Al Franken

Personal Info

Known For Actor

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

Actor

2025
The Residence

as Senator Aaron Filkins

2018
Minnesota Experience

as Self (archive footage)

2017
The Words That Built America

as Self - Reader: The Constitution

2017
2016
Chelsea

as Self

2011
Hot Coffee

as Self

2010
Conan

as Self

2005
2005
2005
2004
Wellstone!

as Self

2004
The Manchurian Candidate

as TV Commentator

2004
2004
2001
Harvard Man

as Al Franken

2000
Clerks

as Mayor McCheese (voice)

1998
From the Earth to the Moon

as Jerome Weisner

1997
The Definite Maybe

as Vagabond

1997
The View

as Self

1996
1996
The Daily Show

as Self - Guest Host

1996
3rd Rock from the Sun

as Frank Gansmiller

1995
Stuart Saves His Family

as Stuart Smalley

1994
When a Man Loves a Woman

as Co-Pilot (uncredited)

1993
1986
1983
Trading Places

as Baggage Handler #1

1981
1976
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

Producer

2024
1998
LateLine

as Producer

1994
When a Man Loves a Woman

as Executive Producer

1975

Creator

1998
LateLine

as Creator