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Al Franken: Biography

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  • Birth Name: Alan Stuart Franken
  • Birth Place: New York, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/21/1951, Taurus
  • Profession: Actor; comedian; author; politician; producer
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Al Franken Fast Facts:
  • One half of the comedy team Franken & Davis, formed with his high-school friend Tom Davis.
  • Performed stand-up in local nightclubs while attending Harvard.
  • During two stints on Saturday Night Live, served as writer, cast member and producer.
  • When he and Davis were hired for Saturday Night Live, staff was receiving $350 a week. They took the job and split the $350 paycheck.
  • Provided political commentary for CNN during the 1988 Democratic National Convention in Atlanta.
  • For the 1992 political conventions, he served as anchor and writer for Comedy Central's Political Indecision '92, from the Democratic National Convention in New York and the Republican National Convention in Houston.
  • Left Saturday Night Live in 1995 when his request to host the Weekend Update segment was denied.
  • In 2004, he was the first star to sign on as host of a program on the nascent Air America Radio.
  • In a disputed race, won the 2008 U.S. Senate seat for Minnesota.
  • Al Franken Relationships:
  • Joe Franken - Father
  • Phoebe Kunst Franken - Mother
  • Franni Franken - Wife
  • Thomasin Davis Franken - Daughter
  • Joe Franken - Son
  • Owen Franken - Brother
  • Al Franken Awards:
  • 1978 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series - Nominee
  • 1976 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series - Winner
  • 1977 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series - Nominee
  • 1977 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series - Winner
  • 1979 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series - Nominee
  • 1980 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
  • 1987 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
  • 2003 Grammy: Best Spoken Word Album - Winner
  • 1996 Grammy: Best Spoken Comedy Album - Winner
  • 1992 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
  • 1993 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
  • 1993 Emmy: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series - Winner
  • 1978 Emmy: Outstanding Writing for a Comedy-Variety or Music Special - Winner
  • 1997 Emmy: Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
  • 2003 Emmy: Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program - Nominee
  • 1989 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Winner
  • 1990 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
  • 1991 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
  • College:
  • Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (BA in Political Science, 1973)

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