Al Franken
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Al Franken

May 21, 1951 - Manhattan, New York, USA

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.

Credits

Cast

Media
Movie2004Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on JournalismSelf (archive footage)
Movie1995Stuart Saves His FamilyStuart Smalley
Movie2008Lord, Save Us from Your FollowersSelf
Movie2011Hot CoffeeSelf
Movie2007Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on GoldwaterSelf
Movie2005Left of the DialSelf
Movie1985Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter
Movie1976Tunnel VisionAl
Movie2024Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the RescueGramps (voice)
Movie1997The Definite MaybeVagabond
Movie2006Al Franken: God SpokeSelf
Movie2005Earth to AmericaSelf
Movie2001Harvard ManAl Franken
Movie1984Franken and Davis at Stockton StateHimself
Movie2017An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to PowerSelf
Movie1994When a Man Loves a WomanCo-Pilot (uncredited)
Movie1986One More Saturday NightPaul Flum
Movie1989Saturday Night Live: 15th AnniversarySelf
Movie2004Wellstone!Self
Movie1988Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of SteelThe Awesome Pair
Movie2017The Words That Built AmericaSelf - Reader: The Constitution
Movie2008Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American PrimarySelf
Movie2017Long Strange TripSelf
Movie2002The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy ChaseSelf - Roaster
Movie1983Trading PlacesBaggage Handler #1
Movie2004Indian Point: Imagining the UnimaginableSelf
Movie1981Grateful Dead: Dead AheadSelf - Host
Movie2019Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
Movie1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary SpecialSelf
Movie2018Inside the Russian Info War Machineself
Movie1981Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Movie2004The Manchurian CandidateTV Commentator
Movie2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf
Movie2017Hot GreaseSelf
TV Show1996The Daily ShowSelf6
TV Show1997The ViewSelf3
TV Show1995Dr. Katz, Professional TherapistAl (voice)1
TV Show1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf1
TV Show1998LateLine26
TV Show1993Politically IncorrectSelf6
TV Show2005The Colbert ReportSelf2
TV Show1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest8
TV Show1999The Late Late Show with Craig KilbornSelf5
TV Show1998From the Earth to the MoonJerome Weisner1
TV Show1975Saturday Night LiveMcSooshi Announcer (voice) (uncredited)1
TV Show2016ChelseaSelf1
TV Show2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf1
TV Show2017The History of ComedySelf14
TV Show2004Tanner on TannerSelf4
TV Show2017I Love You, AmericaSelf1
TV Show2019Biography: Comedy IconsHimself1
TV Show2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf1
TV Show1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf1
TV Show1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Various Characters60
TV Show19963rd Rock from the SunFrank Gansmiller1
TV Show1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited)3
TV Show1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Special Guest1
TV Show2003Real Time with Bill MaherSelf6
TV Show1996The Daily ShowSelf - Guest Host4
TV Show2000ClerksMayor McCheese (voice)1
TV Show2010ConanSelf2
TV Show2018Minnesota ExperienceSelf (archive footage)1
TV Show2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday NightSelf4
TV Show2025The ResidenceAaron Filkins7

Crew

Media
Movie1994When a Man Loves a WomanExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie1994When a Man Loves a WomanScreenplayWriting
Movie1995Stuart Saves His FamilyScreenplayWriting
Movie1995Stuart Saves His FamilyNovelWriting
Movie1984Franken and Davis at Stockton StateWriterWriting
Movie1998Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil HartmanWriterWriting
Movie1977The Paul Simon SpecialWriterWriting
Movie1979Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & GildaWriterWriting
Movie1981Steve Martin's Best Show EverWriterWriting
Movie2024Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the RescueExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie1983The ConeheadsWriterWriting
Movie1986One More Saturday NightWriterWriting
TV Show1975Saturday Night LiveProducerProduction
TV Show1998LateLineProducerProduction
TV Show1998LateLineWriterWriting
TV Show1993Politically IncorrectWriterWriting
TV Show1975Saturday Night LiveWriterWriting
TV Show1995Dr. Katz, Professional TherapistAdditional WritingCrew
TV Show1998LateLineCreatorCreator