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Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 21, 1951
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Al Franken
0.5 Popularity
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
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Self
Downey Wrote That
2025
7.6
Aaron Filkins
The Residence
2025
7.7
Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member / Self - Producer 1975 - 1995
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
7.8
Self
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025
6.9
Gramps (voice)
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
2024
7.3
Self
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
2019
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Self
Biography: Comedy Icons
2019
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Self (archive footage)
Minnesota Experience
2018
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Self
Inside the Russian Info War Machine
2018
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Self
Hot Grease
2017
Credits
Downey Wrote That
as Self
2025
0.0
The Residence
as Aaron Filkins
2025
7.6
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member / Self - Producer 1975 - 1995
2025
7.7
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
as Self
2025
7.8
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
as Gramps (voice)
2024
6.9
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
as Self
2019
7.3
Biography: Comedy Icons
as Self
2019
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Minnesota Experience
as Self (archive footage)
2018
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Inside the Russian Info War Machine
as Self
2018
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Hot Grease
as Self
2017
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I Love You, America
as Self
2017
6.6
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
as Self
2017
6.5
The Words That Built America
as Self - Reader: The Constitution
2017
6.0
Long Strange Trip
as Self
2017
8.1
The History of Comedy
as Self
2017
6.6
Chelsea
as Self
2016
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.9
Hot Coffee
as Self
2011
7.2
Conan
as Self
2010
7.1
Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary
as Self
2008
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Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
as Self
2008
4.6
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater
as Self
2007
6.0
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
as Self
2007
0.0
Al Franken: God Spoke
as Self
2006
6.9
Earth to America
as Self
2005
8.0
The Colbert Report
as Self
2005
6.9
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
as Self
2005
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Left of the Dial
as Self
2005
7.5
Wellstone!
as Self
2004
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Tanner on Tanner
as Self
2004
0.0
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable
as Self
2004
6.5
The Manchurian Candidate
as TV Commentator
2004
6.5
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
as Self (archive footage)
2004
7.1
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2003
6.0
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest Host
2003
5.5
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
as Self - Roaster
2002
5.1
Harvard Man
as Al Franken
2001
4.6
Clerks
as Mayor McCheese (voice)
2000
7.1
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
as Self
1999
6.8
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self
1999
4.6
From the Earth to the Moon
as Jerome Weisner
1998
8.1
🎬
LateLine
as Al Freundlich
1998
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The View
as Self
1997
4.3
The Definite Maybe
as Vagabond
1997
2.0
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
The Daily Show
as Self - Guest Host
1996
6.4
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self
1996
3.9
3rd Rock from the Sun
as Frank Gansmiller
1996
7.5
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
as Al (voice)
1995
7.8
Stuart Saves His Family
as Stuart Smalley
1995
5.2
When a Man Loves a Woman
as Co-Pilot (uncredited)
1994
6.6
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
Politically Incorrect
as Self
1993
5.3
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
1992
5.4
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
as Self
1989
7.6
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
as The Awesome Pair
1988
8.5
One More Saturday Night
as Paul Flum
1986
3.3
Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter
1985
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🎬
Franken and Davis at Stockton State
as Himself
1983
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Trading Places
as Baggage Handler #1
1983
7.2
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981
7.5
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead
as Self - Host
1981
10.0
Tunnel Vision
as Al
1976
4.5
Saturday Night Live
as McSooshi Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Special Guest
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Judge / Cook (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Ron Ziegler (voice) (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Crowd Member (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Phone Technician (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Pong Player (voice) (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Mourner (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Pong Player #1 (voice) (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Pong Player on the Right (voice) (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Guest (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Player on the Left (voice) (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Bee / Pong Player (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Dancer (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Lab Technician (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Wanderer (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Voice of Senator / Dr. Alan S. Franken (uncredited)
1975
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Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Various / Football Player (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as George Jessel / Various (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Various (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Patron (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Patron / Extra (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Mr. Arkansas
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Passenger (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Patron / Jewish Warrior (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Ray Floyd (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Lester Crackfield (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Rod M (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Pete Tagliani
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Guard (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Buzz (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Customer (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as René (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Student (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Two Mile Player (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Shipmate (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Cardinal / Brad Gunderic / Soldier (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Soldier (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Various
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Henry Kissinger / Barry / Delivery Man
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Henry Kissinger
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Roman
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Camper (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Caveman / Motorist (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Joe Daddy / Hunter
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Pinklisting Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as The Life of Vlad the Impalere announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Russian Translator (voice) (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Narrator: Big Ball of Sports (voice) (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Bartender (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Henry Kissinger (uncredited)
1975
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