Biography
Born: May 21, 1951, in New York City; raised in St. Louis Park, Minn.
High school: The Blake School; graduated in 1969
College: Harvard University, graduated in 1973
Family: Married Franni Bryson in 1975. The two met at a mixer at Simmons College, where Franni went to school.
Career: ''Saturday Night Live'' writer and actor from 1975 to 1980 and 1985 to 1995. Radio host from 2004 to 2007.
Sworn in to first term in the U.S. Senate on July 7, 2009
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