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Adam Sandler(I)

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Adam Richard Sandler was born September 9, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York, to Judith (Levine), a teacher at a nursery school, and Stanley Alan Sandler, an electrical engineer. He is of Russian Jewish descent. At 17, he took his first step towards becoming a stand-up comedian when he spontaneously took the stage at a Boston comedy club. He found he was a natural comic. He nurtured his talent while at New York University (graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1991) by performing regularly in clubs and at universities. During his freshman year, he snagged a recurring role as the Huxtable family's friend Smitty on The Cosby Show (1984). While working at a comedy club in L.A., he was "discovered" by Dennis Miller, who recommended him to Saturday Night Live (1975) producer Lorne Michaels and told him that Sandler had a big talent. This led to his being cast in the show in 1990, which he also wrote for in addition to performing. After Saturday Night Live (1975), Sandler went on to the movies, starring in such hit comedies as Airheads (1994), Happy Gilmore (1996), Billy Madison (1995) and Big Daddy (1999). He has also starred in Mr. Deeds (2002) alongside Winona Ryder; Eight Crazy Nights (2002), an animated movie about the Jewish festival of Chanukah; and Punch-Drunk Love (2002). He also writes and produces many of his own films and has composed songs for several of them, including The Wedding Singer (1998). Sandler has had several of his songs placed on the "Billboard" charts, including the classic "The Chanukah Song".
BornSeptember 9, 1966
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  • Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys
    • 70 wins & 132 nominations total

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Jennifer Aniston, Adam Sandler, and Dany Boon in Murder Mystery 2 (2023)
Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler in Murder Mystery 2 (2023)
Jennifer Aniston, Adam Sandler, and Luis Gerardo Méndez in Murder Mystery 2 (2023)
Jennifer Aniston, Adam Sandler, and Luke Evans in Murder Mystery 2 (2023)
Adam Sandler and Gemma Arterton in Murder Mystery 2 (2023)
Jennifer Aniston, Adam Sandler, and Dany Boon in Murder Mystery 2 (2023)
Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler in Murder Mystery 2 (2023)
Adam Sandler in Remote Control (1987)
Adam Sandler in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Adam Sandler in Hustle (2022)
Adam Sandler and Queen Latifah in Hustle (2022)
Adam Sandler and Juancho Hernangomez in Hustle (2022)

Known for

Adam Sandler in The Waterboy (1998)
The Waterboy
6.1
  • Bobby Boucher
  • 1998
Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler in The Wedding Singer (1998)
The Wedding Singer
6.9
  • Robbie Hart
  • 1998
Big Daddy (1999)
Big Daddy
6.4
  • Sonny Koufax
  • 1999
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Little Nicky
5.3
  • Nicky
  • 2000

Credits

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Actor

  • Murder Mystery 2
    • Nick
    • Completed
    • 2023
  • Leo
    • Leo (voice)
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • Spaceman
    • Jakub
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • You Are SO Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah!
    • Danny Friedman
    • Completed
  • Untitled Adam Sandler/Safdie Brothers Project
    • Pre-production
  • Adam Sandler in Hustle (2022)
    Hustle
    • Stanley Sugerman
    • 2022
  • Steve Buscemi, Ray Liotta, Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, Tim Meadows, Julie Bowen, Kevin James, Maya Rudolph, Kenan Thompson, Karan Brar, Paris Berelc, and Noah Schnapp in Hubie Halloween (2020)
    Hubie Halloween
    • Hubie Dubois
    • 2020
  • Nature Planet (2020)
    Nature Planet
    • Narrator
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020)
    Home Movie: The Princess Bride
    • The Grandfather (uncredited)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2020
  • Adam Sandler in Goldman v Silverman (2020)
    Goldman v Silverman
    • Rod Goldman
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Adam Sandler, Mesfin Lamengo, Sun Zhi Hua-Hilton, and LaKeith Stanfield in Uncut Gems (2019)
    Uncut Gems
    • Howard Ratner
    • 2019
  • Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler in Murder Mystery (2019)
    Murder Mystery
    • Nick Spitz
    • 2019
  • Sasheer Zamata in Saturday Night Live: Cut for Time (2013)
    Saturday Night Live: Cut for Time
    • Chad's Dad Brad
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, David Spade, Kevin James, Genndy Tartakovsky, Keegan-Michael Key, Selena Gomez, and Andy Samberg in Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)
    Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
    • Dracula (voice)
    • 2018
  • Kevin James and Leah Remini in Kevin Can Wait (2016)
    Kevin Can Wait
    • Jimmy Landers (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2018
  • Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Allison Strong, and Roland Buck III in The Week Of (2018)
    The Week Of
    • Kenny Lustig
    • 2018
  • Real Rob (2015)
    Real Rob
    • Adam
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • 'PUPPY!' is a 'Hotel Transylvania' short which will make its world premiere at the Annecy International Film Festival in June 2017. The cast is back for this computer animated short: Adam Sandler as Dracula, Selena Gomez as Mavis, Andy Samberg as Johnny and Asher Blinkoff as their son Dennis.
    Puppy!: A Hotel Transylvania Short
    • Dracula (voice)
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Dustin Hoffman, Adam Sandler, and Ben Stiller in The Meyerowitz Stories (2017)
    The Meyerowitz Stories
    • Danny
    • 2017
  • Chelsea Handler in Chelsea (2016)
    Chelsea
    • Adam
    • TV Series
    • 2017

Producer

  • Murder Mystery 2
    • producer (produced by)
    • Completed
    • 2023
  • Leo
    • producer
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • The Out-Laws
    • producer
    • Completed
    • 2023
  • You Are SO Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah!
    • producer (produced by)
    • Completed
  • Adam Sandler in Hustle (2022)
    Hustle
    • executive producer
    • 2022
  • Kevin James in Home Team (2022)
    Home Team
    • producer (produced by)
    • 2022
  • Steve Buscemi, Ray Liotta, Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, Tim Meadows, Julie Bowen, Kevin James, Maya Rudolph, Kenan Thompson, Karan Brar, Paris Berelc, and Noah Schnapp in Hubie Halloween (2020)
    Hubie Halloween
    • producer
    • 2020
  • David Spade and Lauren Lapkus in The Wrong Missy (2020)
    The Wrong Missy
    • producer
    • 2020
  • Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler in Murder Mystery (2019)
    Murder Mystery
    • producer (produced by)
    • 2019
  • Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Allison Strong, and Roland Buck III in The Week Of (2018)
    The Week Of
    • producer
    • 2018
  • Adam Sandler in Sandy Wexler (2017)
    Sandy Wexler
    • producer (produced by)
    • 2017
  • Adam Sandler and David Spade in The Do-Over (2016)
    The Do-Over
    • producer
    • 2016
  • Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, Luke Wilson, Terry Crews, Jorge Garcia, and Taylor Lautner in The Ridiculous 6 (2015)
    The Ridiculous 6
    • producer
    • 2015
  • Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
    Hotel Transylvania 2
    • executive producer
    • 2015
  • David Spade and Brittany Daniel in Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser (2015)
    Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser
    • executive producer
    • Video
    • 2015
  • Adam Sandler, Peter Dinklage, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, and Josh Gad in Pixels (2015)
    Pixels
    • producer
    • 2015
  • Kevin James in Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015)
    Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
    • producer (produced by)
    • 2015
  • Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler in Blended (2014)
    Blended
    • producer
    • 2014
  • Salma Hayek, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Maria Bello, David Spade, Kevin James, and Maya Rudolph in Grown Ups 2 (2013)
    Grown Ups 2
    • producer
    • 2013

Writer

  • Steve Buscemi, Ray Liotta, Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, Tim Meadows, Julie Bowen, Kevin James, Maya Rudolph, Kenan Thompson, Karan Brar, Paris Berelc, and Noah Schnapp in Hubie Halloween (2020)
    Hubie Halloween
    • written by
    • 2020
  • Adam Sandler in Goldman v Silverman (2020)
    Goldman v Silverman
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh (2018)
    Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh
    • Writer
    • TV Special
    • 2018
  • Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Allison Strong, and Roland Buck III in The Week Of (2018)
    The Week Of
    • Writer
    • 2018
  • Adam Sandler in Sandy Wexler (2017)
    Sandy Wexler
    • screenplay by
    • 2017
  • Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, Luke Wilson, Terry Crews, Jorge Garcia, and Taylor Lautner in The Ridiculous 6 (2015)
    The Ridiculous 6
    • written by
    • 2015
  • Adam Sandler in Adam Sandler: The Chanukah Song Part 4 (2015)
    Adam Sandler: The Chanukah Song Part 4
    • Writer
    • Music Video
    • 2015
  • Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
    Hotel Transylvania 2
    • written by
    • 2015
  • Salma Hayek, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Maria Bello, David Spade, Kevin James, and Maya Rudolph in Grown Ups 2 (2013)
    Grown Ups 2
    • based on characters created by
    • written by
    • 2013
  • Adam Sandler in Jack and Jill (2011)
    Jack and Jill
    • screenplay
    • 2011
  • Nick Swardson in Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011)
    Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
    • written by
    • 2011
  • Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider, David Spade, and Kevin James in Grown Ups (2010)
    Grown Ups
    • written by
    • 2010
  • Adam Sandler in You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
    You Don't Mess with the Zohan
    • written by
    • 2008
  • Adam Sandler in Eight Crazy Nights (2002)
    Eight Crazy Nights
    • written by
    • 2002
  • Promo Poster
    Little Nicky
    • written by
    • 2000
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Funny People -- "George Apologizes to Laura for His Past"
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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 9¾″ (1.77 m)
  • Born
    • September 9, 1966
    • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Jackie SandlerJune 22, 2003 - present (2 children)
  • Children
      Sunny Sandler
  • Parents
      Judith Sandler
  • Relatives
      Scott Sandler(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Album, "They're All Gonna Laugh at You," Warner Bros. Records 45393, 1993.
  • Publicity listings
    • 6 Print Biographies
    • 4 Portrayals
    • 2 Interviews
    • 14 Articles
    • 3 Pictorials
    • 15 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    According to Forbes magazine, Sandler was the second highest earning actor, along with Leonardo DiCaprio, earning $37 million from 2011-2012.
  • Quotes
    [after getting laser eye surgery] Now I realize how ugly I am.
  • Trademarks
      Often casts Allen Covert, Blake Clark, Peter Dante, Jonathan Loughran, Steve Buscemi, Henry Winkler and former Saturday Night Live (1975) players in his films
  • Nickname
    • Sandman
  • Salaries
      Murder Mystery
      (2019)
      $20,000,000 (includes producer fee)

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