Al Franken
May 21, 1951 (73 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue as Gramps (voice)
- 2019 · Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh as
- 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 as
- 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
- 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 as
- 1984 · Franken and Davis at Stockton State as Himself
- 1983 · Trading Places as Baggage Handler #1
- 1981 · Steve Martin's Best Show Ever as
- 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
- Future · The Residence as Senator Aaron Filkins