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Adam Sandler

Born
September 9, 1966
Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker. He was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1995, before going on to star in many Hollywood films, which have combined to earn more than $2 billion at the box office. Sandler had an estimated net worth of $420 million in 2020, and signed a further four-movie deal with Netflix worth over $250 million. Sandler's comedic roles include Billy Madison (1995), Happy Gilmore (1996), The Waterboy (1998), The Wedding Singer (1998), Big Daddy (1999), Mr. Deeds (2002), 50 First Dates (2004), The Longest Yard (2005), Click (2006), Grown Ups (2010), Just Go with It (2011), Grown Ups 2 (2013), Blended (2014), Murder Mystery (2019) and Hubie Halloween (2020). He also voiced Davey, Whitey, and Eleanore in Eight Crazy Nights and Dracula in the first three films of the Hotel Transylvania franchise (2012–2018). While some of his comedic films, including Jack and Jill (2011), have been panned, resulting in Sandler receiving nine Golden Raspberry Awards and 37 Raspberry Award nominations, more than any actor other than Sylvester Stallone, he has received critical acclaim for his dramatic performances in the dramedy films Spanglish (2004), Reign Over Me (2007), and Funny People (2009). He has also been roundly praised for his leading roles in auteur films including Punch-Drunk Love (2002) by Paul Thomas Anderson, Noah Baumbach's The Meyerowitz Stories (2017), and the Safdie brothers' Uncut Gems (2019), the last of which earned him the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead.
Known For
Leo
(2023)
Leo (voice)
Uncut Gems
(2019)
Howard Ratner
Spaceman
(2024)
Jakub Prochazka
Grown Ups
(2010)
Lenny Feder
Grown Ups 2
(2013)
Lenny Feder
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
(2018)
Count Dracula (voice)
Blended
(2014)
Jim
Pixels
(2015)
Sam Brenner
The Longest Yard
(2005)
Paul Crewe
Hotel Transylvania
(2012)
Count Dracula (voice)
Click
(2006)
Michael Newman
Hotel Transylvania 2
(2015)
Dracula (voice)
Murder Mystery
(2019)
Nick Spitz
The Hot Chick
(2002)
Mambuza Bongo Guy
Murder Mystery 2
(2023)
Nick Spitz
50 First Dates
(2004)
Henry Roth
Full Filmography
Acting
Going Overboard
(1989)
Schecky Moskowitz
Shakes the Clown
(1991)
Dink the Clown
Coneheads
(1993)
Carmine
Buddy
(1993)
Buddy 1
Mixed Nuts
(1994)
Louie
Airheads
(1994)
Pip
Billy Madison
(1995)
Billy Madison
Bulletproof
(1996)
Archie Moses
Happy Gilmore
(1996)
Happy Gilmore
Adam Sandler: What the Hell Happened to Me?
(1996)
Self
The Waterboy
(1998)
Bobby Boucher
The Wedding Singer
(1998)
Robbie Hart
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
(1998)
Self
Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live
(1998)
Self / Various (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
(1998)
Self
Dirty Work
(1998)
Satan (uncredited)
Big Daddy
(1999)
Sonny Koufax
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler
(1999)
Self (archive footage)
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
(1999)
Robert Justin (Voice)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
(1999)
Self
Little Nicky
(2000)
Nicky
The Animal
(2001)
Townie
The Concert for New York City
(2001)
Self
America: A Tribute to Heroes
(2001)
Self
Satan’s Top 40
(2001)
Self / Little Nicky
Adam Sandler Goes to Hell
(2001)
Self
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
(2001)
Self (archive footage)
Satan’s Top Forty
(2001)
Self
Mr. Deeds
(2002)
Longfellow Deeds
Punch-Drunk Love
(2002)
Barry Egan
A Day with the Meatball
(2002)
Adam Sandler
Eight Crazy Nights
(2002)
Davey / Whitey / Eleanore / Deer (voice)
The Hot Chick
(2002)
Mambuza Bongo Guy
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
(2002)
Self
Ballchewer
(2002)
Anger Management
(2003)
Dave Buznik
Couch
(2003)
Couch Testing Man
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
(2003)
Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pauly Shore Is Dead
(2003)
Adam Sandler (Voice)
12 Scopitones
(2003)
Barry Egan
50 First Dates
(2004)
Henry Roth
Spanglish
(2004)
John Clasky
The Longest Yard
(2005)
Paul Crewe
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
(2005)
Javier Sandooski (uncredited)
WWE WrestleMania 21
(2005)
Adam Sandler
Click
(2006)
Michael Newman
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Alec Baldwin
(2006)
Self / Various
Kings of Comedy USA
(2006)
Self (archive footage)
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
(2006)
Self
Reign Over Me
(2007)
Charlie Fineman
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
(2007)
Charles "Chuck" Levine
Comedy Club Greats
(2007)
Self
Bedtime Stories
(2008)
Skeeter Bronson
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
(2008)
Zohan Dvir
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
(2008)
Self
Funny People
(2009)
George Simmons
Funny People: Live
(2009)
Self
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
(2009)
Grown Ups
(2010)
Lenny Feder
Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert for Autism Education
(2010)
Self
Zookeeper
(2011)
Donald the Monkey (voice)
Just Go with It
(2011)
Danny Maccabee
Jack and Jill
(2011)
Jack / Jill
Der Weg des Ruhms
(2011)
Self
Hotel Transylvania
(2012)
Count Dracula (voice)
That's My Boy
(2012)
Donny Berger
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
(2012)
Self
12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief
(2012)
Self
Grown Ups 2
(2013)
Lenny Feder
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall
(2013)
Narrator (voice)
Blended
(2014)
Jim
Men, Women & Children
(2014)
Don Truby
Top Five
(2014)
Self
The Cobbler
(2014)
Max Simkin
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
(2014)
Self
Hotel Transylvania 2
(2015)
Dracula (voice)
Pixels
(2015)
Sam Brenner
I Am Chris Farley
(2015)
Self
The Ridiculous 6
(2015)
Tommy
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
(2015)
Self / Opera Man
The Do-Over
(2016)
Max Kessler
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
(2017)
Danny Meyerowitz
Sandy Wexler
(2017)
Sandy Wexler
Puppy!
(2017)
Count Dracula (voice)
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
(2017)
Self
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
(2018)
Count Dracula (voice)
The Week Of
(2018)
Kenny Lustig
Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh
(2018)
Self
Murder Mystery
(2019)
Nick Spitz
Uncut Gems
(2019)
Howard Ratner
Hubie Halloween
(2020)
Hubie Dubois
Goldman v Silverman
(2020)
Rod Goldman
Money on the Street: The Making of Uncut Gems
(2020)
Self
Feeding America Comedy Festival
(2020)
Self
Question & Answer
(2020)
Self
Adam Sandler: Funny Guy
(2020)
self
Nature Planet
(2020)
Narrator (Voice)
Hustle
(2022)
Stanley Sugerman
Finding Sandler
(2022)
Self
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special
(2022)
Self
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
(2022)
TV Producer (archive footage)
Murder Mystery 2
(2023)
Nick Spitz
You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah
(2023)
Danny Friedman
Leo
(2023)
Leo (voice)
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
(2023)
Self
A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special
(2023)
Spaceman
(2024)
Jakub Prochazka
Crew
Writing
Production
The Waterboy
(1998)
Executive Producer
Big Daddy
(1999)
Executive Producer
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
(1999)
Executive Producer
Little Nicky
(2000)
Executive Producer
The Animal
(2001)
Executive Producer
Joe Dirt
(2001)
Executive Producer
The Hot Chick
(2002)
Executive Producer
The Master of Disguise
(2002)
Executive Producer
Mr. Deeds
(2002)
Executive Producer
Eight Crazy Nights
(2002)
Producer
Anger Management
(2003)
Executive Producer
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
(2003)
Producer
The Mayor
(2003)
Executive Producer
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
(2005)
Producer
The Longest Yard
(2005)
Executive Producer
Click
(2006)
Producer
Grandma's Boy
(2006)
Executive Producer
The Benchwarmers
(2006)
Producer
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
(2007)
Producer
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
(2008)
Producer
The House Bunny
(2008)
Producer
Bedtime Stories
(2008)
Producer
Strange Wilderness
(2008)
Executive Producer
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
(2009)
Producer
The Shortcut
(2009)
Executive Producer
Grown Ups
(2010)
Producer
Just Go with It
(2011)
Producer
Zookeeper
(2011)
Producer
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
(2011)
Producer
Jack and Jill
(2011)
Producer
Hotel Transylvania
(2012)
Executive Producer
That's My Boy
(2012)
Producer
Grown Ups 2
(2013)
Producer
Blended
(2014)
Producer
Pixels
(2015)
Producer
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
(2015)
Producer
The Ridiculous 6
(2015)
Producer
Hotel Transylvania 2
(2015)
Executive Producer
The Do-Over
(2016)
Producer
Sandy Wexler
(2017)
Producer
The Week Of
(2018)
Producer
Murder Mystery
(2019)
Producer
The Wrong Missy
(2020)
Producer
Hubie Halloween
(2020)
Producer
Hustle
(2022)
Producer
Home Team
(2022)
Producer
Murder Mystery 2
(2023)
Producer
You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah
(2023)
Producer
Leo
(2023)
Producer
The Out-Laws
(2023)
Producer
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