Al Franken
Actor · Screenplay · Executive Producer · Novel
Born May 21, 1951 · New York City, New York, USA
Active 1975–present · Awards: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series, Evelyn F. Burkey Award
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.
Filmography
The Residence (2025) — Aaron FilkinsTrading Places (1983) — Baggage Handler #1The Manchurian Candidate (2004) — TV Commentator3rd Rock from the Sun (1996) — Frank GansmillerSaturday Night Live (1975) — Producer · WriterFrom the Earth to the Moon (1998) — Jerome WeisnerWhen a Man Loves a Woman (1994) — Co-Pilot (uncredited) · Screenplay · Executive ProducerThe Larry Sanders Show (1992) — Al FrankenClerks (2000) — Mayor McCheese (voice)Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1995) — Al (voice) · Additional WritingGracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue (2024) — Gramps (voice) · Executive ProducerSaturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman (1998) — WriterThe Paul Simon Special (1977) — WriterSteve Martin's Best Show Ever (1981) — WriterSuperman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel (1988) — The Awesome PairHarvard Man (2001) — Al FrankenFranken and Davis at Stockton State (1983) — WriterStuart Saves His Family (1995) — Stuart Smalley · Screenplay · NovelPolitically Incorrect (1993) — WriterBob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda (1979) — WriterLateLine (1998) — Al Freundlich · Writer · Producer · CreatorTunnel Vision (1976) — AlThe Coneheads (1983) — WriterOne More Saturday Night (1986) — Paul Flum · Writer