Al Franken

Al Franken

writer, producer, actor

Al Franken was born on May 21, 1951 in USA. Al Franken's big-screen debut came with Saturday Night Live - Season 1 directed by Dave Wilson in 1975, strarring Various / Stuart Smalley / Announcer / .... Al Franken is known for Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation directed by Kenneth Bowser, Christina Aguilera stars as Self and Alec Baldwin as Self. Al Franken has got 7 awards and 17 nominations so far. The most recent award Al Franken achieved is Grammy Awards. The upcoming new movie Al Franken plays is Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation which will be released on May 06, 2007.

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.

  • Birthday

    May 21, 1951

  • Place of Birth

    New York City, New York, USA

  • Also known

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Known For

Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Movie
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

20077.1

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Movie
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley

20008.1

Saturday Night Live 25
Movie
Saturday Night Live 25

19997.7

The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Movie
The Best of Dan Aykroyd

19947.4

The Best of John Belushi
Movie
The Best of John Belushi

19858.1

Trading Places
Movie
Trading Places

19837.5

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
Movie
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

19787.3

Saturday Night Live
TV
Saturday Night Live

19758.0

Awards

7 wins & 17 nominations

Grammy Awards
2004
Best Spoken Word Album
Winner - Grammy
1997
Best Spoken Comedy Album
Winner - Grammy
Primetime Emmy Awards
1993
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
Winner - Primetime Emmy
Saturday Night Live (1975)
1993
Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
Winner - Primetime Emmy
Saturday Night Live (1975)
1989
Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
Winner - Primetime Emmy
Saturday Night Live (1975)
1978
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special
Winner - Primetime Emmy
The Paul Simon Special (1977)

Movies & TV Shows

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Movies
TV Shows