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'''Adam Richard Sandler''' (born September 9, 1966) is an American actor and comedian.<!-- only most notable occupations --> Primarily a comedic ] in films, ] include nominations for three ], five ], a ], and a ]. In 2023, Sandler was awarded the ].


Sandler was a cast member on the ] ] series '']'' from 1990 to 1995. He returned to ''Saturday Night Live'' as a host in 2019 earning a ] nomination. He has starred in ] comedy films that cumulatively grossed over $2 billion worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |title=People Index |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/?view=Actor&sort=sumgross&p=.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326160457/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/?view=Actor&sort=sumgross&p=.htm |archive-date=March 26, 2018 |publisher=] |access-date=January 28, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Adam Sandler |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/person/126870401-Adam-Sandler#tab=summary |publisher=] |access-date=January 28, 2020}}</ref> Sandler had an estimated net worth of $420 million in 2020, and signed a new four-movie deal with ] worth over $250 million.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-29|title=Here's How Adam Sandler Landed His $250 Million Deal With Netflix|url=https://www.thethings.com/heres-how-adam-sandler-landed-his-250-million-deal-with-netflix/|access-date=2021-05-06|website=TheThings}}</ref>
'''Adam Richard Sandler''' (born ], ]) is an ] ], ], ], ], and ]. After becoming a popular '']'' cast member, he went on to star in several Hollywood feature films that grossed over US$100 Million at the box office.<ref></ref> Though he is best known for his comedic roles, such as in the films '']'' (1995), '']'' (1996), and '']'' (1999), he has also had success in romantic and dramatic roles, such as in the films '']'' (2002), '']'' (2004), and '']'' (2007).


Sandler's comedic roles include '']'' (1995), '']'' (1996), '']'' (1998), '']'' (1998), '']'' (1999), '']'' (2002), '']'' (2004), '']'' (2005), '']'' (2006), '']'' (2010), '']'' (2011), '']'' (2013), '']'' (2014), '']'' (2019) and '']'' (2020). He also received praise for his dramatic roles in '']'' (2002), '']'' (2007), '']'' (2017), '']'' (2019), and ] (2022).<ref name=salon>{{cite web|last=Cea|first=Max|url=https://www.salon.com/2017/10/12/noah-baumbach-performs-a-miracle-adam-sandler-doesnt-suck-in-the-meyerowitz-stories/|title=Noah Baumbach performs a miracle: Adam Sandler doesn't suck in 'The Meyerowitz Stories' |work=] |date=October 12, 2017|access-date=April 28, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=June 13, 2022 |title=Adam Sandler breaks Rotten Tomatoes record with new Netflix movie |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/adam-sandler-hustle-netflix-rotten-tomatoes-b2099452.html |access-date=June 15, 2022 |newspaper=The Independent}}</ref> He also voiced ] in the first three films of the ] (2012–2018).
== Biography ==
===Early life===
Sandler was born in ] to Judy, a nursery school teacher, and Stanley Sandler, an electrical engineer.<ref>http://www.filmreference.com/film/70/Adam-Sandler.html</ref> He had a ]ish upbringing.<ref>http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=9666</ref> His family moved to ] when he was five. There, he attended ]. He found he was a natural comic, and nurtured his talent while at New York University by performing regularly in clubs and on campuses. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1991, and was also a member of the Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity.
Later in his career, he would often draw on his earliest memories in his comedy and movies. The song "Lunchlady Land" is dedicated to Silvia, the lunchlady at Hayden Dining Hall at New York University. In the movie '']'', Sandler goes to ], a lake in ] where he went to summer camp.


=== Acting career === == Early life ==
Sandler was born in ], New York, on September 9, 1966,<ref name=filmref /> to Judith "Judy" (] Levine), a nursery school teacher, and Stanley Sandler, an electrical engineer.<ref name="filmref">{{cite web| url = http://www.filmreference.com/film/70/Adam-Sandler.html |title=Adam Sandler Biography (1966?-)|publisher= FilmReference.com|access-date=December 24, 2014 | quote=Full name, Adam Richard Sandler; born September 9, 1966 (some sources cite 1964)...}}</ref> His family is ] and descends from ] immigrants on both sides.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://jewishjournal.com/opinion/rob_eshman/180474/|title=Adam Sandler: "I'm very pro-Israel"|last=Eshman|first=Rob|date=December 15, 2015|work=]|access-date=May 20, 2018|quote="I'm proud of being a Jew and that's what I am," Sandler said.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/3709985/Adam-Sandler-this-ones-for-the-kids.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/3709985/Adam-Sandler-this-ones-for-the-kids.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Adam Sandler: this one's for the kids|last=Hiscock|first=John|date=December 11, 2008|work=]|access-date=July 30, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bh.org.il/blog-items/stars-of-david-10-jewish-hollywood-icons/|title=Let There Be Laughter – Jewish Humor Around the World|website=Beit Hatfutsot|date=February 6, 2017|access-date=October 10, 2019|archive-date=June 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613223454/https://www.bh.org.il/blog-items/stars-of-david-10-jewish-hollywood-icons/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sandler grew up in ], after his family moved there when he was six years old.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unionleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/NEWHAMPSHIRE09/110429372/-1/newhampshire09|title=Adam Sandler|work=UnionLeader.com|access-date=March 8, 2022|archive-date=July 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730080941/http://www.unionleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F99999999%2FNEWHAMPSHIRE09%2F110429372%2F-1%2Fnewhampshire09|url-status=dead}}</ref> He attended ]. As a teen, Sandler was in ], a Jewish youth group. He graduated from ]'s ] in 1988.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.nyu.edu/alumni.magazine/issue10/10_culture_snl.html | title= Live From New York, It's... | publisher=] | work=NYU Alumni Magazine | date=Spring 2008 | access-date=June 30, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100530061407/http://www.nyu.edu/alumni.magazine/issue10/10_culture_snl.html| archive-date= May 30, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>
In the mid to late ], Sandler played Theo Huxtable's friend, Smitty, on '']'' (1987–1988). He was a performer for the ] '']'', on which he made appearances as the characters "Trivia Delinquent" or "Stud Boy". Sandler started performing in clubs early on, taking the stage at his brother's urging when he was only 17. He was then discovered by comedian ], who caught Sandler's act in Los Angeles. Miller immediately recommended him to '']'' producer ]. Sandler was hired as a writer for SNL in 1990 and became a featured player the following year, quickly making a name for himself by performing amusing original songs on the show, including "]".<ref>http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9542505</ref> He left the show in 1995 to focus on his acting career.


==Career==
Sandler's first starring role was in 1989 when he starred in the movie '']''. In 1995, he starred in '']'', in which he plays a grown man repeating grades 1–12 to earn his father's respect back, along with the right to inherit his father's multi-million-dollar hotel empire. He followed this movie up with other financially successful comedies such as '']'' (1996),'' ]'' (1996) and '']'' (1998). He was initially cast in the bachelor-party-themed comedy/thriller '']'' (1998), but had to back out due to his involvement in '']'' (1998),<ref name="IMDB trivia">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0124198/trivia</ref> one of his first hits.
{{see also|List of awards and nominations received by Adam Sandler}}


===1987–1994: Early television and film roles===
Although most of his earlier films were almost universally despised by movie critics, many of his recent films, starting with '']'' (2002), have received almost uniformly positive reviews, leading many movie critics to believe that Sandler possesses considerable acting ability that they believed had been previously wasted on poorly written scripts and characters with no development.<ref>, Roger Ebert, ]</ref> Audiences have remained faithful to Sandler's slapstick humor to the tune of US$100-million-plus grossing movies. Sandler has moved outside the genre of goofball humor to take on more serious parts such as the aforementioned ''Punch-Drunk Love'' (for which he was nominated for a ]), '']'' (2004) and '']'' (2007) He also plays a loving father figure in '']'' (1999). During filming, he met ] -- his future wife and mother of his daughter. Jackie was cast as the charming waitress from The Blarney Stone Bar.


In 1987, Sandler played ]'s friend Smitty on '']'' and the Stud Boy or Trivia Delinquent on the ] '']''. After his film debut in '']'' in 1989, Sandler performed in comedy clubs, having first taken the stage at his brother's urging when he was 17. He was discovered by comedian ], who caught Sandler's act in Los Angeles and recommended him to '']'' producer ]. Sandler was hired as a writer for ''SNL'' in 1990, and became a featured player the following year. He made a name for himself by performing amusing original songs on the show, including "]" and "]".<ref name=biography.com>{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/adam-sandler-9542505|title=Adam Sandler: Film Actor, Singer, Songwriter, Comedian, Screenwriter (1966–)|website=]|publisher=]| access-date=March 26, 2019}}</ref> Sandler told ] on '']'' that ] fired him and ] from the show in 1995. Sandler used his firing as part of his monologue when he ].<ref name="Sandler fired">{{cite news | url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/2010/01/21/2010-01-21_youre_not_alone_conan_obrien_adam_sandler_says_nbc_fired_him_and_chris_farley_fr.html | title=You're not alone, Conan O'Brien: Adam Sandler says NBC fired him and Chris Farley from 'SNL' | first=Joe | last=Dziemianowicz | work=] | location=New York City | date=January 21, 2010 | access-date=January 23, 2010 | archive-date=January 24, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124044753/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/2010/01/21/2010-01-21_youre_not_alone_conan_obrien_adam_sandler_says_nbc_fired_him_and_chris_farley_fr.html | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Adam Sandler's "I Was Fired" Monologue – SNL | date=May 4, 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eghK5yMpNuc | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/eghK5yMpNuc| archive-date=2021-10-28|publisher=SNL}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
At one point, Sandler was considered for the part that went to Jamie Foxx in '']'' (2004).<ref name="IMDB trivia"/> He also was one of the finalists along with ] and ] for the role of Willy Wonka in ]'s '']'' (2005), but Depp in the end got the role.<ref name="IMDB trivia"/> He returned to more dramatic fare with ]'s '']'' (2007), a drama about a man who lost his entire family in ] and rekindles a friendship with his old college roommate (played by ]). Most recently, he starred in the movie '']'' (2007), where he stars along side ] as a New York City fireman pretending to be gay keep up an insurance scam, so his best friend's children can have benefits. His next comedy will be '']'' (2008) a film written by Sandler, '']'' writer-director ] (who was an old roommate of Sandler's when both were starting out), and '']'' creator ] and being directed by ''Happy Gilmore'' director ] about a ] agent who fakes his own death and moves to the United States to become a hair stylist,<ref>http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=19627</ref>. He will also be working on ''Bedtime Stories'' (2008), a fantasy film being directed by '']'' director ] about a stressed real estate developer whose bedtime stories he reads to his niece and nephew begin to come true, which will mark Sandler's first family film and first film under the ] banner.<ref>http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=19719</ref> Sandler has also been long-rumored to costar with ] in ]'s upcoming ] saga '']''.<ref>http://www.filmfocus.co.uk/newsdetail.asp?NewsID=336</ref>


In 1993, Adam Sandler appeared in the film '']'' with Farley, ], ], ], and ]. In 1994, he co-starred in '']'' with ] and ].
In June 2007, it was announced that his production company, ], had made a preemptive acquisition for ]'s screenwriting debut.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117967095.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | title= Sandler struck by Albom pitch}}</ref>


===Cameos and other work=== ===1995–2014: Commercial success ===
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] appearance]]Sandler made a ] on an episode of '']'' during the "Happy Gilmore Showcase". Host ] appeared in the movie ''Happy Gilmore'' which featured a famous fight scene with Sandler's character (where Barker wins). He also appeared on Bob Barker's tribute show on ], ], in which he read a poem to Bob and congratulated him on his retirement from ''TPIR''.
Sandler starred in '']'' (1995) playing a grown man repeating grades 1–12 to earn back his father's respect and the right to inherit his father's multimillion-dollar hotel empire. The film was successful at the box office despite negative reviews. He followed this film with '']'' (1996), and the financially successful comedies '']'' (1996) and '']'' (1998), his first collaboration with ]. He was initially cast in the bachelor party-themed comedy/thriller '']'' (1998) but had to back out due to his involvement in '']'' (1998), one of his first big hits.


Sandler continued making successful comedy films including '']'' (1999), '']'' (2002), '']'' (2003), '']'' (2004, his second collaboration with ]), '']'' (2005), and '']'' (2006). He also formed his film production company, ],<ref name="happy"> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051118222008/http://www.adamsandler.com/index.php?section=happy |date=November 18, 2005 }} AdamSandler.com. Accessed October 9, 2008.</ref> in 1999, first producing fellow ''SNL'' alumnus ]'s film '']''. The company has produced most of Sandler's subsequent films to date, and is on the Sony/] lot in ]. Most of its films have received negative reviews from critics, with three considered among the ]<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224140529/https://www.metacritic.com/feature/adam-sandler-all-films-considered |date=February 24, 2021 }} Metacritic. Accessed April 21, 2015.</ref> yet most have performed well at the box office.
Sandler cameoed as a special audience member in an episode of '']'' and as the feature guest on the final episode of ]'s eponymous ] talk show, airing in late ]. McEnroe had appeared in two of Sandler's movies, both times as himself ('']'' and '']''). In '']'', starring ], Sandler appears briefly as Schneider's "'You can do it' Guy" from '']''.


Although his earlier commercially successful films did not receive favorable critical attention, Sandler started to receive more positive reviews beginning with his more dramatic role in '']'' in 2002. ''Punch-Drunk Love''{{'s}} writer and director, ], had an "obsession-level" love for Sandler's previous movies and wrote the film with him in mind.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barfield |first=Charles |date=May 3, 2018 |title=Throwback Thursday: Paul Thomas Anderson Has An "Obsession" With Adam Sandler's 'Big Daddy' |url=https://theplaylist.net/tbt-paul-thomas-anderson-sandler-20180503/ |access-date=April 13, 2022 |website=The Playlist}}</ref> Sandler was intimidated to work with Anderson upon viewing his previous film '']'' (2000), but these fears were alleviated upon receiving the script from Anderson.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zak |date=October 16, 2020 |title='Magnolia' Freaked Out Adam Sandler So Much He Nearly Turned Down 'Punch-Drunk Love' |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2020/10/magnolia-freaked-out-adam-sandler-punch-drunk-love-1234593387/ |access-date=April 13, 2022 |website=]}}</ref> ]'s review of ''Punch-Drunk Love'' concluded that Sandler had been wasted in earlier films with poorly written scripts and characters with no development. Ebert noted that Sandler's character still maintained the "childlike, love-starved" persona from his previous films, but was shown in a new light as the "key to all Adam Sandler films".<ref>{{cite news|first=Roger|last=Ebert|author-link=Roger Ebert|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20021018/REVIEWS/210180308/1023|title=Punch-Drunk Love|newspaper=]|location=Chicago, Illinois|date=October 18, 2002|access-date=March 8, 2022|archive-date=October 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003021259/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20021018%2FREVIEWS%2F210180308%2F1023|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sandler was nominated for a ] for ] for his performance.<ref name=":0" /> The film marked the beginning of Sandler moving outside the genre of slapstick comedy to take on more serious roles, such as ]'s '']'' (2007), a drama about a man who loses his entire family in the ] and then struggles to rekindle a friendship with his old college roommate (]).
On ], ], Sandler was scheduled to be a guest on '']''. However, due to a minor illness, Letterman could not host the show and Sandler filled in as host.


]'' in 2005]]
On ], ], Sandler appeared and won the "Man's Man Award" on the '']''.


Sandler starred alongside friend ] in the film '']'' (2007), and headlined '']'' (2008). The latter was written by Sandler, ], and ], and directed by ]. That same year, Sandler starred along with ] and English comedian ] in ]'s children's fantasy film '']'' (2008), as a stressed hotel maintenance worker whose bedtime stories he reads to his niece and nephew begin to come true. It marked Sandler's first family film and first film under the ] banner.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=19719 | title = Adam Sandler's Bedtime Stories Come True | website = ComingSoon.net | date = April 4, 2007 | access-date = April 15, 2020 | archive-date = July 27, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140727183351/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=19719 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
He appeared on Australian TV show ''Rove Live'' when it toured America in July 2007. He was on the July 22 show in New York.


In 2009, Sandler starred in Apatow's third directorial feature, '']'', a ] about a famous comedian (Sandler) with a ]. The film was released on July 31, 2009.<ref>{{cite news | first=Michael |last=Fleming | title = Trio joins Judd Apatow film |work=Variety | date = June 11, 2008 | url = https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/trio-joins-judd-apatow-film-1117987337/ | access-date=June 13, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080709034441/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117987337.html?categoryid=13&cs=1| archive-date=July 9, 2008| url-status= live}}</ref> After its release, ''Funny People'' and ''Punch-Drunk Love'' were cited in the June 2010 announcement that Sandler was one of 135 people (including 20 actors) invited to join the ].<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100625.html | title= Academy Invites 135 to Membership | publisher=] | work=] | date= June 25, 2010 | location= Beverly Hills, CA | access-date=June 29, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100630164148/http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20100625.html| archive-date= June 30, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>
Sandler and ] make frequent cameos in each other's movies:
*'']'', where Schneider stars, Sandler plays the spacey drummer
*'']'', where Schneider stars, Sandler played the townie
*'']'', where Schneider stars, Sandler plays one of the deceased gigolos.
*'']'', where Sandler stars, Schneider suggests to the prisoners around him that they hug in the showers. Even though he says similar lines as the Townie, he is credited as 'Punky' in this movie.
*'']'', where Sandler stars, Schneider is an angry man (Townie) in riot based on the same character from ''The Waterboy''.
*'']'', where Sandler stars, Schneider plays a delivery guy.
*'']'', where Sandler stars, Schneider plays a delivery man who catches a cat that Sandler shoots from a burning building trying to save it.
*'']'', where Sandler stars, Schneider plays a Hawaiian friend of Adam's character with one eye and is the presiding minister at his wedding.
*'']'', where Sandler stars, Schneider plays an angry Townie.
*'']'', where Sandler stars, Schneider voices an Asian waiter who doesn't like Sandler's character, and also provides the narration.
*'']'', where Sandler stars, Schneider plays Prince Habeeboo, a potential foreign customer for Sandler's architect firm.
*'']'', where Sandler stars, Schneider plays the rabbi who marries Sandler and James' characters.


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===Personal life===
In 2010, Sandler appeared in '']'', alongside Kevin James, ], ], David Spade, ], ], and ]. Sandler and ''Dickie Roberts'' scribe Fred Wolf wrote the script and Dennis Dugan directed.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/columbia-pic-gets-sandler-and-friends-1117999951/ | title = Columbia pic gets Sandler and friends |work=Variety | date = February 10, 2009 | access-date=February 12, 2009 | first=Tatiana | last=Siegel| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090213130229/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117999951.html?categoryid=13&cs=1| archive-date= February 13, 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> Sandler's later comedy films, including ''Grown Ups'' and '']'', received largely negative reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/grown-ups-2-best-lines-584676|title='Grown Ups 2': The Best Lines from the Worst Reviews|work=] |date=July 12, 2013|access-date=May 27, 2016}}</ref> Reviewing the latter, critic Mark Olsen of the '']'' remarked that Sandler had become the antithesis of ]; he was instead "the white ]: smart enough to know better, savvy enough to do it anyway, lazy enough not to care."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-grown-ups-2-review-20130712-story.html|title='Review: 'Grown Ups 2' refuses to leave the sandbox|work=Los Angeles Times|date=July 11, 2013|access-date=May 27, 2016}}</ref> The next year, Sandler starred with ] in the romantic comedy film '']''.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Just Go With It' premiere|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-env-just-go-with-it-premiere-pictures-photogallery.html|access-date=2021-08-06|website=Los Angeles Times|date=February 10, 2011}}</ref> He also voiced a capuchin monkey in Kevin James's '']'', released on July 8, 2011. In 2012, he starred in '']'', as a man who fathered a son (]) with his teacher (]) in high school. In 2013, he guest starred in the ] '']'' as himself in the episode "Punched Dumped Love". He and ''Jessie'' star ] had worked together in ''Grown Ups'' and ''Grown Ups 2''; Sandler's 2020 film '']'' was dedicated to Boyce's memory. Sandler next reunited with ] for a third time in the ] romantic comedy '']'', which was filmed in South Africa and released on May 23, 2014.
On ], ], Sandler married actress ], and they are the parents of Sadie Madison Sandler, born ], ], at ] in ].<ref>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1191818,00.html</ref> Sandler lives with his family in Los Angeles, though he also has a home in New York.


=== 2014-present: Final theatrical films and switch to Netflix ===
Actor ] of '']'' fame has stated that Sandler is the "nicest famous guy he knows".<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwY5o2fsG7Y&mode=related&search=.com</ref>


In October 2014, Netflix announced a four-movie deal with Sandler and Happy Madison Productions.<ref>{{Cite news|title = With Four New Adam Sandler Films, Netflix Takes Aim at Theaters - NYTimes.com|url = http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/10/02/business/media/with-four-new-adam-sandler-films-netflix-takes-aim-at-theaters.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = October 2, 2014|access-date = December 13, 2015|last1 = Steel|first1 = Emily}}</ref> Also that year, Sandler co-starred in the drama film '']'', directed by ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Toronto: Jason Reitman Lining Up His Next Film|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/toronto-jason-reitman-lining-up-620958|access-date=December 19, 2013|newspaper=]|date=September 4, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Paramount Pictures|title=Production Begins on Jason Reitman's Men, Women & Children|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=112527|access-date=December 19, 2013|via=ComingSoon.net|date=December 16, 2013|archive-date=December 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216211243/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=112527|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was considered for the voice of Rocket Raccoon in Marvel's '']'' but ] was cast instead.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.ifc.com/2013/01/jim-carrey-adam-sandler-guardians-of-the-galaxy| publisher= ]| title= Jim Carrey and Adam Sandler Being Considered For "Guardians of the Galaxy"| access-date= October 10, 2016| archive-date= October 11, 2016| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161011055557/http://www.ifc.com/2013/01/jim-carrey-adam-sandler-guardians-of-the-galaxy| url-status= dead}}</ref>
Sandler has contributed money to ]'s 2008 Presidential campaign,<ref>http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Adam_Sandler.php</ref>, and in October 2007, made a million-dollar donation to the ] in his hometown, ].<ref>http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=7262999&nav=4QcS</ref>


In 2015, Sandler released his last theatrical film, '']'', based on French director Patrick Jean's ], before transitioning into a distribution deal with ].
== Filmography ==

=== Films ===
Sandler's first original film for Netflix was the Western comedy film '']''. Despite being universally panned by critics,<ref name="rotten">{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_ridiculous_six/ |title= The Ridiculous Six (2015) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=December 15, 2015}}</ref> on January 6, 2016, it was announced by Netflix that the film had been viewed more times in 30 days than any other movie in Netflix history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/adam-sandlers-ridiculous-six-is-making-history-for-netflix-1201673572|title=Adam Sandle''s 'Ridiculous Six' Is Making History for Netflix|work=Variety|first=Margaret|last=Lenker|date=January 6, 2016|access-date=February 10, 2022}}</ref> Sandler also starred in another Netflix film in 2016, titled '']''.
{| class="wikitable sortable"

Sandler starred in the 2017 Netflix film '']'', in which he plays a talent manager who falls in love with one of his clients. He returned to dramatic territory in 2017 with ]'s family drama '']''. In the film, Sandler plays Danny Meyerowitz, who is unemployed and separated from his wife. His experiencing dysfunctional relationships with his brother (]), his sister (]), and his father (]). The film premiered in competition for the ] at the ] where his performance received favorable notices from critics.<ref name="salon" /> Peter Debruge, film critic for '']'', wrote of his performance, "With no shtick to fall back on, Sandler is forced to act, and it's a glorious thing to watch".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/the-meyerowitz-stories-review-1202437960/|title= Film Review: 'The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)'|website= Variety|date= May 21, 2017|access-date= May 30, 2021}}</ref>
], for the premiere of '']'']]
In 2018, Sandler starred in the Netflix film '']'' alongside ]. He also starred in a Netflix stand-up special '']'', which was part of his company's Netflix deal and marked his first stand-up film in over two decades. The special was directed by longtime collaborator ], while portions of the special was filmed by Paul Thomas Anderson, which marked his first project with Sandler since ''Punch-Drunk Love'' sixteen years prior.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=September 21, 2018 |title='100% Fresh' First Look: Adam Sandler's Netflix Stand-Up Special Is His First in Over Two Decades — Watch |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/09/adam-sandler-netflix-stand-up-live-first-look-release-date-1202005814/ |access-date=April 25, 2022 |website=]}}</ref>

On May 4, 2019, Sandler made his first appearance as host of '']'', ending the episode with a tribute to his friend and fellow former cast member ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/snl-adam-sandler-hosts-first-time-pays-tribute-chris-farley-1207490|title='SNL': Adam Sandler Hosts For First Time, Pays Tribute to Chris Farley|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 4, 2019|access-date=May 5, 2019}}</ref> Sandler received a ] nomination for his hosting stint. In June 2019, he reunited with ] in the Netflix film '']'', which broke the record for the biggest opening weekend in the company's history,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Netflix Reveals Record-Breaking Stats for Sandler-Aniston 'Murder Mystery' Flick |url=https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/netflix-murder-mystery-stats-1203246899/ |access-date=August 9, 2022 |website=Variety|date=June 18, 2019 }}</ref> and spawned a sequel, '']'', in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2021/09/25/murder-mystery-netflix-movie-sequel-jennifer-aniston-adam-sandler/|title=Murder Mystery 2: Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler Set to Return for Sequel to Hit Netflix Movie|first=Matt Webb|last=Mitovich|website=]|date=September 25, 2021 }}</ref>

In December 2019, Sandler starred in the crime thriller drama '']'', directed by the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Adam Sandler Shows Off His Acting Chops In 'Uncut Gems' Trailer |date=September 24, 2019 |url=https://digg.com/video/adam-sandler-uncut-gems-trailer |publisher=Digg |access-date=September 25, 2019}}</ref> The movie and Sandler's acting received critical acclaim and many end-of-year awards from critics, who noted this role as a career best for Sandler, for which he earned the ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/uncut-gems-review-adam-sandler-safdie-brothers-cast-director-a9276151.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200109132845/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/uncut-gems-review-adam-sandler-safdie-brothers-cast-director-a9276151.html |archive-date=2020-01-09 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|title='Uncut Gems review: The best performance of Adam Sandler's career'|work=The Guardian|first=Clarisse|last=Loughrey|date=January 9, 2020 |access-date=January 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gleiberman|first=Owen|date=2020-01-01|title='Uncut Gems': The Startling Indie Smash That Audiences…Don't Like? (Column)|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/uncut-gems-adam-sandler-the-safdie-brothers-a24-1203454367/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Variety|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101203318/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/uncut-gems-adam-sandler-the-safdie-brothers-a24-1203454367/ |archive-date=January 1, 2020 }}</ref>

In January 2020, ] announced a new four-movie deal with Happy Madison Productions worth up to $275 million.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Netflix Signs Adam Sandler to $275 million/4 Movie Deal, Claims Its Viewers Spent 2 Billion Hours Watching His Movies|url=https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2020/1/netflix-signs-adam-sandler-to-275-million4-movie-deal-claims-its-viewers-spent-2-billion-hours-watching-his-movies|access-date=2021-02-08|website=World of Reel|date=August 19, 2019}}</ref> Sandler starred in and wrote the 2020 Netflix film '']''. Besides, he voiced Leo the lizard in a Netflix's animated coming-of-age musical '']''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gyarkye |first=Lovia |date=2023-11-18 |title='Leo' Review: Adam Sandler Is an Advice-Dispensing Lizard in Netflix's Animated Charmer |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/leo-review-adam-sandler-netflix-1235661058/ |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>

Sandler produced and starred in the 2022 sports drama film '']'', which received critical acclaim. His performance in the film was repeatedly singled out for praise<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hustle: Adam Sandler has achieved impressive Rotten Tomatoes record with new Netflix movie |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/adam-sandler-hustle-netflix-rotten-tomatoes-b2099452.html |access-date=August 9, 2022 |website=The Independent|date=June 18, 2022 }}</ref> and he received a nomination for a ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/sag-awards-2023-nominations-full-list/|title=SAG Awards 2023 Nominations: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Coolidge and Viola Davis Score Nods|work=People|first=Tommy|last=McArdle|date=January 11, 2023|access-date=January 12, 2023}}</ref> On March 19, 2023, Sandler was awarded the ] ]. Many of Sandler's friends and fellow performers, including ], ], ], and ], spoke at the event.<ref>Hoglund, Andy. ''Entertainment Weekly''. Published March 26, 2023. Accessed March 27, 2023.</ref>

In 2024, Sandler starred in his second Netflix stand-up comedy special, ''Adam Sandler: Love You'', which was directed by ].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hailu |first1=Selome |title=Adam Sandler Sets New Netflix Comedy Special Directed by Josh Safdie |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/adam-sandler-netflix-comedy-special-josh-safdie-1235908421/ |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=] |date=12 February 2024}}</ref> He also starred in the science fiction drama film '']'', an adaptation of the science fiction novel '']'' (2017), directed by ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=October 26, 2020 |title=Adam Sandler To Star In Netflix's Adaptation Of 'The Spaceman Of Bohemia' Being Directed By 'Chernobyl's Johan Renck |url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/john-wick-derek-kolstad-amazon-studios-japanese-manga-hellsing-1234706766/ |access-date=March 5, 2021 |website=]}}</ref>

Also in 2024, Sandler was named the People's Choice Icon at the ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Jennifer Aniston presents Adam Sandler with People's Choice Icon Award |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/adam-sandler-netflix-comedy-special-josh-safdie-1235908421/ |access-date=19 February 2024 |work=] |date=19 February 2024}}</ref> In March 2024, Forbes announced that Sandler was the best-paid actor in Hollywood in 2023, earning $73 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattcraig/2024/03/06/highest-paid-actors-2023-adam-sandler-margot-robbie/?sh=49a6962563a0|title=The Highest-Paid Actors Of 2023|website=Forbes |date=6 March 2024|access-date=8 March 2024}}</ref>

==Public image==
Sandler has been referenced multiple times in various media, including in the TV shows ''],'' in the episode "]",<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bbc.adactio.com/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season10/page20.shtml|title=Monty Can't Buy Me|website=]|date=September 2005|access-date=August 11, 2017}}</ref> in the '']'' episode "]",<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ign.com/articles/2009/04/27/family-guy-stew-roids-review|title=Family Guy: "Stew-Roids" Review|website=]|first=Ahsan|last=Haque|date=April 27, 2009|access-date=August 11, 2017}}</ref> and in the '']'' episode "]".<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://entertainment.time.com/2011/06/09/south-park-watch-the-tao-of-poo/|title=South Park Watch: The Tao of Poo|magazine=] |first=James|last=Poniewozik|date=June 9, 2011|access-date=August 11, 2017}}</ref> He was also referenced in the video game '']''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vgfacts.com/trivia/6729/|title=Half-Life: Opposing Force|publisher=]|author=RetroRex|access-date=August 11, 2017|quote=There is a hidden message on the upper skybox texture in the V-22 osprey g-man sequence. It reads "HACK HACK HACK ALL DAY LONG. HACK HACK HACK WHILE I SING THIS SONG". This is a reference to the Adam Sandler song "The Beating Of A High School Janitor.|archive-date=August 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812095143/https://www.vgfacts.com/trivia/6729/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The ] series '']'' episode "The Trial" features a mock court case to decide whether Sandler or ] is a better comedian.

In 2021, ] named Sandler the year's ] for popularizing a "grocery-run look", characterized by oversized T-shirts, XXL pants, and ] sneakers dubbed as "Adam Sandler style".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-21 |title=Adam Sandler Is This Year's Fashion Icon—And I Love It |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/adam-sandler-my-fashion-icon |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=Vogue}}</ref> Menswear brand ''Old Jewish Men'' sells a line of basketball shorts inspired by the style.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SANDLER SHORTS |url=https://www.oldjewishmen.net/product-page/sandler-shorts |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=Old Jewish Men}}</ref> Speaking on the title with ], Sandler remarked: "It took a while. I was working that angle for years. For a while I was like, 'Please accept me and the way I dress.' And 30 years later, they finally came around."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-28 |title=Adam Sandler on Becoming a Schlub Style Icon: 'It Took a While' |url=https://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fashion/a40445159/adam-sandler-style-hustle/ |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=Esquire}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
].]]
Sandler has been married to Jacqueline "Jackie" Sandler (née Titone) since 2003.<ref name=married>{{cite news|url=https://siouxcityjournal.com/entertainment/adam-sandler-marries-model-actress-jackie-titone/article_268844b3-7fc8-5d98-af1c-36ff72ea3bdd.html|title=Adam Sandler marries model-actress Jackie Titone|agency=]|work=]|date=June 24, 2003|access-date=March 26, 2019|archive-date=March 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326152430/https://siouxcityjournal.com/entertainment/adam-sandler-marries-model-actress-jackie-titone/article_268844b3-7fc8-5d98-af1c-36ff72ea3bdd.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She ] to Sandler's religion, Judaism.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/nydn-features/numbers-drew-adam-article-1.643235 |title=By The Numbers Drew & Adam |work=New York Daily News |date=February 17, 2004 |access-date=January 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227035850/https://www.nydailynews.com/2004/02/17/by-the-numbers-drew-adam/ |archive-date=2024-02-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The couple have two daughters, Sadie (b. May 2006)<ref>{{cite web|last=Wihlborg |first=Ulrica|url=https://people.com/celebrity/adam-sandler-wife-have-a-baby/|title=Adam Sandler, Wife Have a Baby|work=People|date=May 7, 2006|access-date=February 3, 2019}}</ref> and Sunny (b. November 2008).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE4AB18Q20081112|title=Adam Sandler and wife have second daughter|work=]|date=November 12, 2008|access-date=February 3, 2018}}</ref> Through his wife, Sandler is the son-in-law of politician ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Adam Sandler's Father-in-Law Caught Smuggling Gun Into Courthouse in His Briefcase |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/adam-sandlers-father-in-law-joseph-titone-smuggled-gun-into-broward-courthouse-in-his-briefcase/ |website=www.thedailybeast.com|date=August 27, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Political Tidbits: Adam Sandler's Father-in-Law Can Practice Again |url=https://www.browardbeat.com/political-tidbits-adam-sandlers-father-in-law-can-practice-again/ |website=www.browardbeat.com}}</ref> Sandler's wife and children often appear in his films. Both Sadie and Sunny have each appeared in at least two of the '']'' movie series. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Adam Sandler on Possibly Reuniting With Drew Barrymore in a Movie|url=https://www.etonline.com/adam-sandler-on-possibly-reuniting-with-drew-barrymore-on-the-big-screen-exclusive-153833|access-date=2021-02-08|website=Entertainment Tonight|first=Leena|last=Tailor|date=September 28, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Adam Sandler Keeps His 2 Daughters Busy - by Putting Them in His Movies!|url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/did-know-adam-sandlers-kids-042118570.html|access-date=2021-02-08|website=Yahoo|date=July 15, 2020|archive-date=February 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224140404/https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/did-know-adam-sandlers-kids-042118570.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Adam's nephew Jared has also been featured in his films, such as '']'' and '']''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ford|first=Rebecca|date=2015-07-30|title=Adam Sandler Put Four Family Members in 'Pixels'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/adam-sandler-put-four-family-811555/|access-date=2022-01-28|website=]}}</ref>

In 2007, Sandler made a $1 million donation to the ] in ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newhampshire.com/nh-people/adam-sandler-biography.aspx |title=Adam Sandler donates $1&nbsp;million to Manchester charity |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818203545/http://www.newhampshire.com/nh-people/adam-sandler-biography.aspx |archive-date=August 18, 2010 |website=newhampshire.com}}</ref>

Sandler has not publicly discussed his political opinions. It has been reported that he is a registered ]. He performed at the ], and donated $2,100 to ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/vince-vaughn-adam-sandler-hollywood-conservatives |title=Vince Vaughn, Adam Sandler and other Hollywood conservatives |work=Fox News |last=Phillips |first=Morgan |date=February 19, 2020 |access-date=November 12, 2021 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219204050/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/vince-vaughn-adam-sandler-hollywood-conservatives |archive-date=February 19, 2020 }}</ref>

==Filmography==
{{Main|Adam Sandler filmography}}

== Discography ==
], 2008]]

===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album details
! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| ]
|- |-
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:90%"| ]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/adam-sandler/chart-history/tlp/|title=Adam Sandler Chart History: Billboard 200|magazine=]|access-date=September 14, 2022}}</ref>
| #
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:90%"| ]<br /><ref name=":1">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/adam-sandler/chart-history/|title=Adam Sandler Chart History: Comedy Albums|magazine=]|access-date=September 14, 2022}}</ref>
! Title
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:90%"| ]<br /><ref>{{cite Ryan|page=243}}</ref>
! Year
! scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:90%"| ]<br /><ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Adam Sandler Chart History: Canadian Albums |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/adam-sandler/chart-history/tlp/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
! Role
! Notes
! Gross
|- |-
! scope="row"| '']''
|1.
| '']''
| ]
| Schecky Moskowitz
| first film role
|
|-
|2.
| '']''
| ]
| Dink the Clown
| |
* Released: September 28, 1993 (US)
| $115,103
* Label: ].
|-
* Format: ]
|3.
| 129 || 7 || — || —
| '']''
| ]
| Carmine
| |
* ]: 2× Platinum {{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|artist=Adam Sandler|refname="RIAA"|accessdate=November 27, 2023}}
| $21,274,717
*]: Gold{{Certification Cite Ref|region=Canada|artist=Adam Sandler|refname="MC"|accessdate=November 27, 2023}}
|- |-
! scope="row"| '']''
|4.
| '']''
| ]
| Pip
| |
* Released: February 13, 1996
| $5,370,000
* Label: Warner Bros.
|-
* Format: LP
|5.
| 18 || 7 || — || —
| '']''
| ]
| Louie
|
| $6,798,240
|-
|6.
| '']''
| ]
| Billy Madison
| Also writer
| $25,588,750
|-
|7.
| '']''
| ]
| Happy Gilmore
| Also writer
| $38,624,000
|-
|8.
| '']''
| ]
| Archie Moses
| |
* RIAA: 2× Platinum<ref name="RIAA"/>
| $21,162,420
* MC: Platinum<ref name="MC"/>
|- |-
! scope="row"| '']''
|9.
| '']''
| ]
| Robbie Hart
| |
* Released: September 16, 1997
| $80,224,502
* Label: Warner Bros.
|-
* Format: LP
|10.
| 18 || — || — || —
| '']''
| ]
| Satan
| ] (''uncredited'')
| $9,975,684
|-
|11.
| '']''
| ]
| Robert "Bobby" Boucher Jr.
| Also executive producer and writer
| $161,487,252
|-
|12.
| '']''
| ]
| Sonny Koufax
| Also executive producer and writer
| $163,479,795
|-
|13.
| '']''
| ]
|
| Cameo (voice only)
| $65,535,067
|-
|14.
| '']''
| ]
| Nicky
| Also executive producer and writer
| $39,442,871
|-
|15.
| '']''
| ]
| Townie
| Cameo and executive producer
| $55,762,229
|-
|16.
| '']''
| ]
| Longfellow Deeds
| Also executive producer
| $126,203,320
|-
|17.
| '']''
| ]
| Barry Egan
| ] nomination
| $17,791,031
|-
|18.
| '']''
| ]
| Davey Stone
| Animated, also Producer and Writer
| $23,443,124
|-
|19.
| '']''
| ]
| Himself
| Short Subject
|
|-
|20.
| '']''
| ]
| Mambuza Bongo Guy (''uncredited'')
| Cameo, also executive producer
| $35,016,147
|-
|21.
| '']''
| ]
| Dave Buznik
| Also Executive producer
| $133,756,285
|-
|22.
| '']''
| ]
|
| Documentary
|
|-
|23.
| '']''
| ]
|
| Documentary
| |
* RIAA: Gold<ref name="RIAA"/>
|- |-
! scope="row"| '']''
|24.
| '']''
| ]
| Couch Testing Guy
| Short Film
| |
* Released: September 21, 1999
|-
* Label: Warner Bros.
|25.
* Format: LP
| '']''
| 16 || — || 89 || 20
| ]
| Henry Roth
| Also Executive Producer
| $120,776,832
|-
|26.
| '']''
| ]
| John Clasky
| |
* RIAA: Gold<ref name="RIAA"/>
| $42,044,321
|- |-
! scope="row"| '']''
|27.
|
| '']''
* Released: July 13, 2004
| ]
* Label: Warner Bros.
| Paul Crewe
* Format: LP, ]
| Also Executive producer
| 47 || 11 || — || —
| $158,115,031
|- |
|28. |}

| '']''
"The Peeper" was made into a ] cartoon, launched over the 1999 Labor Day weekend as a promotion for ''Stan and Judy's Kid'' and was watched by over 1 million users during that period, one of the most-watched video clips on the internet at the time.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=]|date=September 8, 1999|page=5|last=Graser|first=Marc|title=Webheads open peepers wide for Sandler's short|url=https://variety.com/1999/digital/news/webheads-open-peepers-wide-for-sandler-s-short-1117755473/|access-date=June 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ]

| Javier Sandooski (''uncredited'')
In 2009 Sandler contributed the ] cover "]" to '']'' as part of Warner Brothers 50th Anniversary celebrations;<ref>{{cite web | url=http://neilyoungnews.thrasherswheat.org/2009/02/adam-sandler-covers-neil-youngs-like.html | title=Adam Sandler Covers Neil Young's "Like a Hurricane" | publisher=Thrasher's Wheat | work=Neil Young News blog | access-date=March 18, 2019}}</ref> the song was performed on the '']'' with a band that included, among others, ],<ref>{{youTube|HT2ENDHIZ3c|Adam Sandler Performs Neil Young's "Like a Hurricane"}}</ref> who has appeared with Sandler on a number of occasions.<ref>{{youTube|1CD0C81D5D6E2142|Waddy Wachtel with Adam Sandler}}</ref>
| Cameo image and producer

| $22,264,487
=== Soundtrack albums ===
|-
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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|''What the Hell Happened to Me?''
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|''Shhh... Don't Tell''
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! scope="row" | "]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Like a Hurricane - Single by Adam Sandler on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/like-a-hurricane-single/299555261 |access-date=April 27, 2023 |website=Apple Music}}</ref>
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American actor and comedian (born 1966) This article is about the actor. For the controversial street performer, see Adam Sandler (costume wearer).

Adam Sandler
Sandler in 2024
BornAdam Richard Sandler
(1966-09-09) September 9, 1966 (age 58)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materNew York University (BFA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • writer
  • producer
  • musician
Years active1987–present
WorksFilmography
Spouse Jackie Titone ​(m. 2003)
Children2
RelativesTyler Spindel (nephew)
Joseph H. Titone (father-in-law)
AwardsFull list
Comedy career
Medium
  • Stand-up
  • film
  • television
  • music
Genres
Subject(s)

Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American actor and comedian. Primarily a comedic leading actor in films, his accolades include nominations for three Grammy Awards, five Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2023, Sandler was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Sandler was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1995. He returned to Saturday Night Live as a host in 2019 earning a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He has starred in Hollywood comedy films that cumulatively grossed over $2 billion worldwide. Sandler had an estimated net worth of $420 million in 2020, and signed a new four-movie deal with Netflix worth over $250 million.

Sandler's comedic roles include Billy Madison (1995), Happy Gilmore (1996), The Waterboy (1998), The Wedding Singer (1998), Big Daddy (1999), Mr. Deeds (2002), 50 First Dates (2004), The Longest Yard (2005), Click (2006), Grown Ups (2010), Just Go with It (2011), Grown Ups 2 (2013), Blended (2014), Murder Mystery (2019) and Hubie Halloween (2020). He also received praise for his dramatic roles in Punch-Drunk Love (2002), Reign Over Me (2007), The Meyerowitz Stories (2017), Uncut Gems (2019), and Hustle (2022). He also voiced Dracula in the first three films of the Hotel Transylvania franchise (2012–2018).

Early life

Sandler was born in Brooklyn, New York, on September 9, 1966, to Judith "Judy" (née Levine), a nursery school teacher, and Stanley Sandler, an electrical engineer. His family is Jewish and descends from Russian Jewish immigrants on both sides. Sandler grew up in Manchester, New Hampshire, after his family moved there when he was six years old. He attended Manchester Central High School. As a teen, Sandler was in BBYO, a Jewish youth group. He graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1988.

Career

See also: List of awards and nominations received by Adam Sandler

1987–1994: Early television and film roles

In 1987, Sandler played Theo Huxtable's friend Smitty on The Cosby Show and the Stud Boy or Trivia Delinquent on the MTV game show Remote Control. After his film debut in Going Overboard in 1989, Sandler performed in comedy clubs, having first taken the stage at his brother's urging when he was 17. He was discovered by comedian Dennis Miller, who caught Sandler's act in Los Angeles and recommended him to Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels. Sandler was hired as a writer for SNL in 1990, and became a featured player the following year. He made a name for himself by performing amusing original songs on the show, including "The Thanksgiving Song" and "The Chanukah Song". Sandler told Conan O'Brien on The Tonight Show that NBC fired him and Chris Farley from the show in 1995. Sandler used his firing as part of his monologue when he returned in 2019 to host the show.

In 1993, Adam Sandler appeared in the film Coneheads with Farley, David Spade, Dan Aykroyd, Phil Hartman, and Jane Curtin. In 1994, he co-starred in Airheads with Brendan Fraser and Steve Buscemi.

1995–2014: Commercial success

Sandler at 2002 Cannes Film Festival

Sandler starred in Billy Madison (1995) playing a grown man repeating grades 1–12 to earn back his father's respect and the right to inherit his father's multimillion-dollar hotel empire. The film was successful at the box office despite negative reviews. He followed this film with Bulletproof (1996), and the financially successful comedies Happy Gilmore (1996) and The Wedding Singer (1998), his first collaboration with Drew Barrymore. He was initially cast in the bachelor party-themed comedy/thriller Very Bad Things (1998) but had to back out due to his involvement in The Waterboy (1998), one of his first big hits.

Sandler continued making successful comedy films including Big Daddy (1999), Mr. Deeds (2002), Anger Management (2003), 50 First Dates (2004, his second collaboration with Drew Barrymore), The Longest Yard (2005), and Click (2006). He also formed his film production company, Happy Madison Productions, in 1999, first producing fellow SNL alumnus Rob Schneider's film Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo. The company has produced most of Sandler's subsequent films to date, and is on the Sony/Columbia Pictures lot in Culver City, California. Most of its films have received negative reviews from critics, with three considered among the worst ever made yet most have performed well at the box office.

Although his earlier commercially successful films did not receive favorable critical attention, Sandler started to receive more positive reviews beginning with his more dramatic role in Punch-Drunk Love in 2002. Punch-Drunk Love's writer and director, Paul Thomas Anderson, had an "obsession-level" love for Sandler's previous movies and wrote the film with him in mind. Sandler was intimidated to work with Anderson upon viewing his previous film Magnolia (2000), but these fears were alleviated upon receiving the script from Anderson. Roger Ebert's review of Punch-Drunk Love concluded that Sandler had been wasted in earlier films with poorly written scripts and characters with no development. Ebert noted that Sandler's character still maintained the "childlike, love-starved" persona from his previous films, but was shown in a new light as the "key to all Adam Sandler films". Sandler was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance. The film marked the beginning of Sandler moving outside the genre of slapstick comedy to take on more serious roles, such as Mike Binder's Reign Over Me (2007), a drama about a man who loses his entire family in the September 11 attacks and then struggles to rekindle a friendship with his old college roommate (Don Cheadle).

Sandler at a press conference for Click in 2005

Sandler starred alongside friend Kevin James in the film I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007), and headlined You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008). The latter was written by Sandler, Judd Apatow, and Robert Smigel, and directed by Dennis Dugan. That same year, Sandler starred along with Keri Russell and English comedian Russell Brand in Adam Shankman's children's fantasy film Bedtime Stories (2008), as a stressed hotel maintenance worker whose bedtime stories he reads to his niece and nephew begin to come true. It marked Sandler's first family film and first film under the Disney banner.

In 2009, Sandler starred in Apatow's third directorial feature, Funny People, a comedy drama about a famous comedian (Sandler) with a terminal illness. The film was released on July 31, 2009. After its release, Funny People and Punch-Drunk Love were cited in the June 2010 announcement that Sandler was one of 135 people (including 20 actors) invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Sandler in Berlin in 2009

In 2010, Sandler appeared in Grown Ups, alongside Kevin James, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider, David Spade, Salma Hayek, Maria Bello, and Maya Rudolph. Sandler and Dickie Roberts scribe Fred Wolf wrote the script and Dennis Dugan directed. Sandler's later comedy films, including Grown Ups and Grown Ups 2, received largely negative reviews. Reviewing the latter, critic Mark Olsen of the Los Angeles Times remarked that Sandler had become the antithesis of Judd Apatow; he was instead "the white Tyler Perry: smart enough to know better, savvy enough to do it anyway, lazy enough not to care." The next year, Sandler starred with Jennifer Aniston in the romantic comedy film Just Go with It. He also voiced a capuchin monkey in Kevin James's Zookeeper, released on July 8, 2011. In 2012, he starred in That's My Boy, as a man who fathered a son (Andy Samberg) with his teacher (Eva Amurri) in high school. In 2013, he guest starred in the Disney Channel Original Series Jessie as himself in the episode "Punched Dumped Love". He and Jessie star Cameron Boyce had worked together in Grown Ups and Grown Ups 2; Sandler's 2020 film Hubie Halloween was dedicated to Boyce's memory. Sandler next reunited with Drew Barrymore for a third time in the Warner Bros. romantic comedy Blended, which was filmed in South Africa and released on May 23, 2014.

2014-present: Final theatrical films and switch to Netflix

In October 2014, Netflix announced a four-movie deal with Sandler and Happy Madison Productions. Also that year, Sandler co-starred in the drama film Men, Women & Children, directed by Jason Reitman. He was considered for the voice of Rocket Raccoon in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy but Bradley Cooper was cast instead.

In 2015, Sandler released his last theatrical film, Pixels, based on French director Patrick Jean's 2010 short film of the same name, before transitioning into a distribution deal with Netflix.

Sandler's first original film for Netflix was the Western comedy film The Ridiculous 6. Despite being universally panned by critics, on January 6, 2016, it was announced by Netflix that the film had been viewed more times in 30 days than any other movie in Netflix history. Sandler also starred in another Netflix film in 2016, titled The Do-Over.

Sandler starred in the 2017 Netflix film Sandy Wexler, in which he plays a talent manager who falls in love with one of his clients. He returned to dramatic territory in 2017 with Noah Baumbach's family drama The Meyerowitz Stories. In the film, Sandler plays Danny Meyerowitz, who is unemployed and separated from his wife. His experiencing dysfunctional relationships with his brother (Ben Stiller), his sister (Elizabeth Marvel), and his father (Dustin Hoffman). The film premiered in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival where his performance received favorable notices from critics. Peter Debruge, film critic for Variety, wrote of his performance, "With no shtick to fall back on, Sandler is forced to act, and it's a glorious thing to watch".

Sandler at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, for the premiere of Men, Women & Children

In 2018, Sandler starred in the Netflix film The Week Of alongside Chris Rock. He also starred in a Netflix stand-up special Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh, which was part of his company's Netflix deal and marked his first stand-up film in over two decades. The special was directed by longtime collaborator Steven Brill, while portions of the special was filmed by Paul Thomas Anderson, which marked his first project with Sandler since Punch-Drunk Love sixteen years prior.

On May 4, 2019, Sandler made his first appearance as host of Saturday Night Live, ending the episode with a tribute to his friend and fellow former cast member Chris Farley. Sandler received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series nomination for his hosting stint. In June 2019, he reunited with Jennifer Aniston in the Netflix film Murder Mystery, which broke the record for the biggest opening weekend in the company's history, and spawned a sequel, Murder Mystery 2, in 2023.

In December 2019, Sandler starred in the crime thriller drama Uncut Gems, directed by the Safdie brothers. The movie and Sandler's acting received critical acclaim and many end-of-year awards from critics, who noted this role as a career best for Sandler, for which he earned the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead.

In January 2020, Netflix announced a new four-movie deal with Happy Madison Productions worth up to $275 million. Sandler starred in and wrote the 2020 Netflix film Hubie Halloween. Besides, he voiced Leo the lizard in a Netflix's animated coming-of-age musical Leo.

Sandler produced and starred in the 2022 sports drama film Hustle, which received critical acclaim. His performance in the film was repeatedly singled out for praise and he received a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award. On March 19, 2023, Sandler was awarded the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Many of Sandler's friends and fellow performers, including Ben Stiller, Conan O'Brien, Dana Carvey, and Judd Apatow, spoke at the event.

In 2024, Sandler starred in his second Netflix stand-up comedy special, Adam Sandler: Love You, which was directed by Josh Safdie. He also starred in the science fiction drama film Spaceman, an adaptation of the science fiction novel Spaceman of Bohemia (2017), directed by Johan Renck.

Also in 2024, Sandler was named the People's Choice Icon at the 49th People's Choice Awards. In March 2024, Forbes announced that Sandler was the best-paid actor in Hollywood in 2023, earning $73 million.

Public image

Sandler has been referenced multiple times in various media, including in the TV shows The Simpsons, in the episode "Monty Can't Buy Me Love", in the Family Guy episode "Stew-Roids", and in the South Park episode "You're Getting Old". He was also referenced in the video game Half-Life: Opposing Force. The HBO series Animals episode "The Trial" features a mock court case to decide whether Sandler or Jim Carrey is a better comedian.

In 2021, Vogue named Sandler the year's fashion icon for popularizing a "grocery-run look", characterized by oversized T-shirts, XXL pants, and Nike sneakers dubbed as "Adam Sandler style". Menswear brand Old Jewish Men sells a line of basketball shorts inspired by the style. Speaking on the title with Esquire, Sandler remarked: "It took a while. I was working that angle for years. For a while I was like, 'Please accept me and the way I dress.' And 30 years later, they finally came around."

Personal life

Sandler with his two daughters, Sunny and Sadie, in February 2011, at a ceremony for receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Sandler has been married to Jacqueline "Jackie" Sandler (née Titone) since 2003. She converted to Sandler's religion, Judaism. The couple have two daughters, Sadie (b. May 2006) and Sunny (b. November 2008). Through his wife, Sandler is the son-in-law of politician Joseph H. Titone. Sandler's wife and children often appear in his films. Both Sadie and Sunny have each appeared in at least two of the Hotel Transylvania movie series. Adam's nephew Jared has also been featured in his films, such as Pixels and Home Team.

In 2007, Sandler made a $1 million donation to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Sandler has not publicly discussed his political opinions. It has been reported that he is a registered Republican. He performed at the 2004 Republican National Convention, and donated $2,100 to Rudy Giuliani's 2008 presidential campaign.

Filmography

Main article: Adam Sandler filmography

Discography

Sandler's handprints and shoeprints in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, 2008

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
US
Com.

AUS
CAN
They're All Gonna Laugh at You! 129 7
What the Hell Happened to Me?
  • Released: February 13, 1996
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Format: LP
18 7
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
  • MC: Platinum
What's Your Name?
  • Released: September 16, 1997
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Format: LP
18
  • RIAA: Gold
Stan and Judy's Kid
  • Released: September 21, 1999
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Format: LP
16 89 20
  • RIAA: Gold
Shhh...Don't Tell 47 11

"The Peeper" was made into a flash cartoon, launched over the 1999 Labor Day weekend as a promotion for Stan and Judy's Kid and was watched by over 1 million users during that period, one of the most-watched video clips on the internet at the time.

In 2009 Sandler contributed the Neil Young cover "Like a Hurricane" to Covered, A Revolution in Sound as part of Warner Brothers 50th Anniversary celebrations; the song was performed on the David Letterman Show with a band that included, among others, Waddy Wachtel, who has appeared with Sandler on a number of occasions.

Soundtrack albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Com.

Eight Crazy Nights (Original Movie Soundtrack)
  • Released: November 27, 2002
  • Label: Sony
  • Format: LP, digital download
Leo (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)
  • Released: November 21, 2023
  • Label: Netflix
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh
  • Released: March 22, 2019
  • Label: Netflix, Warner
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
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Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
US
Adult
Pop

US
Hol.

US
Main.
Rock

US
Mod.
Rock

"The Thanksgiving Song" 1993 107 40 23 29 29 They're All Gonna Laugh at You!
"The Chanukah Song" 1996 80 28 20 20 25
  • RIAA: Gold
What the Hell Happened to Me?
"Secret" 2004 Shhh... Don't Tell
"Like a Hurricane" 2008 Covered, A Revolution in Sound
"Phone Wallet Keys" 2018 100% Fresh
"Farley"

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