Al Franken
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 21, 1951 (age 75)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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
Filmography
Lorne
Movie · as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie · as Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member / Self - Producer 1975 - 1995
Downey Wrote That
Movie · as Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie · as Self
The Residence
TV · as Aaron Filkins · 7 eps
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
Movie · as Gramps (voice)
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
Movie · as Self
Biography: Comedy Icons
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Inside the Russian Info War Machine
Movie · as Self
Minnesota Experience
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
Movie · as Self
The Words That Built America
Movie · as Self - Reader: The Constitution
Long Strange Trip
Movie · as Self
Hot Grease
Movie · as Self
The History of Comedy
TV · as Self · 14 eps
I Love You, America
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Chelsea
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Hot Coffee
Movie · as Self
Conan
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Overheard with Evan Smith
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
Movie · as Self
Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary
Movie · as Self
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater
Movie · as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Movie · as Self
Al Franken: God Spoke
Movie · as Self
Left of the Dial
Movie · as Self
Earth to America
Movie · as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Movie · as Self
The Colbert Report
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Wellstone!
Movie · as Self
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable
Movie · as Self
The Manchurian Candidate
Movie · as TV Commentator
Tanner on Tanner
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV · as Self - Guest · 6 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Guest Host · 1 ep
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
Movie · as Self - Roaster
Harvard Man
Movie · as Al Franken
Clerks
TV · as Mayor McCheese (voice) · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Movie · as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
TV · as Self · 5 eps
LateLine
TV · as Al Freundlich · 12 eps
From the Earth to the Moon
TV · as Jerome Weisner · 1 ep
The Definite Maybe
Movie · as Vagabond
The View
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Daily Show
TV · as Self, Self - Guest Host · 6 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
3rd Rock from the Sun
TV · as Frank Gansmiller · 1 ep
Stuart Saves His Family
Movie · as Stuart Smalley
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
TV · as Al (voice) · 1 ep
When a Man Loves a Woman
Movie · as Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Politically Incorrect
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 9 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Larry Sanders Show
TV · as Al Franken · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Movie · as Self
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Movie · as The Awesome Pair
One More Saturday Night
Movie · as Paul Flum
Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter
Movie
Franken and Davis at Stockton State
Movie · as Himself
Trading Places
Movie · as Baggage Handler #1
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead
Movie · as Self - Host
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Movie · as Self
Tunnel Vision
Movie · as Al
Saturday Night Live
TV · as McSooshi Announcer (voice) (uncredited), Self - Various Characters, Self - Special Guest, Judge / Cook (uncredited), Ron Ziegler (voice) (uncredited), Crowd Member (uncredited), Phone Technician (uncredited), Pong Player (voice) (uncredited), Mourner (uncredited), Pong Player #1 (voice) (uncredited), Pong Player on the Right (voice) (uncredited), Guest (uncredited), Player on the Left (voice) (uncredited), Bee / Pong Player (uncredited), Dancer (uncredited), Lab Technician (uncredited), Wanderer (uncredited), Voice of Senator / Dr. Alan S. Franken (uncredited), Self (uncredited), Various / Football Player (uncredited), George Jessel / Various (uncredited), Patron (uncredited), Patron / Extra (uncredited), Mr. Arkansas, Passenger (uncredited), Patron / Jewish Warrior (uncredited), Ray Floyd (uncredited), Lester Crackfield (uncredited), Rod M (uncredited), Pete Tagliani, Guard (uncredited), Buzz (uncredited), Customer (uncredited), René (uncredited), Student (uncredited), Two Mile Player (uncredited), Shipmate (uncredited), Cardinal / Brad Gunderic / Soldier (uncredited), Camper (uncredited), Caveman / Motorist (uncredited), Pinklisting Narrator (voice) (uncredited), The Life of Vlad the Impalere announcer (voice) (uncredited), Russian Translator (voice) (uncredited), Narrator: Big Ball of Sports (voice) (uncredited), Bartender (uncredited), Henry Kissinger (uncredited), ICM Narrator (voice) (uncredited), Various / Announcer (uncredited), Psycho Mutant (uncredited), Sen. Paul Simon (uncredited), Self / Pat Robinson (uncredited), Stuart Smalley (uncredited) · 1 ep