Al Franken

Al Franken

WriterProducerActor
Born
May 21, 1951
Awards
7 wins, 24 nominations

Al Franken is best known for nearly two decades of work on Saturday Night Live (1975). During that time he wrote, performed in and produced hundreds of sketches, including "Daily Affirmations with Stuart Smalley" and "The Final Days," a piece about the last days of Richard Nixon's presidency. A…

Biography

Al Franken is best known for nearly two decades of work on Saturday Night Live (1975). During that time he wrote, performed in and produced hundreds of sketches, including "Daily Affirmations with Stuart Smalley" and "The Final Days," a piece about the last days of Richard Nixon's presidency. A noted political commentator and satirist, Franken also produced and starred in the NBC sitcom LateLine (1998) and wrote four books about politics, including "Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot." A graduate of Harvard, Franken lives in Minnesota with his wife and two kids. In 2008, Franken ran for the Senate as a Democrat, and won after an extremely close race.

Actor

The ResidenceThe Residence(2025)as Aaron Filkins
Gracie and Pedro: Pets to the RescueGracie and Pedro: Pets to the Rescue(2024)as Gramps
Monsa MonsterMonsa Monster(2016)as Narrator, Narrator, 'The Power of the Tongue'
The Manchurian CandidateThe Manchurian Candidate(2004)as TV Commentator
Mouthing Off: 51 Greatest Smartasses(2004)

Additional Crew

Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live(1975)
Tunnel VisionTunnel Vision(1976)

Self

Downey Wrote ThatDowney Wrote That(2025)as Self - New Show & SNL Writer
Fast Politics with Molly Jong-FastFast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast(2022)as Self
Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-FastFast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast(2025)as Self
Lovett or Leave ItLovett or Leave It(2017)as Self
SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSNL50: The Homecoming Concert(2025)as Self - Audience Member

Archive Footage

I'm Chevy Chase and You're NotI'm Chevy Chase and You're Not(2025)as Self
The ResidenceThe Residence(2025)as Aaron Filkins
Are We Good?Are We Good?(2025)as Self - Host, The O'Franken Factor
AlmanacAlmanac(1984)as Self - US Senator from Minnesota, Self - US Senator
The Beat with Ari MelberThe Beat with Ari Melber(2017)as Self

Archive Sound

Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live(1975)as McSooshi Announcer

Known for

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Al Franken in Downey Wrote That (2025)Al Franken in SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night (2025)Tom Davis and Al Franken in Superman 50th Anniversary (1988)Joan Cusack, Tony Danza, and Al Franken in Saturday Night Live (1975)Al Franken in Al Franken (2019)Al Franken in Al Franken (2019)

Credit Score: Al Franken

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Sat Oct 11 1975 – Sat May 16 2026
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1Saturday Night Live2000.0019758.09835457650
2Trading Places3.7519837.501182522
3LateLine3.2519986.700194
4Stuart Saves His Family3.0919955.3003141
5One More Saturday Night3.0919865.600371
6The Manchurian Candidate2.5020046.601122836
7When a Man Loves a Woman2.5019946.60024998