Adam Sandler
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Adam 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 Sandler to Saturday Night Live producer, Lorne Michaels. Sandler was hired as a writer for Saturday Night Live in 1990 and became a featured player the following year. Sandler quickly made a name for himself by performing amusing original songs on the show, including The Chanukah Song. He left the popular show in 1995 to focus on his acting career.
Sandler graduated from New York University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1991. On Sunday, June 22, 2003, he wed model Jackie Titone, whom he met on the set of Big Daddy. Sandler and Jackie Titone later worked together again in the Rob Schneider comedy Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, which Sandler executive-produced.
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 (2005) (currently announced start of production) (also producer)
- Bench Warmers (2006) (currently in pre-production)
Discography
- They're All Gonna Laugh at You!
- What the Hell Happened To Me!
- What's your Name?
- Stan and Judy's Kid
- Shh...Don't Tell
External links
- Official website (http://www.adamsandler.com/)
- Adam Sandler (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001191/) at the Internet Movie Database
- Adam Sandler (http://trikiwiki.wikidev.net/Adam_Sandler) at TrkikWiki.com - a wiki devoted to all things celebrity (http://www.trikiwiki.com)es:Adam Sandler
Categories: Jewish American actors | U.S. comedians | Television actors | SNL cast members | Cinema actors | 1966 births | People from New York
