Biography of Adam Sandler
Adam Richard Sandler is a famous American actor-comedian, screenwriter, producer and musician. Known for the films "Billy Madison", "Happy Gilmore", "Big Daddy", "You Don't Mess with the Zohan", "The Reluctant Millionaire", "Anger Management", "50 First Dates", "Pretend to Be My Wife", "Blended" and etc.
In the photo: Adam Sandler He ranks second among Hollywood actors in terms of the number of anti-awards and Golden Raspberry nominations, although the total box office receipts of films with his participation exceed $2 billion.
What films and TV series did he appear in?
A short list of the most successful films (a short filmography of Adam Sandler):
- Shecky Moskowitz - All Aboard (1989);
- Madison - "Billy Madison" (1995);
- Gilmore - Happy Gilmore (1996);
- Bobby - "Mama's Boy" (1998);
- Sunny - "Big Daddy" (1999);
- Barry Egan - "Knock-Down Love" (2002);
- Zohan - “Don't Mess with the Zohan” (2008);
- Skeeter - Bedtime Stories (2008);
- Denny - “Pretend to be My Wife” (2011);
- Retner - Uncut Gems (2019).
Childhood and education
Adam Sandler was born on September 9, 1966 in Brooklyn (New York), into a prosperous Jewish family professing Judaism. Both of his parents, electrical engineer Stanley Sandler (1935–2003) and elementary school teacher Judith Sandler (nee Levin), were descendants of Russian immigrants. Adam was the youngest of four children - he has a brother, Scott, and sisters, Elizabeth and Valerie.
Adam Sandler in childhood and now The boy was very close to his father and later remembered him warmly: My father never lectured me: “You should do this or not do that,” but he always served as an example for me. The father was not perfect. He was hot-tempered, and I partly inherited that too... But he taught us that family is the most important thing, and if someone in the family needs your help, then you should help him at all costs. When Adam was six years old, the Sandlers moved from Brooklyn to Manchester, New Hampshire, where he grew up. Here he went to Manchester Central School and soon acquired a strong reputation as the class clown. The first person to recognize the potential of the young comedian was his older brother, who persuaded Adam to try his hand at stand-up comedy in one of the Boston clubs.
School photos of Adam Sandler The experiment was successful, and the young man was inspired by the idea of going into show business professionally. To do this, after school, he took a course at the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute in New York, known for such bright graduates as Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Steve Buscemi, Uma Thurman, Matt Dillon, Lady Gaga, Scarlett Johansson , Mickey Rourke, Angelina Jolie and even Marilyn Monroe.
Adam Sandler began his path to fame as a stand-up comedian, and then, in order to improve his acting skills and back them up with a solid theoretical base, Adam entered the famous Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where Woody Allen, Whoopi Goldberg, Martin Scorsese, Oliver Stone, Alec Baldwin and many other stars. In 1988, the young actor successfully completed his studies and received a bachelor's degree.
Transition to fame and first money
While working in the comedy series, Adam Sandler did surprisingly well. He caught the attention of Colin Quinn as well as Dennis Miller. In 1989, he was invited to star in the film “All Overboard.”
His career was gaining momentum. He also appeared in Billy Madison, which was produced on a $10 million budget and earned $26.4 million. Adam later successfully starred in the film Happy Gilmore, which earned $41.2 million against a budget of $20 million.
Despite all the success, Adam decided to start his own production company, Happy Madison, to make the films he wanted. The first was "Call Man" starring Rob Schneider. It was then followed by "Nicky the Devil Jr."
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Since then, Adam Sandler has become one of the most famous people in Hollywood. However, the actor received a large number of Golden Raspberry awards, anti-awards for male role and worst film.
Television projects
Adam Sandler first appeared on television in 1980, starring in an episode of the famous series “The Cosby Show,” and in the late 1980s he took part in the game show “Remote Control” on the MTV channel.
Young Adam Sandler in “The Cosby Show” After graduating from the School of the Arts, the young artist made a living performing comedy in Los Angeles clubs, and in 1990 he was noticed by the famous comedian Dennis Miller, who introduced him to the producers of the show “Saturday Night Live.” So Adam got a permanent job on television - first as an author-screenwriter, and then, a year later, as a performing actor. First performances of Adam Sandler (English) He regularly played in sketches, and also performed songs, including compositions self-composed “The Thanksgiving Song” and “The Chanukah Song”. Regularly appearing on screen until mid-1995, the young comedian gradually made a name for himself and gained popularity.
Carier start
Adam attended Manchester Central High School and played on the basketball team there. He finally listened to his brother's insistence that he should try performing, so he took the stage at a Boston club.
From that moment on, Sandler became addicted to comedy and his basketball game was put on hold. Adam was accepted into a prestigious art school, where he studied painting and drama.
While enrolled in this class, he also landed his first acting job as Smitty on The Cosby Show. He graduated from university in 1988 and spent his free time doing stand-up comedy.
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Film career
Adam Sandler's film debut took place in 1989 with the release of the comedy All Overboard, where he played the main role - a young stand-up comedian, much like himself. The film had a modest budget by Hollywood standards of 200 thousand dollars and did not receive audience success, and critics “awarded” the actors’ performance with rather harsh epithets, calling their work “incompetent and mediocre.”
Still from the film “Overboard” It is not surprising that Adam forgot about cinema for a while and focused on television, but then fate itself led him back to the cinema: in 1993, the full-length film “Eggheads” was released, based on stories from the TV show “Saturday evening live" and with the same actors. Here Adam Sandler played a supporting role, and Dan Aykroyd played the main character. And although critics rated this work mostly negatively, a significant part of the public found the film funny and cheerful.
Adam Sandler before he became famousThe next film with Adam Sandler's participation was released in 1994 - it was a musical comedy about hapless rock musicians, Airheads, in which he played one of the three leading roles along with Brendan Fraser and Steve Buscemi. Critics once again tore the actor's work to smithereens, and the film failed at the box office. Nevertheless, the film gained loyal fans and subsequently became considered almost a cult film. “Emptyheads” with Adam Sandler. Trailer Then, after a small role in the film “Psycho Christmas” (1994) with the famous comedian Steve Martin, Adam took on the work that became a turning point in his career – the comedy “Billy Madison” (1995). This time, using his experience as a TV show writer, he wrote the script himself and then played the lead role.
Adam Sandler in the film “Billy Madison” Full of light humor and in its own way touching, the audience liked the story about a rich slacker who had to accomplish a real feat in his studies in order to inherit the family company. And critics were a little less strict this time about his risky, not at all academic style: ““Billy Madison” is typically immature material from Adam Sandler, although there are moments of inspired madness in it.”
Adam Sandler’s characters are annoying – this is the actor’s signature style. It was from this film that people gradually began to get used to the actor’s peculiar style: “When you come to terms with the fact that Sandler’s comic character was designed to irritate you, laughter covers you instantly and uncontrollably,” they did journalists' conclusion. For this work, the actor received the first serious nomination in his life - at the MTV Movie Awards in the category “Best Comic Role.”
Building on the success of Billy Madison, Adam Sandler again wrote the script for his next film himself. It was the sports comedy Happy Gilmore (1996), in which Ben Stiller was invited to play one of the supporting roles. This time, even the harshest critics were impressed: Those who like Adam Sandler's style will find a lot to love about this joyfully naive picture of professional golf, while those who don't like it will just have fun and forget The film brought Sandler one of the most prestigious awards in his career - the MTV Movie Award for Best Fight, as well as nominations for the MTV Movie Awards for Best Comedy Actor and the Kid's Choice Awards for Best Picture. At the box office, the film brought in $41 million, which exceeded the expectations of its creators. “Happy Gilmore.” Fragment In the same year, Sandler starred in the action comedy film Bulletproof, for which he received a nomination for the Golden Raspberry anti-award, and then played the main role in the comedy melodrama The Wedding Singer (1998), where his co-star for the first time was a temperamental beauty Drew Barrymore. The film was an incredible success and brought in more than $123 million at the box office, and in terms of revenue in the first week of release, it was second only to the famous “Titanic,” which was released several months earlier.
“The Wedding Singer”: Adam Sandler as Robbie Hart Sandler’s next film, “Mama’s Boy” (1998, translated as “The Water Bearer”), collected an even larger box office – $186 million. This time, Adam sought to make the movie even more original: he not only wrote the script and played the main role, but also for the first time participated in the production of his own film. The role of the hero's mother was played by the bright character actress Kathy Bates.
Still from the film “Mama's Boy” But, oddly enough, the critics did not like this film - they criticized it for “low-class humor and flat jokes,” as well as Fr. In general, the public’s perception was successfully formulated by one journalist: “The film, of course, is stupid, but every 10 minutes it’s incredibly funny.”
Photos from the filming of “Mama’s Boy” And yet, from film to film, audience interest in Sandler’s work steadily increased, and the next comedy “Big Daddy” (1999) became a real hit, bringing in almost $235 million. This time, the tough and unique humor characteristic of the actor was softened by kind and lyrical notes in the plot about an adult dunce who suddenly finds himself burdened with worries about someone else’s baby.
“Big Daddy” starred the Sprouse twins with Adam Sandler, and although some noted that the film suffers greatly from “gaping stylistic gaps between crude humor and cloying sentimentality,” it collected a good “harvest” of awards: Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (best actor in a comedy), Kids' Choice Awards (Best Movie), MTV Movie + TV Awards (Best Comedy Actor), People's Choice Awards (Best Comedy) and Teen Choice Awards (Best Summer Movie). True, there was also a Golden Raspberry for Adam Sandler in the “worst actor” category, but in this case it was more of a recognition of his unique talent.
Adam Sandler's signature smile (“Big Daddy”, 1999) After this work in 1999, Adam Sandler founded his own production company, the name of which he made up “for luck” from the titles of the first two films that brought him success: “Happy Gilmore” (“Happy”) Gilmore") and "Billy Madison". How Adam Sandler changed. From that time on, it was "Happy Madison", with his personal participation, that produced almost all the films in which he starred, and also produced other films and television projects - most of them, like Adam's own films, caused displeasure among critics, but brought in fairly decent or average income, although there were box office failures.
The first Adam Sandler film released by the new company was the comedy Nicky the Devil, Jr. (2000), about the devil's youngest and favorite son, who decides to side with good. And although the film failed to recoup its hefty $85 million budget, it was noted for its peculiar success, collecting almost all the major Golden Raspberry nominations: Worst Picture, Worst Actor (Adam Sandler), Worst Supporting Actress (Patricia Arquette), worst director and worst script. Luckily for Sandler, the same year saw the release of another film that was considered even more worthy of a Golden Raspberry in all of these categories: the fantasy action film Battlefield Earth, starring John Travolta.
“Nikki, the Devil Jr.” failed at the box office. Of particular importance in Sandler’s creative career was the comedy melodrama “Knock-Down Love” (2002), for the leading role in which he was nominated for a Golden Globe. The humor in this film is noticeably subtler than in all the actor’s previous works, and does not bear the stamp of his typical “rude laughter.” The press wrote: Throwing aside the boundaries of his usual role, Sandler demonstrated unexpected depth as an actor... He has mystery, strength, and passion. And we must assume that he will never act in his idiotic comedies again? Unfortunately or fortunately, this forecast did not come true, and in subsequent years Sandler performed his best comic roles in many excellent and very funny comedies. They may have been a little less idiotic than his earlier films, but they retained all the charm of his unique, seemingly unpretentious style.
Still from the movie “The Shoemaker” These are such famous films as “The Reluctant Millionaire” (2002, with the participation of Winona Ryder), “Anger Management” (2003, with the participation of Jack Nicholson), “50 First Dates” (2004, in a duet with his beloved partner Drew Barrymore), “All or Nothing” (2005), “Click: With the Remote Control for Life” (2006, starring Kate Beckinsale and Christopher Walken), “Chuck and Larry: Wedding on Fire” (2007), “Don’t Mess with Zohan" (2008), "Odnoklassniki" (2010) and "Odnoklassniki - 2" (2013), "Pretend to be My Wife" (2011, in a duet with Jennifer Aniston), "Such Different Twins" (2011, with Katie Holmes and Al Pacino - the film received the Golden Raspberry in 10 nominations at once), Papa Dosvidos (2012), Mixed (2014, again in a duet with Drew Barrymore), The Shoemaker (2014, with Steve Buscemi and Dustin Hoffman) , “Pixels” (2015). All these films were liked by the audience, and each of them collected an impressive box office of approximately 120 - 200 million dollars.
Adam Sandler and Salma Hayek at the 1999 MTV Movie Awards However, there are other works in Sandler's career in which he showed himself as a deeper and more versatile actor. One of these works was the romantic drama with elements of the comedy “Spanish English” (2004), which did not pay off at the box office, but received several nominations for film awards, including a Golden Globe for best music. Sandler's other dramatic work was the film "Empty Town" (2007) starring Liv Tyler. The film barely exceeded its budget at the box office, but critics praised it as "a charming and touching story of friendship and loss, with Adam Sandler doing a great job as a broken, grief-stricken man."
Adam Sandler is not only a comedian. Another film that was not typical for the actor was the tragicomedy “The Funny Guys” (2009), where he played the role of a successful comedian who rethinks his life when faced with an incurable disease... and in the end the disease recedes. This picture was an average box office success and average critics' ratings, but it was of great importance for Sandler's personal creative path.
Still from the film “Blended” In addition to working in feature films, Adam Sandler also participated in the dubbing of several feature-length cartoons: “Eight Crazy Nights” (1998, Sandler is also a producer and scriptwriter), “Monsters on Vacation” (2012, the role of Count Dracula) and "Monsters on Vacation 2" (2015).
Adam Sandler - filmography
All aboard (1989)
Going Overboard – USA – Comedy
IMDb: 1.8
Director: Valerie Breiman
Cast: Burt Young, Adam Sandler, Scott LaRose, Lisa Collins, Tom Hodges, Adam Rifkin, Peter Berg, Valerie Breiman, Joe Gib, Ricky Poll Goldin.
Shecky Moskowitz loves to make jokes, laugh and be silly. He dreams of turning his hobby into a profession and is trying to get a job as a comedian on a cruise ship on board of which the Miss Universe competition is planned. Shecky ends up on the ship as a waiter. At some point, Shecky manages to perform, but just before he has time to feel the sweetness of success, terrorists sent by General Manuel Noriega land on the liner to kill Miss Australia. But Shecky's best jokes are yet to come...
I suspect that the main idea of this film is to have a good time in the tropics surrounded by pretty girls. And the main highlight is General Noriega, a real political figure, the President of Panama, who opposed the United States and is now serving a life sentence there for drug trafficking.
Such different twins (2011)
Jack and Jill – USA – comedy
IMDb: 3.3
Director: Dennis Dugan
Cast: Adam Sandler, Al Pacino, Katie Holmes, Elodie Tunier, Rohan Chand, Eugenio Derbez, David Spade, Nick Swardson, Tim Meadows, Allen Covert.
Jill's twin sister comes to stay with exemplary family man Jack. What follows is described by the slogan “I’m finished – my twin sister has arrived.” A series of comical situations makes someone take a fresh look at their values in life.
Distribution in the USA did not cover the costs, but in Europe (and Russia) the film was a success.
The appearance of Al Pacino in the film clearly demonstrates the Hollywood method of increasing popularity with the help of a “guest star”: of course, you can do without a star, but still, you can’t do without it. The ingenuity of the director and producers was rewarded with a whole scattering of “Golden Raspberries”.
The Ridiculous Six (2015)
The Ridiculous 6 – USA – action, comedy, adventure, western
IMDb: 4.8
Director: Frank Coraci
Cast: Adam Sandler, Terry Crews, Jorge Garcia, Taylor Lautner, Rob Schneider, Luke Wilson, Will Forte, Steve Zahn, Harvey Keitel, Nick Nolte.
While still a little boy, “White Knife” came to the Indians, who raised him in their traditions. Now in 1875, a man discovers that he has five half-brothers, with whom he goes in search of his father.
The first Western in Adam Sandler's career.
Hubie Halloween (2020)
Hubie Halloween – USA – comedy, detective
IMDb: 5.2
Director: Stephen Brill
Cast: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Julie Bowen, Ray Liotta, Steve Buscemi, Rob Schneider, Maya Rudolph, Tim Meadows, Michael Chiklis, June Squibb.
In the city of Salem, famous for burning witches at the dawn of American democracy, lives the good-natured loser Hubie Dubois, at whom only the lazy do not make fun. But jokes in a city with such a history, especially on Halloween, can turn into something terrible. Or scary and funny. To do this, we need a maniac who has escaped from a mental hospital and a citizen of Salem concerned about public order.
The detective plot hardly fit into the usual comedy fuss that Adam Sandler so enthusiastically arranges in his films. But after the film was released, a real detective investigation was conducted by a Boston television channel. As a result, the TV presenter was fired, having appeared in a cameo role and thereby violating the terms of her contract.
A week until... (2018)
The Week Of – USA – Comedy
IMDb: 5.2
Director: Robert Smigel
Cast: Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Steve Buscemi, Rachel Dratch, Allison Strong, Roland Buck, Katie Hartman, Jim Barone.
Two fathers, whose children decided to start a family, began organizing the wedding. Everything that can be done that is ridiculous in the final stage of preparation for this momentous event, the characters of Adam Sandler and Chris Rock do.
This sitcom has an echo of a real tragedy: the actor who plays Seymour lost his legs due to diabetes - just like his character.
Sandy Wexler (2017)
Sandy Wexler – USA – comedy
IMDb: 5.2
Director: Stephen Brill
Cast: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Hudson, Kevin James, Colin Quinn, Nick Swardson, Jackie Sandler, Terry Crews, Rob Schneider, Lamorne Morris, Aaron Neville.
Manager Sandy Wexler (Adam Sandler) hunts down eccentric characters and helps them achieve success in show business, making good money from it. But the next object of his efforts is the singer Courtney Clark, with whom Sandy falls in love. But she is no less eccentric than his former clients and than he himself! This story has been developing for quite some time against the backdrop of all sorts of events in show business.
The plot is based on the memoirs of Adam Sandler's manager, Sandy Wernick. Fans of American cinema could see the main character’s house in Coppola’s film “The Godfather” (1972), in the scene of Tom Hagen’s meeting with Jack Woltz about the role for Johnny Fontane. You can also see Adam Sandler's daughters as girls in the film.
Nikki the Devil Jr. (2000)
Little Nicky – USA – fantasy, comedy
IMDb: 5.3
Director: Stephen Brill
Cast: Adam Sandler, Patricia Arquette, Harvey Keitel, Rhys Ifans, Tom "Tiny" Lister Jr., Rodney Dangerfield, Allen Covert, Peter Dante, Jonathan Loughran, Robert Smigel.
When the time comes for the Devil to retire and transfer his powers to his heir, he decides to go against the system and keep power for himself. His two sons decide to create their own Hell on Earth and go to the human world. The Devil sends his beloved son Nikki after them. But did the Devil think that Nikki would fall in love with an ordinary girl?
Quentin Tarantino and Ozzy Osbourne received cameo roles in the film.
Odnoklassniki 2 (2013)
Grown Ups 2 – USA – Comedy
IMDb: 5.4
Director: Dennis Dugan
Cast: Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Salma Hayek, Maya Rudolph, Maria Bello, Nick Swardson, Alexander Ludwig, Colin Quinn.
Lenny Feder moves with his family back to his hometown, now new life lessons await him and his friends.
The first sequel in Adam Sandler's career.
The film received 9 Golden Raspberry nominations.
Papa-dosvidos (2012)
That's My Boy – USA – comedy
IMDb: 5.5
Director: Sean Anders
Cast: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester, Milo Ventimiglia, Vanilla Ice, Blake Clark, Will Forte, Peggy Stewart, James Caan.
Donnie slept with a “bad teacher” as a teenager. She was sent to prison, and the guy got a son, whom he somehow raised until he was 18, and then completely abandoned. When Donnie's life went downhill, he decided to become part of his son's family again.
The film received two Golden Raspberries in the categories: “Worst Actor” and “Worst Screenplay.”
Don't joke with Zohan! (2008)
You Don't Mess with the Zohan – USA – Comedy
IMDb: 5.5
Director: Dennis Dugan
Cast: Adam Sandler, John Turturro, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Nick Swardson, Lainie Kazan, Ido Mosseri, Rob Schneider, Dave Matthews, Michael Buffer, Charlotte Rae.
Zohan was once an Israeli commando, but on his last mission he faked his own death so he could go to New York and start a career as a stylist. The guy’s responsibility and talent quickly lead to him becoming popular among the fair sex, but now his former colleagues can recognize him at any time.
Pixels (2015)
Pixels – USA, China, Canada – science fiction, action, comedy
IMDb: 5.5
Director: Chris Columbus
Cast: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad, Brian Cox, Matthew Lintz, Sean Bean, Jane Krakowski, Dan Aykroyd.
It would seem that the next alien invasion should become another banal plot, but all the aliens look like heroes of computer games. Accordingly, former gamers are gathering to fight them.
Jennifer Aniston was invited to play one of the main roles, but she refused and the role went to Michelle Monaghan.
Everything new (2016)
The Do-Over – USA – action, comedy, detective, adventure
IMDb: 5.7
Director: Stephen Brill
Cast: Adam Sandler, David Spade, Paula Patton, Kathryn Hahn, Nick Swardson, Matt Walsh, Renee Taylor, Sean Astin, Natasha Leggero, Luis Guzman.
Two complete losers decide to fake their own deaths in order to start all over again. But their new life turns out to be even worse than the old one.
In the film, cameo roles were played by Adam Sandler's wife Jackie Sandler, daughters Sadie and Sunny, and nephew Jared.
The Reluctant Millionaire (2002)
Mr. Deeds – USA – melodrama, comedy
IMDb: 5.8
Director: Stephen Brill
Cast: Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder, John Turturro, Allen Covert, Peter Gallagher, Jared Harris, Eric Avari, Peter Dante, Conchata Ferrell, Harvey Presnell.
Longfellow Deeds receives a huge inheritance from his deceased uncle - $40 billion, a media empire, two sports teams and a personal helicopter. Of course, the eligible groom immediately falls under the radar of journalist Babe Bennett, who wants to screw the lucky guy. But this story is about how money doesn’t change everyone.
Bulletproof (1996)
Bulletproof – USA – action, comedy, crime
IMDb: 5.8
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Cast: Adam Sandler, Damon Wayans, James Caan, Jeep Swanson, James Farentino, Kristen Wilson, Larry McCoy, Allen Covert, Bill Nunn, Mark Roberts.
Two best friends Rock Keats and Archie Moses find themselves on opposite sides of the barricades - one is an undercover cop, the other is a small-time cop. When one of them gets involved in a major drug lord case, the other is forced to act. Now Keats must deliver his former friend to the witness stand.
Shoemaker (2014)
The Cobbler – USA – fantasy, drama, comedy
IMDb: 5.8
Director: Tom McCarthy
Cast: Adam Sandler, Method Man, Ellen Barkin, Melonie Diaz, Dan Stevens, Fritz Weaver, Yul Vasquez, Steve Buscemi, Dustin Hoffman, Lynn Cohen.
Max Simkin works as a shoe repairman in a small shop that has been passed down in his family from generation to generation. When a guy decides to change his life, he comes across an old relic that allows him to look at the world in a new way.
Odnoklassniki (2010)
Grown Ups – USA – Comedy
IMDb: 5.9
Director: Dennis Dugan
Cast: Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Rob Schneider, Salma Hayek, Maria Bello, Maya Rudolph, Joyce Van Patten, Ebony Jo-Ann.
Five childhood friends won the basketball championship 30 years ago, but they came together to honor the memory of their high school coach.
Adam Sandler's wife Jackie appears in a cameo role as the wife of a basketball player on the opposing team.
Chuck and Larry: Fireman's Wedding (2007)
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry – USA – melodrama, comedy
IMDb: 5.9
Director: Dennis Dugan
Cast: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jessica Biel, Dan Aykroyd, Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi, Nick Swardson, Nicholas Turturro, Richard Chamberlain, Mary Pat Gleason.
Two best friends take a very unusual step - they enter into a fictitious marriage in order to receive various social benefits. But when their marriage becomes public, they are forced to pose as a homosexual couple so that everyone will believe in their legend.
Personal life of Adam Sandler
On the set of the film Big Daddy (1999), Adam Sandler met model and aspiring actress Jackie Titone (born September 24, 1974), who was cast in the modest role of a waitress. They immediately fell in love with each other, and Jackie, raised in Christianity, converted to the religion of Adam - Judaism. On June 22, 2003, their wedding took place in a magnificent Jewish ceremony in Malibu. Jackie Sandler supports her husband in everything and often appears in small roles in his films.
Wedding of Adam Sandler and Jackie Titone The couple have two daughters: the eldest, Sadie Madison Sandler, was born on May 6, 2006, and the youngest, Sunny Madeline Sandler, was born on November 2, 2008.
Adam Sandler with his wife and children A favorite dog, an English bulldog named Matzoball (translated as “matzo ball”), is also considered a member of the family.
Adam Sandler and his dog MutzballAdam are an excellent father and spend a lot of time with his daughters. In an interview, he admitted: “I often dress up in the costume of the hero whose fairy tale I read to them before bed. Sometimes it's weird because my girls are obsessed with Disney princesses. But you can’t imagine how great I look in a ballgown!”
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Adam Sandler does not publicly voice his political views and civic position, but from time to time he makes financial donations to various organizations. The largest donations were made in 2007 - $1 million to the Boys and Girls Club in his hometown of Manchester for after-school educational programs for children and $2.1 million to the election campaign of a US Presidential candidate, the former mayor of New York City. York Rudy Giuliani.
Adam Sandler's wife - life before marriage
Jackie was born in Florida on September 24, 1974 in a family with Italian roots. Her parents were lawyers, they divorced, but her father took part in raising his daughter, meeting her desire to become a model and sent her to work in Brazil. By the end of the nineties, Jackie returned to the United States and starred in several films in tiny cameos.
And she made her debut in the film “Big Daddy”, which was released in 1999, she had the role of a waitress. There she met Adam Sandler. Later, at his request, Jackie starred in the next film with Adam. Adam and Jackie dated for several years and starred in films together before getting legally married.
Adam Sandler now
At the end of 2021, Adam Sandler was fourth on the list of the highest paid stars in Hollywood, after Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper and rating leader Robert Downey Jr. His total fee for two films of the year – “The Mairowitz Family Stories” and “Sandy Wexler” – amounted to $50 million.
In 2021, Adam Sandler grew a mustache. Surprisingly, both of these interesting and high-budget films did not make it into wide worldwide distribution, although the film “The Mairowitz Family Stories” (featuring Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson and Ben Stiller) was shown at the Cannes Film Festival and received a standing ovation and was nominated for the Palme d'Or. In 2018, Sandler voiced the threequel "Vacation Monsters 3" along with Selena Gomez, Steve Buscemi and other actors.
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Family life of the Sandler couple
Three years after Adam and Jackie got married, their first child was born in 2006, a girl named Sandy Madisson. Adam Sandler and his wife decided that while their daughter was little, Jackie would take a break from work. Two years later, another daughter, Sunny Madeline, was born into the family.
The family spends all their free time together; Adam pays a lot of attention to his daughters, trying to raise them to be physically strong people and capable of understanding nature and life. Despite the large incomes in the family, children do not grow up spoiled. Adam Sandler loves dogs, and when his beloved bulldog Meatball died, Jackie consoled Adam and a new dog, Meatball, appeared in the house. Adam Sandler and his wife are connected not only by marital ties, they are united by a love of cinema, they created their own film studio.
The married couple is not of interest to the paparazzi, because for sixteen years they have not given the slightest reason to doubt their love and devotion to each other. After social events, you can see photos of Adam Sandler's wife on the covers of fashion magazines, where she often visits with her husband. It is immediately clear that they are happy together.
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