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  • Known ForActing
  • GenderMale
  • Birthday1951-05-21 (74 years)
  • Place of BirthManhattan, New York, USA
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Al Franken

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

Trading Places

Trading Places

The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

When a Man Loves a Woman

When a Man Loves a Woman

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue

Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

Hot Coffee

Hot Coffee

Harvard Man

Harvard Man

Acting Career

  • The Residence
    2025

    The Residence

    As: Aaron Filkins

  • Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
    2024

    Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue

    As: Gramps (voice)

  • The Manchurian Candidate
    2004

    The Manchurian Candidate

    As: TV Commentator

  • Harvard Man
    2001

    Harvard Man

    As: Al Franken

  • Clerks
    2000

    Clerks

    As: Mayor McCheese (voice)

  • From the Earth to the Moon
    1998

    From the Earth to the Moon

    As: Jerome Weisner

  • The Definite Maybe
    1997

    The Definite Maybe

    As: Vagabond

  • 3rd Rock from the Sun
    1996

    3rd Rock from the Sun

    As: Frank Gansmiller

  • Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
    1995

    Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

    As: Al (voice)

  • Stuart Saves His Family
    1995

    Stuart Saves His Family

    As: Stuart Smalley

  • When a Man Loves a Woman
    1994

    When a Man Loves a Woman

    As: Co-Pilot (uncredited)

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

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

    As: The Awesome Pair

  • One More Saturday Night
    1986

    One More Saturday Night

    As: Paul Flum

  • Trading Places
    1983

    Trading Places

    As: Baggage Handler #1

  • Tunnel Vision
    1976

    Tunnel Vision

    As: Al

  • Saturday Night Live
    1975

    Saturday Night Live

    As: McSooshi Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

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