(1951-05-21) May 21, 1951 (age 72) New York City, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Franni Bryson
(m. 1975)
Children
2
Education
Harvard University (BA)
Signature
Franken's voice
Reading "Operation Chickenhawk", a chapter from his book Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations (1996)
Alan Stuart Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American politician, comedian, writer, actor, and media personality who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 2009 to 2018. Franken first gained fame as a writer and performer on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, where he worked for three stints. He first served as a writer for the show from 1975 to 1980, and returned from 1985 to 1995 as a writer and, briefly, a cast member. After decades as an entertainer, he became a prominent liberal political activist, hosting The Al Franken Show on Air America Radio.
Franken was elected to the United States Senate in 2008 as the nominee of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL, an affiliate of the Democratic Party), defeating incumbent Republican Senator Norm Coleman by 312 votes out of nearly three million cast (a margin of just over 0.01%) in one of the closest elections in the history of the Senate. He was reelected in 2014 with 53.2% of the vote over Republican challenger Mike McFadden. Franken resigned on January 2, 2018, after allegations of sexual misconduct were made against him.
In September 2019, Franken announced he would be hosting The Al Franken Show on Saturday mornings on SiriusXM radio. It covers global affairs, politics, and entertainment.[1]
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^Van Berkel, Jessie (September 25, 2019). "Al Franken launches SiriusXM radio show, marking a return to the public sphere". Star Tribune. Minneapolis. Archived from the original on September 25, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
a prominent liberal political activist, hosting The AlFranken Show on Air America Radio. Franken was elected to the United States Senate in 2008 as the...
The AlFranken Show was the flagship talk show of the former talk radio network, Air America Radio. Hosted by AlFranken, it featured commentary and interviews...
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incident of sexual harassment between her and Minnesota U.S. Senator AlFranken. With McIntyre's assistance, Tweeden prepared to make a public statement...
seasons as writers. AlFranken, Brian Doyle-Murray, Don Novello and Harry Shearer would rejoin the cast in future seasons (AlFranken would also return...
a fictional character created and performed by comedian and satirist AlFranken. The character originated on the television show Saturday Night Live,...
over eight months, the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) candidate, AlFranken, defeated Republican incumbent Norm Coleman in one of the closest elections...
Stephen Robert Franken (May 27, 1932 – August 24, 2012) was an American actor who worked in film and television for over fifty years. Born in Queens,...
Democratic–Farmer–Labor Senator AlFranken ran for re-election to a second term. Primary elections were held on August 12, 2014, in which Franken was renominated and...
adventures of would-be self-help guru Stuart Smalley, a creation of comedian AlFranken, as he attempts to save both his deeply troubled family and his low-rated...
American politics by AlFranken, a comedian, political commentator, and politician. It was published in 2003 by Dutton Penguin. Franken had a study group...
closest elections in the history of the Senate, he lost to former comedian AlFranken by 312 votes out of over three million cast (a margin of just over 0.01%)...
senator AlFranken including rejecting the idea that Franken was a "sexual predator" and has suggested that the allegations against Franken were political...
time only four people (Darrell Hammond, Tim Meadows, Kevin Nealon, and AlFranken) had been cast members longer. He has since made uncredited cameo appearances...
some commentators. After the 2010 U.S. midterm elections, then Senator AlFranken invited the members of the Minnesota congressional delegation to a friendly...
announced Smith as his pick to fill the United States Senate seat held by AlFranken, who had announced he would resign amid allegations of sexual misconduct...
2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020. Franken, Al (January 13, 2015). "Letter to Sundar Pichai from AlFranken" (PDF). franken.senate.gov. Archived from the original...
The Daily Show would feature weekly celebrity guest hosts including AlFranken, Wanda Sykes, Leslie Jones, Hasan Minhaj, Sarah Silverman, Chelsea Handler...
Live Movie with many of the show's then-current writing staff, including AlFranken, Tom Davis, Greg Daniels, Jim Downey, Conan O'Brien, Robert Smigel, and...
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