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Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is a
Jewish-American actor, comedian, producer, and musician who was born in
Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire.
In the late 1980s, Sandler portrayed "Smitty" on
The Cosby Show (1985-1989). He also was a performer for the MTV game show Remote
Control, on which he made appearances as the characters "Trivia Delinquent" or
"Stud Boy."
Sandler started performing in comedy clubs by
spontaneously taking the stage at a club in Boston. He was then discovered by
comedian Dennis Miller, who caught Sandler's act in Los Angeles. Miller
immediately 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, quickly making a name for himself by performing amusing original
songs on the show, including The Chanukah Song. He left the show in 1995 to
focus on his acting career.
Sandler's first starring vehicle was the cult
frat-boy classic Billy Madison, in which he plays a grown man repeating grades
1-12 to get his reluctant father's hotel empire. He followed this movie up with
other surprisingly successful comedies such as Happy Gilmore (1996) and The
Wedding Singer (1998). After The Waterboy (1998) Sandler reached box-office
superstardom, where he has remained since.
Although generally despised by movie critics,
audiences have remained faithful to Sandler's slapstick humor to the tune of
$100-million-plus grossing movies. Sandler has moved outside the genre of
goofball humor to take on more serious parts such as the critically acclaimed
Punch-Drunk Love (for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe), and Spanglish.
At one point, Sandler was considered for the part that went to Jamie Foxx in
Collateral (2004).
A celebrity comic who keeps a low profile, he
rarely gives interviews and keeps his personal life private. Nonetheless, he
sporadicly posts short video messages on his website (www.AdamSandler.com) on
updates in his life he can afford to share with his fans. Sandler graduated from
New York University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1991. On June 22,
2003, he wed model Jackie Titone, whom he'd met on the set of Big Daddy. Sandler
and Titone worked together again in the Rob Schneider comedy Deuce Bigalow: Male
Gigolo, which Sandler executive-produced. He also has his own production
company, Happy Madison, named from two of his most popular early films.
Since Chris Farley's death, in Adam Sandler's
movies there is usually a reference to Farley.
Adam is one of Hollywood's perceived few members of
the Republican Party and has performed at RNC functions.
Filmography
Going Overboard (1989)
Shakes the Clown (1992)
Coneheads (1993)
Airheads (1994)
Mixed Nuts (1994)
Billy Madison (1995) (also writer)
Happy Gilmore (1996) (also writer)
Bulletproof (1996)
The Wedding Singer (1998)
Dirty Work (1998) (Cameo)
The Waterboy (1998) (also executive producer and
writer)
Big Daddy (1999) (also executive producer and
writer)
Little Nicky (2000) (also executive producer and
writer)
The Animal (2001) (Cameo) (also executive producer)
Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
Mr. Deeds (2002) (also executive producer)
Eight Crazy Nights (2002) (voice) (also writer and
producer)
A Day with the Meatball (2002) (short subject)
The Hot Chick (2002) (Cameo) (also executive
producer)
Anger Management (2003) (also executive producer)
Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) (documentary) (voice
only)
Stupidity (2003) (documentary)
50 First Dates (2004)
Spanglish (2004)
The Longest Yard (2005)
Click (2006) (currently filming) (also producer and
writer)
The Benchwarmers (2006) (currently in
post-production) (also writer)
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Comedy Albums
They're All Gonna Laugh At You (1993)
What The Hell Happened To Me! (1996)
What's Your Name? (1997)
Stan and Judy's Kid (1999)
Shhh...Don't Tell (2004)
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