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.
Personal Details
Movies (27)
Downey Wrote That
as Self
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member / Self - Producer 1975 - 1995
2025
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
as Gramps (voice)
2024
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
as Self
2019
Inside the Russian Info War Machine
as Self
2018
Hot Grease
as Self
2017
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
as Self
2017
The Words That Built America
as Self - Reader: The Constitution
2017
Long Strange Trip
as Self
2017
Hot Coffee
as Self
2011
Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary
as Self
2008
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
as Self
2008
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater
as Self
2007
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
as Self
2007
Al Franken: God Spoke
as Self
2006
Earth to America
as Self
2005
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
as Self
2005
Left of the Dial
as Self
2005
Wellstone!
as Self
2004
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable
as Self
2004
The Manchurian Candidate
as TV Commentator
2004
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
as Self (archive footage)
2004
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
as Self - Roaster
2002
Harvard Man
as Al Franken
2001
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
as Self
1999
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Writer (Writing)
1998
The Definite Maybe
as Vagabond
1997
TV Shows (23)
The Residence
as Aaron Filkins
2025
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
as Self
2025
Biography: Comedy Icons
as Self
2019
Minnesota Experience
as Self (archive footage)
2018
I Love You, America
as Self
2017
The History of Comedy
as Self
2017
Chelsea
as Self
2016
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
Conan
as Self
2010
The Colbert Report
as Self
2005
Tanner on Tanner
as Self
2004
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self - Guest
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
Clerks
as Mayor McCheese (voice)
2000
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self
1999
From the Earth to the Moon
as Jerome Weisner
1998
LateLine
as Al Freundlich
1998
The View
as Self
1997
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self
1996
3rd Rock from the Sun
as Frank Gansmiller
1996
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
as Al (voice)
1995