Al Franken
Birthday
1951/05/21 (73 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York, USA
Also know as
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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.
Acting
(2004) Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
as Self (archive footage)
(1995) Stuart Saves His Family
as Stuart Smalley
(2008) Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
as Self
(2011) Hot Coffee
as Self
(2007) Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater
as Self
(2005) Left of the Dial
as Self
(2017) David Letterman: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
as Self
(1985) Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter
as ---
(1976) Tunnel Vision
as Al
(2024) Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
as Gramps (voice)
(1997) The Definite Maybe
as Vagabond
(2006) Al Franken: God Spoke
as Self
(2005) Earth to America
as Self
(2001) Harvard Man
as Al Franken
(1984) Franken and Davis at Stockton State
as Himself
(2017) An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
as Self
(1994) When a Man Loves a Woman
as Co-Pilot (uncredited)
(1986) One More Saturday Night
as Paul Flum
(1989) Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
as Self
(2004) Wellstone!
as Self
(1988) Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
as The Awesome Pair
(2017) The Words That Built America
as Self - Reader: The Constitution
(2008) Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary
as Himself
(2017) Long Strange Trip
as Self
(2002) The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
as Self - Roaster
(1983) Trading Places
as Baggage Handler #1
(2004) Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable
as Self
(1981) Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead
as Self - Host
(2019) Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
as ---
(1999) Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
as Self
(2018) Inside the Russian Info War Machine
as self
(1981) Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
as ---
(2004) The Manchurian Candidate
as TV Commentator
(1996) The Daily Show
as Self
(1997) The View
as Self
(1995) Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
as ---
(1992) The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
(1998) LateLine
as ---
(1993) Politically Incorrect
as Self
(2005) The Colbert Report
as Self
(1993) Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
(1999) The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self
(1998) From the Earth to the Moon
as Jerome Weisner
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as McSooshi Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
(2016) Chelsea
as Self
(2014) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
(2017) The History of Comedy
as Self
(2004) Tanner on Tanner
as Self
(2017) I Love You, America
as Self
(2019) Biography: Comedy Icons
as Himself
(2014) Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
(1996) The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self
(2025) The Residence
as Senator Aaron Filkins
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters
(1996) 3rd Rock from the Sun
as Frank Gansmiller
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self / Various
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Special Guest
(2003) Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
(1996) The Daily Show
as Self - Guest Host
(2000) Clerks
as Mayor McCheese (voice)
(2010) Conan
as Self
(2018) Minnesota Experience
as Self (archive footage)