Al Franken

About Al Franken

In 2009, he was elected to the United States Senate from Minnesota, where he was one of the original writers for Saturday Night Live. He is a prolific writer who has written several best-selling books including 1996's Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations.

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. After decades as a comedic actor and writer, he became a prominent liberal political activist, hosting The Al Franken Show on Air America Radio. Franken was first elected to the United States Senate in 2008 as the nominee of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, defeating incumbent Republican Senator Norm Coleman by 312 votes out of nearly three million cast. He won reelection in 2014 with 53.2% of the vote over Republican challenger Mike McFadden. Franken resigned on January 2, 2018, after several allegations of sexual misconduct were made against him. In September 2019, Franken announced he would be hosting The Al Franken Show Saturday mornings on SiriusXM radio.

Political party	Democratic
Succeeded by	Tina Smith
Preceded by	Norm Coleman
Children	2
Education	Harvard University (BA)
Residence	Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Born	Alan Stuart Franken, May 21, 1951, New York City, U.S.

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Trivia

Though he was mostly a writer on SNL he did perform several characters in front of the cameras including Stuart Smalley, a sweater-loving self-help guru, which spawned the 1995 film Stuart Saves His Family.

Al Franken before fame

In 1973, he received a Bachelor of Arts cum laude degree in government from Harvard University.

Achievement of Al Franken

Though he was mostly a writer on SNL he did perform several characters in front of the cameras including Stuart Smalley, a sweater-loving self-help guru, which spawned the 1995 film Stuart Saves His Family.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$8 Million

Al Franken family life

With his wife Franni Bryson Franken, he has two children.

Associations of Al Franken

In 1975, he co-starred with Dan Aykroyd on the first season of Saturday Night Live.

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