Adam Sandler

Profile
Name: Adam Sandler
Birth Name: Adam Richard Sandler
Height: 5' 9"
Sex: M
Nationality: American
Birth Date: September 9, 1966
Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Profession: actor, comedian, musician, screenwriter
Education: Manchester Central High School in Manchester, New Hampshire
New York University in New York, New York (B.F.A.)
Relationship: Jackie Titone (model; born 1975; dating as of January 1999; married in June 2003), Alicia Silverstone (actress; born on October 4, 1976; dated in 1996), Margaret Ruden (cosmetics-company manager; relationship began 1989; separated)
Father: Stan Sandler (former electrical engineer)
Mother: Judy Sandler
Sister: Elizabeth Sandler (dentist; older), Valerie Sandler (works in food industry; older)
Brother: Scott Sandler (lawyer)
Daughter: Sadie Madison (born May 2006)
Claim to fame: Cast member of Saturday Night Live (1990-1995)

Biography
Adam Sandler was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1966 but raised in Manchester, NH and attended Central High School. At 17, he took his first step toward becoming a stand-up comedian when his brother encouraged him to spontaneously take the stage at a Boston comedy club. Sandler attended New York University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1991. During his freshman year, he secured a recurring role as Theo Huxtable’s friend Smitty on The Cosby Show. He was “discovered” by Dennis Miller, a Saturday Night Live alum. Miller helped Sandler secure a spot on the show in 1990, primarily as a writer, but also as a performer. In 1993, Sandler released his first album of comedy material, called, "They’re All Gonna Laugh At You!" The Grammy-nominated album was on Billboard’s charts for well over 100 weeks. The album spawned the hit single "Lunchlady Land" as well as the popular "Buddy" while bringing back the "Thanksgiving Song" and showing the world "The BUffoon." This period was also marked by Sandler’s early dabbing in films including "Shakes the Clown", "Coneheads", "Mixed Nuts", and "Airheads". He next starred in "Billy Madison", the story of a rich kid who has to repeat grades one through twelve in six months in order to earn his inheritance. Sandler’s “Hanukkah Song” became a surprise hit on the radio. The song appeared on Sandler’s second album, "What the Hell Happened to Me?", which hit stores in 1996. Also in 1996, Sandler appeared in the golfing comedy "Happy Gilmore" and "Bulletproof", in which he co-starred with Damon Wayons. In 1997, he released the CD, "What’s your Name?" In 1998, Sandler experienced box-office success in "The Wedding Singer", in which he appeared opposite Drew Barrymore, and "The Waterboy", which grossed over $39 million its opening weekend. His next release, "Big Daddy", extended the winning streak, beating out the competition its first weekend out at the box office with an estimated $41 million in revenue. In 2002 Adam starred with Winona Ryder in "Mr. Deeds", an animated movie about Chanukah called "8 Crazy Nights", and "Punch-Drunk Love". In 2003, he appeared with Jack Nicholson in "Anger Management". In 2004, he once again teamed up with Drew Barrymore for the movie "50 First Dates".

Filmography
Actor
2008 Bedtime Stories
2007 Comedy Club Greats
2007 I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
2007 Reign Over Me
2006 Click
2005 The Longest Yard
2004 50 First Dates
2004 Spanglish
2003 Anger Management
2002 Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights
2002 Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights
2002 Biography: Saturday Night Live
2002 Punch-Drunk Love
2002 Mr. Deeds
2002 Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights
2002 Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights
2002 The Hot Chick
2001 Laughing Out Loud, Vol. 3
2001 The Concert For New York City
2001 Laughing Out Loud, Vol. 5
2000 Little Nicky
1999 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler
1999 Big Daddy
1999 Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
1998 The Wedding Singer
1998 The Waterboy
1998 Dirty Work
1996 Bulletproof
1996 Happy Gilmore
1995 Billy Madison
1994 Airheads
1994 Saturday Night Live: Season 20
1994 Mixed Nuts
1993 Saturday Night Live: Season 19
1993 The Larry Sanders Show: Hank's Wedding
1993 Coneheads
1992 Saturday Night Live: Season 18
1992 Shakes the Clown
1991 Saturday Night Live: Season 17
1990 Saturday Night Live: Season 16
1989 Going Overboard
1988 The Cosby Show: The Prom
1988 The Cosby Show: The Visit
1987 The Cosby Show: The Locker Room
1987 The Cosby Show: Dance Mania

Executive Producer
2006 Grandma's Boy
2005 The Longest Yard
2003 Anger Management
2002 Master of Disguise
2002 Mr. Deeds
2002 The Hot Chick
2001 Joe Dirt
2001 The Animal
2000 Little Nicky
1999 Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
1999 Big Daddy
1998 The Waterboy

Producer
2008 Bedtime Stories
2007 Strange Wilderness
2007 I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
2006 Click
2006 The Benchwarmers
2005 Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
2003 Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
2002 Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights

Screenwriter
2002 Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights
2000 Little Nicky
1999 Big Daddy
1998 The Waterboy
1996 Happy Gilmore
1995 Billy Madison

Awards
Golden Globe
2002 Best Actor - Musical or Comedy Punch-Drunk Love

Trivia

Had to step as host on CBS' Late Show with David Letterman after Letterman went home sick with a stomach virus. Sandler, who was originally scheduled to be the lead guest on the show, taped the show after rehearsing with writers and producers in the afternoon. He called in REIGN OVER ME co-star Don Cheadle to be the lead guest on the show. (March 20, 2007)

Helped brighten Christmas for a sister and brother who are struggling with cancer - by sending a Sony Corp. PlayStation 3 loaded with games, signed DVDs, jerseys and an autographed LONGEST YARD poster. (December 28, 2006)

Sandler's wife, Jackie, has given birth to the couple's first child, a daughter. (May 8, 2006)

Got the 186th star on the Hollywood Boulevard Walk of Fame, where he wrote Hi to everyone, and left his handprints and prints of his shoes. (May 19, 2005)

His romantic-comedy THE WEDDING SINGER has been turned into a musical and is set to open on New York's Broadway in April 2006. (April 16, 2005)

Said his 2004 movie SPANGLISH made him want to be a dad.

His MTV Movie Awards appearance is being threatened with the axe, after he thanked Hawaiians for providing him with drugs on the set of 50 FIRST DATES. (June 11, 2004)

His English bulldog, Meatball, who served as a ring bearer at his wedding, died of a heart attack Jan. 27 2004 at age 4.

Named worst male hair in a celebrity hair survey conducted by Wella. (December 20, 2003)

Sandler is listed in the newly published edition of Guinness World Records, launched this week, as the film actor with biggest annual earnings, with paychecks totaling $47 million in 2001 alone. (August 29, 2003)

Though one of Hollywood's top box-office draws by playing infantile men prone to fisticuffs and tantrums, Sandler displays in real life a shambling politeness and faux-naive modesty -- With a shy smile, he often looks down as he speaks, while deflecting questions with self-deprecating jokes. (April 15, 2003)

Sandler co-wrote, co-produced, performed four roles and contributed a half-dozen songs to ADAM SANDLER'S EIGHT CRAZY NIGHTS, a deranged animated feature -- but the result may puzzle his most ardent fans as it was rated PG-13 for a reason: This is a dark, vulgar, brooding turnoff of a movie, minus the steady laugh quotient needed to appease Sandler's core constituency. (November 28, 2002)

Recorded two songs with American singer Alison Krauss for EIGHT CRAZY NIGHTS. (October 30, 2002)

An incorrigible class clown, Sandler apparently never entertained any career goal other than making people laugh.

Both Sandler and Bill Murray were considered for the role of Azrael in DOGMA (1999)

The Scuba Steve action figure in BIG DADDY (1999) is a fictional doll made up by him . Scuba Steve is based on a doll that Adam owned when he was a child, called Diver Dan.

He provided the voice of the roller blader in BIG DADDY (1999) who fell over a stick and yells Goddamn stick!

In DEUCE BIGALOW: MALE GIGOLO (1999) he is the one that yells Freak! from out of screen at the tall lady Deuce is with. The fraternity that Kate's friends are at is called Alpha Beta Lamda. In REVENGE OF THE NERDS, Alpha Beta was the jock fraternity, and Lambda was the nerd fraternity.

In his films, his love interests usually have names beginning with V. In THE WATERBOY (1998) it's Vicki Vallencourt and in HAPPY GILMORE (1996), it's Virginia. It is Vallerie in LITTLE NICKY (2000).

In the movie Dirty Work, Sandler has a cameo as Satan in LITTLE NICKY (2000).

Was originally cast as Michael Berkow in VERY BAD THINGS (1998) but dropped out at the last minute to make THE WATERBOY.

The inspiration for THE WATERBOY came from Adam Sandler's song The Lonesome Kicker.

Nominated for Best On-Screen Team at MTV Movie Awards for 50 FIRST DATES (2004) - shared with Drew Barrymore

Nominated for Best Male Performance at MTV Movie Awards for 50 FIRST DATES (2004)

Nominated for Best Kiss at MTV Movie Awards for PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE (2003) - shared with Emily Watson

Nominated for Best Comedic Performance at MTV Movie Awards for MR. DEEDS (2003)

Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy at Golden Globe Awards for PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE (2003)

Nominated for Best On-Screen Duo at MTV Movie Awards for BIG DADDY (2000) - shared with Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse

Nominated for Best Male Performance at MTV Movie Awards for BIG DADDY (2000)

Nominated for Best Male Performance at MTV Movie Awards for THE WATERBOY (1999)

Nominated for Best On-Screen Duo at MTV Movie Awards for THE WEDDING SINGER (1998) - shared with Drew Barrymore

Nominated for Best Comedic Performance at MTV Movie Awards for THE WEDDING SINGER (1998)

Nominated for Best Comedic Performance at MTV Movie Awards for BILLY MADISON (1995)

Nominated for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program at Emmy Awards for Saturday Night Live (1993)

Nominated for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program at Emmy Awards for Saturday Night Live (1992)

Nominated for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program at Emmy Awards for Saturday Night Live (1991)