Biography
Comedian, actor, writer and producer - as well as former "Saturday Night Live" (NBC, 1975- ) castmember - Adam Sandler was the man behind a genre of comedy blockbusters so closely associated with his formulaic wackiness that it eventually bore his name: "Adam Sandler movies. " At the center of hits like "Billy Madison" (1995) and "The Waterboy" (1998) were Sandler's character creations - hapless, moronic, outsiders entangled in absurdly …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Voiced Dracula in animated feature "Hotel Transylvania" | |
2012 | Co-starred with fellow "Saturday Night Live" (NBC) alum Andy Samberg as father and son in "That's My Boy" | |
2011 | Played dual starring roles in the family comedy "Jack and Jill"; seventh film collaboration with director Dennis Dugan | |
2011 | Co-starred with Jennifer Aniston in the romantic comedy "Just Go With It" | |
2010 | Starred in and co-wrote the comedy "Grown Ups," about five friends who reunite for a Fourth of July holiday weekend; film also starred Kevin James and former "Saturday Night Live" cast members Chris Rock, David Spade, and Rob Schneider | |
2009 | Starred in Judd Apatow's "Funny People" as seasoned comedian George Simmons who learns he has a terminal illness | |
2008 | Starred in the family film "Bedtime Stories" | |
2008 | Played a Mossad agent who becomes a hair stylist in "You Don't Mess with the Zohan"; also wrote and produced | |
2007 | Co-starred with Kevin James in the comedy "I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry" | |
2007 | Starred as a 9/11 widower suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Mike Binder's "Reign Over Me" | |
2006 | Re-teamed with director Frank Coraci to star in the comedy "Click" | |
2005 | Produced and starred as jailed ex-pro quarterback in the remake of the 1974 film "The Longest Yard" | |
2004 | Co-starred with Téa Leoni and Paz Vega in the James L. Brooks comedy "Spanglish" | |
2004 | Re-teamed with Drew Barrymore for the comedy "50 First Dates"; also executive produced | |
2003 | Starred opposite Jack Nicholson in "Anger Management" | |
2002 | Wrote, produced and voiced many of the characters in the animated feature "Adam Sandler's 8 Crazy Nights." | |
2002 | First dramatic starring role, opposite Emily Watson in Paul Thomas Anderson's "Punch-Drunk Love"; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor | |
2002 | Starred opposite Winona Ryder in "Mr. Deeds," a loose reworking of "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" | |
2001 | Served as executive producer on the Rob Schneider vehicle "The Animal" | |
2000 | Co-wrote, executive produced and played title role in "Little Nicky" | |
1999 | Executive produced and made uncredited cameo in the Rob Schneider vehicle "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo" | |
1999 | Re-teamed with director Dugan for "Big Daddy"; also contributed to screenplay with Herlihy and produced | |
1998 | First film to score big at the box-office, "The Waterboy"; co-written with Herlihy and directed by Coraci | |
1998 | First appearance as a romantic lead, opposite Drew Barrymore in "The Wedding Singer"; written by Herlihy and directed by former NYU undergraduate pal Frank Coraci | |
1996 | Reteamed with Herlihy to write second starring vehicle "Happy Gilmore"; first collaboration with director Dennis Dugan | |
1995 | "The Chanukah Song" (debuted on "SNL") became surprise hit on the radio at holiday time | |
1995 | First starring role as "Billy Madison"; co-wrote with former NYU roommate and close friend Tim Herlihy | |
1994 | Landed supporting role in the feature film "Airheads" | |
1993 | Released first comedy album They're All Gonna Laugh at You! | |
1992 | Feature film debut, "Shakes the Clown" | |
1990 | Joined NBC's "Saturday Night Live" as a writer and occasional performer; became a featured player the following year | |
| Discovered by Dennis Miller while performing stand-up at The Improv in Los Angeles | ||
1987 | Played recurring role of Theo's pal Smitty on NBC's "The Cosby Show" | |
1983 | Debuted as a stand-up comic at Boston's Stitches Comedy Club at age 17 | |
1972 | Moved to Manchester, NH at age six | |
Awards
2008 | MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance in I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry |
2007 | MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance in Click |
2006 | MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance in The Longest Yard |
2004 | MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance in 50 First Dates |
2003 | MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance in Mr. Deeds |
2003 | MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss in Punch-Drunk Love |
2002 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in Punch-Drunk Love |
2000 | MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance in Big Daddy |
2000 | MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance in Big Daddy |
2000 | MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo in Big Daddy |
1999 | MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance in The Waterboy |
1999 | MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance in The Waterboy |
1998 | MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance in The Wedding Singer |
1998 | MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo in The Wedding Singer |
1996 | MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance in Happy Gilmore |
1995 | MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance in Billy Madison |
1993 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement In Writing In a Variety or Music Program in Saturday Night Live |
1992 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement In Writing In a Variety or Music Program in Saturday Night Live |
1991 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing In a Variety or Music Program in Saturday Night Live |