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{{Infobox actor
| name = Adam Sandler
| image = Adamsandler(cannesPhotocall).jpg
| caption = Sandler at Cannes in 2002
| birthname = Adam Richard Sandler
| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1966|09|09}}
| birthplace = ], ], ]
| occupation = ], ], ], ], ]
| yearsactive = 1987—present
| spouse = ]
| influences =
| influenced =
| website =
| imdb_id = 0001191
| goldenraspberryawards = ''']'''<br />1999 '']''
| awards = ''']''' 2004<br />''']'''<br />1999 '']''<br />2000 '']''<br />2003 '']'' & '']''<br />2005 '']''<br />2007 '']''<p>''']'''<br />2002 '']''<p>'''Blockbuster Entertainment Awards'''<br />1999 '']''<br />2000 '']''<p>''']'''<br />1996 '']''<br />1998 '']''<br />1999 '']''<br />2000 '']''<br />2004 '']''<p>''']'''<br />2001 Choice comedian<br />2002 Choice comedian<br />2003 '']''<br />2004 '']'' & Choice comedian<br />2005 Choice comedian<br />2006 Choice comedian<p>''']'''<br />2000 Favorite Motion Picture Star in a Comedy<br />2005 '']''<br />2006 Favorite Funny Male Star
}}

'''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).

== 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 ===
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.

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.

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.

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 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===
] 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 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 '']''.

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.

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

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.

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.

===Personal life===
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.

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>

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>

== Filmography ==
=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
| #
! Title
! Year
! Role
! Notes
! Gross
|-
|1.
| '']''
| ]
| Schecky Moskowitz
| first film role
|
|-
|2.
| '']''
| ]
| Dink the Clown
|
| $115,103
|-
|3.
| '']''
| ]
| Carmine
|
| $21,274,717
|-
|4.
| '']''
| ]
| Pip
|
| $5,370,000
|-
|5.
| '']''
| ]
| Louie
|
| $6,798,240
|-
|6.
| '']''
| ]
| Billy Madison
| Also writer
| $25,588,750
|-
|7.
| '']''
| ]
| Happy Gilmore
| Also writer
| $38,624,000
|-
|8.
| '']''
| ]
| Archie Moses
|
| $21,162,420
|-
|9.
| '']''
| ]
| Robbie Hart
|
| $80,224,502
|-
|10.
| '']''
| ]
| 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
|
|-
|24.
| '']''
| ]
| Couch Testing Guy
| Short Film
|
|-
|25.
| '']''
| ]
| Henry Roth
| Also Executive Producer
| $120,776,832
|-
|26.
| '']''
| ]
| John Clasky
|
| $42,044,321
|-
|27.
| '']''
| ]
| Paul Crewe
| Also Executive producer
| $158,115,031
|-
|28.
| '']''
| ]
| Javier Sandooski (''uncredited'')
| Cameo image and producer
| $22,264,487
|-
|29.
| '']''
| ]
| Michael Newman
| Also producer
| $137,340,146
|-
|30.
| '']''
| ]
| Charlie Fineman
|
| $19,661,987
|-
|31.
| '']''
| ]
| Chuck Levine
| Also Executive producer
| $119,514,150
|-
|32.
| '']''
| ]
|
| Currently in pre-production
|
|-
|33.
| '']''
| ]
|
| In production, voice
|
|-
|34.
| '']''
| ]
|
| Finished
|
|-
|35.
| '']''
| ]
|
| currently in production
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! TV Show
! Year/s
! Role
! Episodes
|-
|1. '']''
| 1987-1990
|
|
|-
|2. '']''
| 1984-1988
| Smitty
| 4 episodes (The Locker Room (]), Dance Mania (]), The Prom (]) and The Visit (])
|-
|3. '']''
| ]
| Usher
| 1 Episode (''Brightman SATyricon'')
|-
|4. '']''
| ]
| Drug Dealer
| 1 episode (''Testing Dirty'')
|-
|5. '']''
| 1991-1995
| ''Various''
| 44 episodes
|-
|6. '']''
| ]
| Himself
| 1 episode (''The Assistant'')
|-
|7. '']''
| ]
| Couch Testing Guy
| 1 episode
|-
|8. ''"]"''
| ]
| Henry Roth
| 1 episode (''"Found"'')
|-
|9. '']''
| ] (]rd)
|
| 1 episode
|}

== Discography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title
! Year
! Notes
|-
|'']''
| ]
| 2x Platinum
|-
|'']''
| ]
| 2x Platinum
|-
|'']''
| ]
| Gold
|-
|'']''
| ]
| Gold
|-
|'']''
| ]
|
|}

== References ==
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