Al Franken

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Al Franken is an American politician and United States Senator from Minnesota

May 21, 1951

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Biography

Personal Details

  • Birthday: May 21, 1951
  • Nationality: American
  • Famous: Jewish Comedians, Saturday Night Live Cast, Democrats, Harvard University, Leaders, Political Leaders
  • Ideologies: Democrats
  • Spouses: Franni Bryson
  • Siblings: Owen Franken
  • Known as: Alan Stuart Franken

Al Franken born at

New York City

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Birth Place

He tied the knot with his long-time college sweetheart, Franni Bryson. The couple moved to Minneapolis in 2005. They have been blessed with two children.

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Personal Life

Al Franken was born to Joseph Franken and Phoebe in New York City. While his father was a printing salesman, his mother worked as a real estate agent. The family relocated to St Louis Park, Minnesota.

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Childhood & Early Life

Young Franken completed his formal education from The Blake School in 1969. Thereafter, he enrolled at the Harvard University, completing his graduation with a Bachelor of Arts cum laude degree in government in 1973

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Childhood & Early Life

Ever since his high school days, he performed with his friend and partner Tom Davis. The two then performed on stage at the Minneapolis’ Brave New Workshop Theatre, specializing in political satire.

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Childhood & Early Life

The successful partnership with Davies earned them a position of apprentice writer at the Saturday Night Live, wherein he served from 1975 to 1980 and 1985 to 1995. During his tenure at the SNL, he wrote numerous scripts and created various characters, like self-help guru Stuart Smalley.

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Career

His mockery of the NBC president Fred Silverman did not go well with the latter who refused Lorne’ Michael’s request of appointing Franken as his successor. As such, when Michael left the show, it automatically marked the end of Franken’s career with the SNL as well.

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Career

He returned to the show in 1985, not just as a writer but an occasional performer as well. He along with Davies wrote the script for the 1986 released comedy film ‘One More Saturday Night’. Together, the duo acted in a couple of films, including ‘All You Need Is Cash’ and ‘Trading Places’.

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Career

Year 1995 marked the end of his tenure with the SNL as he left the show after a protest of losing the role of Weekend Update anchor to Norm Macdonald.

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Career

After his stint at the world of entertainment, he tried his luck in the political arena as well. In 1999, he visited Kosovo and took up the role of a volunteer with the United Service Organization (USO), a position he serves till date.

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Career

During his years of service at the Saturday Night Live, he received seven Emmy nominations and three awards for his television writing and producing.

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Awards & Achievements

On March 25, 2009, he was conferred with the USO's-Metro Merit Award for his decade-long involvement.

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Awards & Achievements