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Al Franken

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Born: 1951-05-21
From: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.7

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.

Awards & Nominations2 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Evelyn F. Burkey Award

🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series

Acting66 titles

Tanner on Tanner
10.0
Series

Tanner on Tanner

2004Comedy
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead
8.5
Movie

Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead

1981Drama
Long Strange Trip
8.1
Movie

Long Strange Trip

2017Drama
From the Earth to the Moon
8.1
Series

From the Earth to the Moon

1998Action
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
8.0
Movie

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

1988Documentary
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
8.0
Movie

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

2005Documentary
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
8.0
Series

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

2025Documentary
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
7.9
Cartoon

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

1995-2002Animation
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
7.8
Movie

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

1989Comedy
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
7.8
Movie

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025Drama
Earth to America
7.7
Movie

Earth to America

2005Drama
The Larry Sanders Show
7.7
Series

The Larry Sanders Show

1992-1998Comedy
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
7.6
Movie

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

1981Comedy
3rd Rock from the Sun
7.5
Series

3rd Rock from the Sun

1996-2001Drama
The Residence
7.5
Series

The Residence

2025Comedy
Left of the Dial
7.4
Movie

Left of the Dial

2005Documentary
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.3
Series

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993-2009Comedy
Hot Coffee
7.2
Movie

Hot Coffee

2011Documentary
Trading Places
7.2
Movie

Trading Places

1983Comedy
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
7.2
Movie

Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh

2019Documentary
Lorne
New7.2
Movie

Lorne

2026Documentary
Conan
7.2
Series

Conan

2010-2021Documentary
Clerks
7.1
Cartoon

Clerks

2000-2002Animation
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
7.0
Movie

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

2004Documentary
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable
7.0
Movie

Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable

2004Documentary
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
6.9
Cartoon

Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue

2024Animation
Al Franken: God Spoke
6.9
Movie

Al Franken: God Spoke

2006Documentary
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
6.9
Movie

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

1999Comedy
The Colbert Report
6.9
Series

The Colbert Report

2005-2014Documentary
Saturday Night Live
6.9
Series

Saturday Night Live

1975 - ...Comedy
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
6.6
Movie

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

2017Documentary
When a Man Loves a Woman
6.6
Movie

When a Man Loves a Woman

1994Drama
The History of Comedy
6.6
Series

The History of Comedy

2017 - ...Documentary
I Love You, America
6.6
Series

I Love You, America

2017-2018Documentary
The Manchurian Candidate
6.5
Movie

The Manchurian Candidate

2004Thriller
The Daily Show
6.4
Series

The Daily Show

1996 - ...Documentary
Late Show with David Letterman
6.4
Series

Late Show with David Letterman

1993-2015Documentary
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater
6.0
Movie

Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

2007Documentary
The Words That Built America
6.0
Movie

The Words That Built America

2017Documentary
Real Time with Bill Maher
6.0
Series

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003 - ...Comedy
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8
Series

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 - ...Comedy
Politically Incorrect
5.6
Series

Politically Incorrect

1993-2001Comedy
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
5.5
Movie

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase

2002Comedy
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.4
Series

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992-2013Documentary
Stuart Saves His Family
5.3
Movie

Stuart Saves His Family

1995Comedy
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.3
Series

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 - ...Documentary
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
5.2
Series

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

1999-2004Documentary
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.2
Series

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 - ...Documentary
Chelsea
5.1
Series

Chelsea

2016-2017Documentary
Tunnel Vision
4.8
Movie

Tunnel Vision

1976Comedy
Harvard Man
4.7
Movie

Harvard Man

2001Drama
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
4.6
Movie

Lord, Save Us from Your Followers

2008Documentary
The Definite Maybe
4.5
Movie

The Definite Maybe

1997Comedy
The View
4.4
Series

The View

1997 - ...Documentary
One More Saturday Night
4.2
Movie

One More Saturday Night

1986Comedy
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
4.1
Series

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996-2002Documentary
Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter
0
Movie

Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter

1985Comedy
Wellstone!
0
Movie

Wellstone!

2004Documentary
Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary
0
Movie

Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary

2008Documentary
Inside the Russian Info War Machine
0
Movie

Inside the Russian Info War Machine

2018Documentary
Hot Grease
0
Movie

Hot Grease

2017Documentary
Downey Wrote That
0
Movie

Downey Wrote That

2025Documentary
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
0
Movie

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

2007Documentary
Biography: Comedy Icons
0
Series

Biography: Comedy Icons

2019Documentary
Minnesota Experience
0
Series

Minnesota Experience

2018 - ...Documentary
Overheard with Evan Smith
0
Series

Overheard with Evan Smith

2010 - ...Drama

Writing10 titles

The Paul Simon Special
8.3
Movie

The Paul Simon Special

1977Comedy
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
8.0
Movie

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

1998Comedy
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
7.6
Movie

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

1981Comedy
Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda
7.0
Movie

Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda

1979Drama
Saturday Night Live
6.9
Series

Saturday Night Live

1975 - ...Comedy
When a Man Loves a Woman
6.6
Movie

When a Man Loves a Woman

1994Drama
Politically Incorrect
5.6
Series

Politically Incorrect

1993-2001Comedy
Stuart Saves His Family
5.3
Movie

Stuart Saves His Family

1995Comedy
The Coneheads
5.1
Cartoon

The Coneheads

1983Animation
One More Saturday Night
4.2
Movie

One More Saturday Night

1986Comedy

Production3 titles

Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
6.9
Cartoon

Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue

2024Animation
Saturday Night Live
6.9
Series

Saturday Night Live

1975 - ...Comedy
When a Man Loves a Woman
6.6
Movie

When a Man Loves a Woman

1994Drama

Crew1 title

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
7.9
Cartoon

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

1995-2002Animation