Al Franken, the former Senator and comedian, returns to acting in Netflix's murder mystery series 'The Residence' as fictional senator Aaron Filkins. The show follows Detective Cordelia Cupp as she investigates a murder in the White House. Franken shared that he was approached for the role without auditioning and felt excited yet uncertain about his performance. He draws on his past political experience to inform his acting, differentiating it from his real-life Senate performance. The character was described as 'avuncular', resonating with traits of former political colleagues.
I did not audition. It just came to me. They asked me to do it and I went, 'I haven't done this in a while. I hope I can do it!'
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