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Alan Stuart "Al" Franken (born May 21, 1951) is the junior United States Senator from Minnesota. He is a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, which affiliates with the national Democratic Party.
Franken achieved note as a writer and performer for the television show Saturday Night Live from its conception in 1975 before moving to writing and acting in films and television shows. He then became a political commentator, author of five books and host of a nationally syndicated radio show on the Air America Radio network.
In 2008, Franken narrowly defeated incumbent Republican Senator Norm Coleman, by 312 votes, after a mandatory statewide manual recount. Coleman contested the outcome in court, but the Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously upheld Franken's victory on June 30, 2009. Franken was sworn in to the Senate on July 7, 2009.
Franken was born in New York City. His mother, Phoebe G. (née Kunst), was a homemaker and real estate agent, and his father, Joseph P. Franken, was a printing salesman. The family later moved to St. Louis Park, a suburb near Minneapolis. Franken had a Jewish upbringing. His paternal grandparents were immigrants from Germany, and his mother's family was from Russia. His older brother Owen is a photojournalist; MSNBC's Bob Franken is his cousin. Franken graduated in 1969 from The Blake School, where he was on the wrestling team. He attended Harvard College and graduated with an A.B. cum laude in 1973 in political science.
Actors: Mario Almada (actor), Gabriel Retes (actor), Claudia Ramírez (actress), Óscar Blancarte (actor), Víctor Albarrán (producer), Beto Cohen (miscellaneous crew), Claudia Del Castillo (miscellaneous crew), Alejandro Sugich (director), Alejandro Sugich (writer), Alejandro Sugich (producer), Victor Hernandez Stumpfhauser (composer), Julio Bekhor (actor), Adan Canto (actor), Berenice Noriega (actress), Marianna Burelli (actress),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Pupi Avati (writer), Pupi Avati (director), Amedeo Salfa (editor), Diego Abatantuono (actor), Gianni Cavina (actor), Pupi Avati (producer), Antonio Avati (producer), Neri Marcorè (actor), Salvatore Ricciardi (miscellaneous crew), Claudio Botosso (actor), Lucio Dalla (composer), Fabio De Luigi (actor), Carlotta Montanari (actress), Luigi Lo Cascio (actor), Laura Chiatti (actress),
Plot: Bologna, 1954. Taddeo, a young man of 18 whom everyone calls Kid, dreams of becoming one of the regulars of the mythical Margherita Café, located under the portico across from his family's home. Through a ploy, he manages to get work as the chauffeur for Al, the neighborhood's most glamorous and mysterious resident. Having been taken under Al's wing, Taddeo gets to witness the adventures of Bep, who is in love with Marcella the entraineuse; the trials and tribulations of Gian, an aspiring singer and the victim of a horrible practical joke; the crazy behavior of Manuelo, a small-time robber with a sex phobia; the meanness of Zanchi, inventor of the elastic necktie; and the bizarre manias of Sarti, a ballroom dancing champion who wears his tux day and night. And Taddeo's home life is no less out of the ordinary, considering his mother is being led on by the family physician while his grandfather has fallen head over heels for a well-built piano teacher.
Keywords: 1950s, bar, bologna, friend, italy, prostituteActors: Robert Hoehn (actor), Carlos Pinto (editor), Anouk Feral (actress), Moh Aroussi (actor), Stefanie Batten Bland (actress), Christophe Beaucourt (producer), Christophe Beaucourt (writer), Christophe Beaucourt (director), Guillaume le Grontec (producer), Gerald Rundwasser (miscellaneous crew), Gil Bensmana (actor), Raphaël Kaney (actor), Aurelie Soria (actress), Fabrice Guerineau (miscellaneous crew), Monika Lewandowska (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Crime, Sci-Fi, Short,Actors: Alison Cohen (miscellaneous crew), Sean Oliver (miscellaneous crew), Elie Samaha (producer), Seann William Scott (actor), Paul Scheer (actor), Gabriella Ludlow (miscellaneous crew), Denis O'Hare (actor), Jeff Garlin (actor), Kevin Conway (actor), Martin Pfefferkorn (actor), Jayce Bartok (actor), Adrian Martinez (actor), Marcelo Zarvos (composer), Adam W. Rosen (miscellaneous crew), Deirdre O'Connell (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Frank Crudele (actor), Andrea Guerra (composer), Antonio Catania (actor), Ivano Marescotti (actor), Thomas Daniel (actor), Aldo Maccione (actor), Guillaume Renberg (miscellaneous crew), Gianni Carpentieri (miscellaneous crew), Nathan Gendzier (miscellaneous crew), Nathan Gendzier (miscellaneous crew), Claudio Cormio (editor), Per Melita (producer), Aldo (director), Dan Truman (actor), Giovanni Esposito (actor),
Plot: Al Caruso, John Gresco and Jack Amoruso are three gangsters working for the Genovese family. However, their efforts are more than headache-inducing, and when they are given one last chance: To protect the boss's aunt, she is accidentally killed and the three men are sentenced to death. They come up with a plan to sell the boss to the police and the FBI. However, Al suffers from short-term memory loss and has to be told the story by John and Jack.
Keywords: 1950s, accidental-shooting, amnesia, character-name-in-title, drive-in, electrocution, gangster, local-blockbuster, mafia, surprise-endingActors: Matt Conant (director), Matt Conant (producer), Matt Conant (producer), Matt Conant (actor), Matt Conant (editor), Jeff Profitt (actor), Emmett Furey (producer), Chrismandu (actor), David Haney (actor), Gary Beck (actor), Monique Marissa Lukens (actress), John Ulrich (producer), John Ulrich (writer), Conrad Karlson (actor), John Ulrich (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Corin Nemec (actor), Albert G. Ruben (miscellaneous crew), Anne Archer (actress), Danny Aiello (actor), Lee Arenberg (actor), Peter J. Clark (miscellaneous crew), Angelina Jolie (actress), Lewis Arquette (actor), John Getz (actor), Peter MacNicol (actor), Michael Berryman (actor), Alfred Molina (actor), Michael Biehn (actor), Nigel Sinclair (miscellaneous crew), Lia Sargent (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Al McCord is hanging out at his favourite restaurant when he meets an attractive young woman (Ellie) who is looking for a ride from the city out into the Mojave Desert, where her mother lives. Little does he know that while Ellie is falling in love with him, he is falling for her mother (Julie), despite the nearby presence of Julie's boyfriend who seems likely to go berzerk at any moment. Even more strange, hilarious events follow and it's up to Al to find some explanation. His life may never again be the same.
Keywords: biker, desert, female-nudity, flat-tire, independent-film, killing, mini-skirt, missing-man, mother-daughter-relationship, older-man-younger-woman-relationshipActors: Buck Adams (actor), Jerry Butler (actor), Randy West (actor), Robin Lee (actress), Jim Travis (writer), Jim Travis (director), Tanya Foxx (actress), Eva Allen (actress), Cherry Hill (actress), Valentina (actress),
Genres: Adult,Actors: Joseph W. Sarno (director), Joseph W. Sarno (writer), Janet Banzet (actress), Peggy Steffans (actress), Michael Alaimo (actor), Kemper Peacock (editor), Cherie Winters (actress), David C. Stone (actor), Judson Todd (actor), Nick Linkov (actor), Arthur Morowitz (producer), Arthur Morowitz (actor), Joanna Mills (actress), Howard Farber (producer), Howard Farber (actor),
Plot: A slick, womanizing magician and his pretty assistant perform regularly at a hotel cabaret. They are having an affair with each other, as well as with several other employees at the venue. When one waitress spurns the magician's advances, the assistant hypnotizes her so that she will yield to his advances. Complications ensue.
Keywords: erotica, female-nudity, independent-film, sexActors: Harold Minter (editor), John Alvin (actor), Roy Barcroft (actor), Ralph Brooks (actor), James Brown (actor), Paul Dubov (actor), Roy Engel (actor), Fritz Feld (actor), William Forrest (actor), John Gallaudet (actor), Mary Alan Hokanson (actress), John K. Butler (writer), Stanley Wilson (composer), Adele Palmer (costume designer), Philip Ford (director),
Plot: Claudia Rankin's husband of one hour is murdered after they stop on an isolated road. When the police appear, to her, to be taking their time about finding the killer, Claudia changes her name and appearance and starts her own investigation. Her disappearance becomes a problem for the Missing Person Department, and they track her down. They also discover just how close she is to the solution of her husband's murder, and the location of a gang of car hijackers who operate in remote "lover's lanes."
Keywords: 1950s, alias, announcer, assumed-identity, b-movie, ballpark, baseball-game, cafe, california, car-theft