2000s

  1. 2008

    Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary

    Self

  2. Lord, Save Us from Your Followers

    Self

  3. 2007

    Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

    Self

  4. Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

    Self

  5. 2006

    Al Franken: God Spoke

    Self

  6. 2005

    Earth to America

    Self

  7. The Colbert Report

    Self · 1 episode

    80

  8. Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

    Self

  9. Left of the Dial

    Self

  10. 2004

    Wellstone!

    Self

  11. Tanner on Tanner

    Self · 1 episode

  12. Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable

    Self

  13. Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

    Self (archive footage)

  14. 2003

    Real Time with Bill Maher

    Self - Guest · 6 episodes

    69

  15. Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Self - Guest, Self - Guest Host · 1 episode

    61
  16. 2002

    The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase

    Self - Roaster

1980s

  1. 1989

    Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

    Self

  2. 1981

    Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

    Self

  3. Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead

    Self - Host