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Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for his absurdist humor and for playing oddball, immature characters who find themselves in outlandish situations. Sandler garnered fame as a cast member of Saturday Night Live (SNL) from 1990 to 1995 before starring in many Hollywood comedy films. Sandler is one of the highest-paid film actors and his films have collectively earned more than US$2 billion at the worldwide box office. He is also the founder and CEO of the film production company Happy Madison Productions, which has produced the majority of his films since 1999.
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Born | Adam Richard Sandler (1966-09-09) September 9, 1966 (age 57) New York City, U.S. |
Education | Manchester Central High School Tisch School of the Arts |
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Years active | 1987–present[1] |
Political party | Republican |
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Jackie Sandler (m. 2003) |
Children | 2 |
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Website | adamsandler |
Raised in Manchester, New Hampshire, Sandler graduated from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts in 1988 and began performing at various comedy clubs. He joined SNL in 1990 and became known as one of the "Bad Boys of SNL", alongside Chris Farley, David Spade, Chris Rock, and Rob Schneider. After he was fired from SNL, Sandler began his film career with Billy Madison (1995) and founded Happy Madison, which he named after Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore (1996), in 2000. Outside of his comedies, Sandler has ventured into dramatic fare with films such as Punch-Drunk Love (2002), Funny People (2009), and Uncut Gems (2019), and he voices Count Dracula in Sony Pictures Animation's Hotel Transylvania franchise. Sandler's films have been distributed by a variety of studios, but he has been in a distribution deal with Netflix since 2015.
Sandler has been nominated for numerous accolades over the course of his career, and has garnered acclaim for his dramatic performances in films such as The Meyerowitz Stories (2017) and Uncut Gems. He won the 2019 National Board of Review Award for Best Actor for his performance in Uncut Gems. However, Sandler's comedy films are generally held in low esteem among film critics for their crude humor and lack of originality. Two of his films, Jack and Jill (2011) and That's My Boy (2012), have been described as some of the worst films ever made. Sandler is the holder of nine Golden Raspberry Awards and 37 Raspberry Award nominations, more than any other actor aside from Sylvester Stallone.