Al Franken

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

65

Gender

Male

Birthday

1951-05-21 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Manhattan, New York, USA

Al Franken

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.

Known For

Trading Places
7.2%

Trading Places

Jun 7, 1983

The Manchurian Candidate
6.5%

The Manchurian Candidate

Jul 30, 2004

The Daily Show
6.4%

The Daily Show

Jul 22, 1996

The Daily Show
6.4%

The Daily Show

Jul 22, 1996

3rd Rock from the Sun
7.5%

3rd Rock from the Sun

Jan 9, 1996

Saturday Night Live
6.9%

Saturday Night Live

Oct 11, 1975

Saturday Night Live
6.9%

Saturday Night Live

Oct 11, 1975

Saturday Night Live
6.9%

Saturday Night Live

Oct 11, 1975

Saturday Night Live
6.9%

Saturday Night Live

Oct 11, 1975

Saturday Night Live
6.9%

Saturday Night Live

Oct 11, 1975

When a Man Loves a Woman
6.6%

When a Man Loves a Woman

Apr 29, 1994

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Acting

2025
The Residence as Aaron Filkins
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self
2025
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night as Self
2024
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue as Gramps (voice)
2019
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
2019
Biography: Comedy Icons as Himself
2018
Minnesota Experience as Self (archive footage)
2018
Inside the Russian Info War Machine as self
2017
David Letterman: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize as Self
2017
I Love You, America as Self
2017
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power as Self
2017
The Words That Built America as Self - Reader: The Constitution
2017
Long Strange Trip as Self
2017
The History of Comedy as Self
2016
Chelsea as Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2011
Hot Coffee as Self
2010
Conan as Self
2008
Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary as Himself
2008
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers as Self
2007
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater as Self
2006
Al Franken: God Spoke as Self
2005
Earth to America as Self
2005
The Colbert Report as Self
2005
Left of the Dial as Self
2004
Wellstone! as Self
2004
Tanner on Tanner as Self
2004
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable as Self
2004
The Manchurian Candidate as TV Commentator
2004
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism as Self (archive footage)
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
2002
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase as Self - Roaster
2001
Harvard Man as Al Franken
2000
Clerks as Mayor McCheese (voice)
1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self
1998
From the Earth to the Moon as Jerome Weisner
1998
LateLine
1997
The View as Self
1997
The Definite Maybe as Vagabond
1996
The Daily Show as Self
1996
The Daily Show as Self - Guest Host
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self
1996
3rd Rock from the Sun as Frank Gansmiller
1995
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist as Al (voice)
1995
Stuart Saves His Family as Stuart Smalley
1994
When a Man Loves a Woman as Co-Pilot (uncredited)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1993
Politically Incorrect as Self
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
1989
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary as Self
1988
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel as The Awesome Pair
1986
One More Saturday Night as Paul Flum
1985
Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter
1984
Franken and Davis at Stockton State as Himself
1983
Trading Places as Baggage Handler #1
1981
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead as Self - Host
1976
Tunnel Vision as Al
1975
Saturday Night Live as McSooshi Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self / Various
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Special Guest

Creator

1998
LateLine as Creator

Crew

1995
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist as Additional Writing

Production

2024
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue as Executive Producer
1998
LateLine as Producer
1994
When a Man Loves a Woman as Executive Producer
1975
Saturday Night Live as Producer
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