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Al Franken

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Al Franken

Born
(age 75)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
73 titles

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.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 69

YearTitleRole
2026 Lorne Film Self
2025 Downey Wrote That Film Self
2025 The Residence TV Aaron Filkins (7 ep)
2025 SNL50: The Homecoming Concert Film Self
2025 Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music Film Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member / Self - Producer 1975 - 1995
2025 SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night TV Self (2 ep)
2024 Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue Film Gramps (voice)
2019 Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh Film Self
2019 Biography: Comedy Icons TV Self (1 ep)
2018 Minnesota Experience TV Self (archive footage) (1 ep)
2018 Inside the Russian Info War Machine Film Self
2017 Hot Grease Film Self
2017 I Love You, America TV Self (1 ep)
2017 An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power Film Self
2017 The Words That Built America Film Self - Reader: The Constitution
2017 Long Strange Trip Film Self
2017 The History of Comedy TV Self (14 ep)
2016 Chelsea TV Self (1 ep)
2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers TV Self - Guest (1 ep)
2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV Self (1 ep)
2011 Hot Coffee Film Self
2010 Conan TV Self (2 ep)
2010 Overheard with Evan Smith TV Self (1 ep)
2008 Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary Film Self
2008 Lord, Save Us from Your Followers Film Self
2007 Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater Film Self
2007 Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation Film Self
2006 Al Franken: God Spoke Film Self
2005 Earth to America Film Self
2005 The Colbert Report TV Self (1 ep)
2005 Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found Film Self
2005 Left of the Dial Film Self
2004 Wellstone! Film Self
2004 Tanner on Tanner TV Self (1 ep)
2004 Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable Film Self
2004 The Manchurian Candidate Film TV Commentator
2004 Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism Film Self (archive footage)
2003 Real Time with Bill Maher TV Self - Guest (6 ep)
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV Self - Guest, Self - Guest Host (1 ep)
2002 The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase Film Self - Roaster
2001 Harvard Man Film Al Franken
2000 Clerks TV Mayor McCheese (voice) (1 ep)
1999 Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special Film Self
1999 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn TV Self (5 ep)
1998 From the Earth to the Moon TV Jerome Weisner (1 ep)
1998 LateLine TV Al Freundlich (12 ep)
1997 The View TV Self (3 ep)
1997 The Definite Maybe Film Vagabond
1996 The Daily Show TV Self, Self - Guest Host (6 ep)
1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show TV Self (1 ep)
1996 3rd Rock from the Sun TV Frank Gansmiller (1 ep)
1995 Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist TV Al (voice) (1 ep)
1995 Stuart Saves His Family Film Stuart Smalley
1994 When a Man Loves a Woman Film Co-Pilot (uncredited)
1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien TV Self - Guest (9 ep)
1993 Late Show with David Letterman TV Self - Guest (3 ep)
1993 Politically Incorrect TV Self (6 ep)
1992 The Larry Sanders Show TV Al Franken (1 ep)
1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TV Self (1 ep)
1989 Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary Film Self

Crew credits 15

YearTitleJob
2024 Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue Film Executive Producer
1998 LateLine TV Producer, Writer, Creator (12 ep)
1998 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman Film Writer
1995 Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist TV Additional Writing (1 ep)
1995 Stuart Saves His Family Film Screenplay, Novel
1994 When a Man Loves a Woman Film Executive Producer, Screenplay
1993 Politically Incorrect TV Writer (6 ep)
1989 Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary Film Writer
1986 One More Saturday Night Film Writer
1983 Franken and Davis at Stockton State Film Writer
1983 The Coneheads Film Writer
1981 Steve Martin's Best Show Ever Film Writer
1979 Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda Film Writer
1977 The Paul Simon Special Film Writer
1975 Saturday Night Live TV Producer, Writer (171 ep)
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