1983Nominee
Best Performance
Trading Places
Al Franken
Actor · Producer · Writer
New York City, New York, USA
May 21, 1951
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2026Nominee
Best Performance
Lorne
2004Nominee
Best Performance
The Manchurian Candidate
Career Highlights
1994Highlight
Best Performance
When a Man Loves a Woman
2025Highlight
Best Performance
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert