Alan Stuart Franken is a notable American former politician, comedian, media personality, and author. He became the U.S. Senator of Minnesota from the year 2009 and kept serving till the year 2018. He was also a popular writer and performer on the show Saturday Night Live. After decades of being a writer and comedian, he became a liberal political activist and established his shows like Air American Radio and The Al Franken Show.

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Net Worth, Salary and Earnings of Al Franken in 2021

Al Franken is a well recognized celebrity with a net worth of a whooping $10 million as of 2021. Currently his principal sources of income include working with the United Talent Agency, where he does paid public talks and from the returns on his bestselling books and returns on his investments.

Biography and Early life

In New York City, Al Franken was born on May 21 in 1951, to parents Joseph Franken and Thomasin Franken. His father was a Printing salesman, but his mother was a Real estate agent. His mother was from Pennsylvania. Both of his parents came from Jewish households; consequently Al grew up in a Jewish reform family. Along with his family, he started living in Minnesota since he was four, where his father ran a quilting factory.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Al Franken in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Al Franken’s age is 70 years old as of today’s date 16th August 2021 having been born on 21 May 1951. Though, he is 5′ 6″ in feet and inches and 170 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs roughly 154 lbs in Pound and 70 kg in Kilograms.

Education

Al Franken went to the Blake School, which is near Minneapolis, where he and his friend Tom Davis acquired a deep interest in humor and started performing. He then pursued a degree in Political Science from Harvard College, and in the year 1973, he completed his B.A. from Harvard.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Al Franken has a wife, Franni Bryson, whom he had met n the first year of attending college at Harvard. They fell in love, and after several years in the year 2005, they relocated to Minnesota. Al Franken and Franni Bryson have a son and a daughter Joseph Franken and Thomasin Franken, respectively. They also are blessed with four grandchildren.

Is Al Franken Gay?

Al Franken is married to his wife Franni Bryson, with whom he has a son and a daughter and four grandkids. Hence, it is well and demonstrates that he is pleased with his family and not drawn to the same gender.

Professional Career

 

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Franken marked the beginning of his career by working as a writer/comedian on the show Saturday Night Live. Franken has earned many awards including three Emmy awards and many nominations for writing on shows like Saturday Night Live for his unique ideas. Due to inevitable ramifications, he quit the show in 1980 and returned it in the year 1985 as a writer and sometimes performer. In 1995 he finally quit the show amid a quarrel on the position of Weekend Update. After this, he wrote some films and many novels, which made it to the bestseller lists.

He stated on February 14 formally that he was resigning being the host of Air America Radio and was decided to run for U.S. Senate of Minnesota in the 2008 approaching elections against Jack-Nelson-Pallmeyer who was the candidate of the Democratic Farmer Labor Party. Al Franken was proclaimed the winner in 2009 and took oath as the U.S. Senator of Minnesota. He had a very high public approval rating and was highly popular among the masses as a result when he stood for reelection in the 2014 he again won and served for four years longer. On November 16, 2017, Franken was accused of sexual misconduct by a radio talk-show host. This was a knock on his formerly immaculate public image, therefore he was obliged to quit because of these claims. He was additionally accused of sexual misbehavior by numerous more co-workers like Tina Dupuy. He resigned on January 2, 2018.

Awards and Achievements

• Over the years Franken has received as many as 14 nominations and 5 awards for his writing and comedy.
• He was won for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series for
• Saturday Night Live (1975) (1975)
• He also earned Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program for
• Saturday Night Live (1975) (1975)
• He was again won the Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special for
• The Paul Simon Special (1977) (1977)
• He was again rewarded with Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series for
• Saturday Night Live (1975) (1975)
• He not so surprisingly again won Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series for
• Saturday Night Live (1975) (1975)
• He was awarded two Best Spoken Word Album and Best Spoken Comedy Album.

Some Interesting Facts of Al Franken

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• In 2017 he was accused of sexual misconduct.
• He has degrees from Harvard College.
• He resigned from office in 2018.

Though the accusations against Al Franken are highly damaging and he has fallen from grace in the view of the public, he obtains a six-figure income from his investments, public speeches, and books and spends much of his time playing golf. He is quite intent on making his comeback before the public.

Facts of Al Franken