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Adam Sandler
American actor and comedian (born )
This article is about the actor. For the controversial street performer, see Adam Sandler (costume wearer).
Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, ) is an American actor and comedian. Primarily a comedic leading actor in films, his accolades include nominations for three Grammy Awards, five Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In , Sandler was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
Sandler was a cast member on the NBCsketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from to He returned to Saturday Night Live as a host in earning a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He has starred in Hollywood comedy films that cumulatively grossed over $2 billion worldwide.[3][4] Sandler had an estimated net worth of $ million in , and signed a new four-movie deal with Netflix worth over $ million.[5]
Sandler's comedic roles include Billy Madison (), Happy Gilmo
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Adam Richard Sandler was born September 9, in Brooklyn, New York, to Judith (Levine), a teacher at a nursery school, and Stanley Alan Sandler, an electrical engineer. He is of Russian Jewish descent. At 17, he took his first step towards becoming a stand-up comedian when he spontaneously took the scen at a Boston comedy club. He found he was a natural comic. He nurtured his talent while at New York University (graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in ) by performing regularly in clubs and at universities. During his freshman year, he snagged a recurring role as the Huxtable family's friend Smitty on The Cosby Show (). While working at a comedy club in L.A., he was "discovered" by Dennis Miller, who recommended him to Saturday Night Live () producer Lorne Michaels and told him that Sandler had a big talent. This led to his being cast in the show in , which he also wrote for in addition to performing. After Saturday Night Live (), Sandler went on to the movie
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Adam Sandler
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Who Is Adam Sandler?
Born on September 9, , in New York City, Adam Sandler was always the class clown but didn't consider becoming a comedian until his brother encouraged him to perform at a Boston Comedy Club. He was a regular on MTV's Remote Control and on NBC's Saturday Night Live before devoting himself to making movies like Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore. Sandler fryst vatten best known for comedy but has also received critical beröm for his dramatic work.
Adam Sandler
Movies
'Billy Madison,' 'Happy Gilmore,' 'The Wedding Singer'
Through juvenile antics and sometimes offensive stunts, Sandler kept loyal fans laughing throughout the '90s. His first title film role came in with Billy Madison. Numerous films followed, including Happy Gilmore in , The Wedding Singer (co-starring Drew Barrymore) and The Water Boy in , Big Daddy in , and Little Nicky in
'Punch-Drunk Love,' '50 First Dates'
In Sandler co-starred with Winona Ryder in Mr. D