Al Franken
Birthday: 21 May 1951, New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name: Alan Stuart Franken
Height: 168 cm
Al Franken is best known for nearly two decades of work on Saturday Night Live (1975). During that time he wrote, performed in and produced hundreds of sketches, including "Daily Affirmations wit ...Show More
[interview with Marla Williams, Seattle Times, 3/11/96] I'm part of the mushball middle. I consider Show more
[interview with Marla Williams, Seattle Times, 3/11/96] I'm part of the mushball middle. I consider "confused" the majority position because, thankfully, most people would rather be uncertain some of the time than 100% positive all the time - even when they're wrong." Hide
[2/96, interview with Mark Schapiro for "Salon"] The reason I chose [Rush Limbaugh] is, first of all Show more
[2/96, interview with Mark Schapiro for "Salon"] The reason I chose [Rush Limbaugh] is, first of all, when I made the decision, it was late '94, right before the congressional elections. He was this huge power, he was being called the "Majority Maker" . . . and I listened to him, I just listened to him. And I thought, "How does this guy get away with this? . . . Someone's got to do something that's funny. Someone's got to do something in his face. Hide
[at the Maine political delegation breakfast on July 26, 2004, replying to actor John Cusack, who sa Show more
[at the Maine political delegation breakfast on July 26, 2004, replying to actor John Cusack, who saw Franken in the audience and said, "I'm not going to try and be funny"] I'm not going to try and act. Hide
No one is more sensitive to the issue of overeating than the creator of Stuart Smalley.
No one is more sensitive to the issue of overeating than the creator of Stuart Smalley.
[2/06, in interview with Jay MacDonald entitled "Fame & Fortune: Comedian Al Franken"] No, I grew up Show more
[2/06, in interview with Jay MacDonald entitled "Fame & Fortune: Comedian Al Franken"] No, I grew up very middle class. My parents didn't make a lot of money. My dad was not a high school graduate - he didn't have a career as such, he was a printing salesman essentially for most of his working life." Hide
Al Franken'S roles
