Adam Sandler Biography

Name
Adam Sandler

Birth Date
September 9, 1966

Birth Place
Brooklyn, New York, USA

Birth Name
Adam Richard Sandler

Height
5' 9

Education
Manchester Central High School in Manchester, New Hampshire; New York University in New York, New York (B.F.A.)

Nationality
American

Profession
Actor, comedian, musician, screenwriter

Adam Sandler Trivia

* 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.
* Will star in a remake of the 1974 Burt Reynolds comedy THE LONGEST YARD, the story of a former football player turned convict who challenges prison guards to a game. (January 28, 2004)
* 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)
* Sandler married his longtime girlfriend, model/actress Jackie Titone, in a private ceremony over the weekend, his publicist said on Monday. (June 24, 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.

Adam Sandler Detailed 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".

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