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Al Franken

Al Franken

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

Downey Wrote That
Downey Wrote That
2025 • Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 • Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member / Self - Producer 1975 - 1995
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
2024 • Gramps (voice)
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
2019 • Self
Inside the Russian Info War Machine
Inside the Russian Info War Machine
2018 • Self
Hot Grease
Hot Grease
2017 • Self
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
2017 • Self
The Words That Built America
The Words That Built America
2017 • Self - Reader: The Constitution

Full filmography

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 • Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member / Self - Producer 1975 - 1995
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The Words That Built America
The Words That Built America
2017 • Self - Reader: The Constitution
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The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate
2004 • TV Commentator
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Harvard Man
Harvard Man
2001 • Al Franken
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Stuart Saves His Family
Stuart Saves His Family
1995 • Stuart Smalley
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When a Man Loves a Woman
When a Man Loves a Woman
1994 • Co-Pilot (uncredited)
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Trading Places
Trading Places
1983 • Baggage Handler #1
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Al Franken – Biography, Known For & Filmography