Alan Stuart “Al” Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an Emmy Award?winning American comedian, actor, author, screenwriter, political commentator, radio host and, recently, politician. He is noted for his work on “Saturday Night Live” and his liberal socio-political views. On February 14, 2007, Franken announced that he will run for the United States Senate seat from Minnesota currently held by the Republican Norm Coleman.
He was the subject of a 2006 documentary film entitled “Al Franken: God Spoke,” which premiered in April of 2006 at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City and was released nationally on September 13 of the same year.
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