Al Franken

Actor

Born: May 21, 1951 (74 years old)

Place of birth: 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.

Filmography (30)

• Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (2004, ★ 7)
• Hot Coffee (2011, ★ 7.2)
• Long Strange Trip (2017, ★ 8.1)
• Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue (2024, ★ 6.9)
• Al Franken: God Spoke (2006, ★ 6.9)
• Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989, ★ 7.6)
• An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017, ★ 6.6)
• When a Man Loves a Woman (1994, ★ 6.6)
• Trading Places (1983, ★ 7.2)
• Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh (2019, ★ 7.2)
• Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025, ★ 7.9)
• Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1995, ★ 7.8)
• From the Earth to the Moon (1998, ★ 8.1)
• 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996, ★ 7.5)
• Clerks (2000, ★ 7.1)
• The Residence (2025, ★ 7.5)
• SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night (2025, ★ 8)
• Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999, ★ 6.8)
• The Larry Sanders Show (1992, ★ 7.7)
• Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman (1998, ★ 7.9)
• The Words That Built America (2017, ★ 6)
• The Manchurian Candidate (2004, ★ 6.5)
• The History of Comedy (2017, ★ 6.6)
• Stuart Saves His Family (1995, ★ 5.2)
• Lord, Save Us from Your Followers (2008, ★ 4.6)
• Tunnel Vision (1976, ★ 4.5)
• Harvard Man (2001, ★ 4.6)
• The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase (2002, ★ 5.1)
• Politically Incorrect (1993, ★ 5.3)
• The Coneheads (1983, ★ 4.9)