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Adam Richard Sandler (innate September 9, 1966) is a Jewish-American actor, comedian, producer, and musician who was born around Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire.

In the late 1980s, Sandler portrayed "Smitty" on The Cosby Show (1985-1989). He besides was the performing artist for the MTV game show Remote Control, on which he mass produced appearances when a characters "Trivia Delinquent" or even "Stud Boy."

Sandler began performing around comedy clubs by spontaneously take stage at the club inside Boston. He was so found by comedian Dennis Miller, who caught Sandler's work inside Los Angeles. Miller immediately recommended him to Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels. Sandler was hired as a writer for "SNL" inside 1990 and became the featured streaming video player a below month, quickly making a title for himself by performing amusing original songs on the indicate, including The Chanukah Song. He left a popular indicate inside 1995 to focus on his acting career.

Sandler's 1st starring vehicle was a cult frat-son classic Billy Madison, where he plays the grown human repeating grades One-12 for his reluctant father's hotel empire. He followed this film higher by using more amazingly successful comedies like Happy Gilmore (1996) & A Wedding Singer (1998). Fallowing A Waterboy (1998) Sandler reached pack-professional superstardom, in which he has remained since.

Although typically hated by moving-picture show critics, audiences own remained close to Sandler's slapstick humor to a tune of $100-milliin-+ grossing flick, when a Sandman has potentially moved outside a genre of fathead humor to choose on sir thomas more good area like the critically acclaimed Punch-Drunk Love (for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe), and Spanglish. At one point, Sandler was considered for the a portion that attend Jamie Foxx inside Collateral (2004).

The celebrity comedian world health organization keeps the moo profile, he seldom gives interviews & keeps his household life personal. Sandler graduated from either New York University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1991. In June 22, 2003, he wed model Jackie Titone, whom he'd met on the set of Big Daddy. Sandler & Titone worked together once again in the Rob Schneider comedy Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, which Sandler executive-produced. He likewise has his have production company, Happy Madison, named from either ii of his virtually all popular early films.

Within numerous of Sandler's flick (ones he acts within), his characters recurring fell dotty using female characters in the pic.

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 & writer) Big Daddy (1999) (also executive producer & writer) Little Nicky (2000) (also executive producer & 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 & 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 single) Stupidity (2003) (documentary) 50 First Dates (2004) Spanglish (2004) The Longest Yard (2005) Click (2006) (currently shooting) (as well producer & writer) The Benchwarmers (2006) (currently within post-production) (as well writer)

Comedy Albums
''They're All Gonna Laugh At You (1993) What The Hell Happened To Me! (1996) Stan and Judy's Kid (1999) Shhh...Don't Tell'' (2004)

TheMovieTimes.com: Adam Sandler
Pictures, box office information, vital statistics, links, and message board.

Adam Sandler CD Lyrics Archive
Complete lyrics to CD releases. Related links.

BoxOfficeMojo.com: Bankability 101: Adam Sandler
Box office track record. Includes averages, totals, domestic and international box office breakdowns for each of his movies, and his current Star Power 69 rating.

RollingStone.com: Adam Sandler
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AdamSandler.com
Official website. Features movies, albums, messages from Adam, and downloads.

Adam Sandler
Fan site featuring pictures and biographical information.

Lyrics On Demand: Adam Sandler
Lyrics to the comedy albums released by this comedian.

Yahoo! Movies
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Entertainment Ave: Adam Sandler
Review of a show at The Rosemont Theatre in Rosemont, Illinois.


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