Al Franken

Al Franken

🎂 21st May 1951 (74 yrs) 📍 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.

Al Franken

🎬 Movies Featuring Al Franken

Downey Wrote That

Downey Wrote That (2025)

as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)

as Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member / Self - Producer 1975 - 1995
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue

Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue (2024)

as Gramps (voice)
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh

Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh (2019)

as Self
Inside the Russian Info War Machine

Inside the Russian Info War Machine (2018)

as Self
Hot Grease

Hot Grease (2017)

as Self
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017)

as Self
The Words That Built America

The Words That Built America (2017)

as Self - Reader: The Constitution
Long Strange Trip

Long Strange Trip (2017)

as Self
Hot Coffee

Hot Coffee (2011)

as Self
Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary

Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary (2008)

as Self
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers

Lord, Save Us from Your Followers (2008)

as Self
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater (2007)

as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation (2007)

as Self
Al Franken: God Spoke

Al Franken: God Spoke (2006)

as Self
Earth to America

Earth to America (2005)

as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found (2005)

as Self
Left of the Dial

Left of the Dial (2005)

as Self
Wellstone!

Wellstone! (2004)

as Self
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable

Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable (2004)

as Self
The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

as TV Commentator
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (2004)

as Self (archive footage)
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase (2002)

as Self - Roaster
Harvard Man

Harvard Man (2001)

as Al Franken
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999)

as Self
The Definite Maybe

The Definite Maybe (1997)

as Vagabond
Stuart Saves His Family

Stuart Saves His Family (1995)

as Stuart Smalley
When a Man Loves a Woman

When a Man Loves a Woman (1994)

as Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989)

as Self
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel

Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel (1988)

as The Awesome Pair
One More Saturday Night

One More Saturday Night (1986)

as Paul Flum
Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter

Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter (1985)

No Image

Franken and Davis at Stockton State (1983)

as Himself
Trading Places

Trading Places (1983)

as Baggage Handler #1
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (1981)

Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead

Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead (1981)

as Self - Host
Tunnel Vision

Tunnel Vision (1976)

as Al