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His characters often have a penchant for a particular brand name food (e.g. Snack Packs, Subway, Popeye's chicken, etc.)



Often plays a character with a bad temper, or a short fuse





Frequently appears in Rob Schneider films either with a large role or a small cameo

Frequently uses 1980s music for the soundtrack of his movies



His characters frequently wear licensed professional sports team apparel, based on the locale of the film



In the films he writes, the female characters often have names that begin with the letter V (Veronica Vaughn, Virginia Venit, Vicki Vallencourt, Vanessa, Valerie Veran)



In the films he writes, his characters' names often end with the letter Y (Billy Madison, Sonny Koufax, Bobby Boucher, Happy Gilmore, Nicky, etc.)



Trivia (52)

His comedy album "Stan and Judy's Kid" set a record for most albums sold by a comedy album in its first week. It debuted at #16 on the Billboard charts. All three of his previous comedy albums have gone platinum.



Attended and graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts (1991).



Grew up in Manchester, New Hampshire after moving there when he was five years old.





Was originally cast for a role in the black comedy Very Bad Things (1998).



In 1988, he was hired as a repertory player for MTV's TV-trivia game show Remote Control (1987).



Announced engagement to longtime girlfriend, model/actress Jackie Sandler . [June 2002]

Ranked #35 in Premiere magazine's 2003 annual Power 100 List. Had ranked #43 the previous two years.



Father was an electrician. His brother is an attorney. One sister is a dentist; the other sister is a waitress.



Formed his production company, Happy Madison Productions, which is behind most of his films.





His beloved dog, Meatball , who also has a section on Adam's official website with photos and videos, passed away due to a heart attack, at 4 years old. He was the son of Mr. Beefy, the talking dog in Little Nicky - Satan Junior (2000). Meatball was best "man" at Sandler's wedding and was dressed in a tux, with a yarmulke on his head [January 27, 2004].

Is a major fan of the New York Mets.





Is a huge fan of Van Halen The Police and Styx . There is usually a reference or song in his movies.

In 2004, he performed at the RNC (Republican National Committee) convention.



Was a Resident Advisor in Brittany Hall during his time at New York University.



Spoke at Manchester Central High School's 2003 graduation, the same school he graduated from. His nephew was one of three Valedictorians that year.





On June 22, 2003, Adam wore an Armani tuxedo in his wedding to Jackie Sandler

Ranked #24 on Premiere magazine's 2006 "Power 50" list. Had ranked #24 in 2005 as well.



Owns a white and tan English bulldog named Motzaball.





His favorite cartoon character is SpongeBob Schwammkopf (1999).

According to Forbes magazine, for each dollar he got paid, his movies averaged $9 of gross income. [September 2007]



In 2007, Forbes magazine estimated his earnings for the year at $30 million.



Has homes in Pacific Palisades, Malibu and La Quinta, California, and Highland Beach, Florida.





Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6262 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 1, 2011. At the ceremony were his wife, Jackie Sandler , their daughters Sadie and Sunny, Henry Winkler and Kevin James



According to Forbes magazine, Sandler was the second highest earning actor, along with Leonardo DiCaprio , earning $37 million from 2011-2012.



Became a father for the first time at age 39 when his wife Jackie Sandler gave birth to their daughter Sadie Madison Sandler on May 6, 2006.



Became a father for the second time at age 42 when his wife Jackie Sandler gave birth to their daughter Sunny Madeline Sandler on November 2, 2008.

Enjoys filming at locations near a gym so he can play basketball on his breaks. He plays once or twice a day.



Owns a production company named Happy Madison Productions.



Extended his deal with Netflix by four films to eight films total.



He often has big name casts in his movies. This is arguably due to the high box office of his movies and the fact that he is generally known to be a nice, friendly man to work with.



Currently resides in New York City and Los Angeles, California.



Has Russian Jewish ancestry.





Is referred to in American Pie - Das Klassentreffen (2012). See quotes for that movie.

Former student of New York acting teacher, David Gideon.



Personal Quotes (6)

[after getting laser eye surgery] Now I realize how ugly I am.



I never had a speech from my father [saying], "This is what you must do or shouldn't do", but I just learned to be led by example. My father wasn't perfect. He had a temper. I took some of that. He would snap, but the older he got, he started calming down. He learned about life, but the thing that he taught my whole family was that family was the most important thing and, no matter what, if a family member needs you, you go and help them out, you get there. He just made us feel comfortable and respectful to other families, my mother also... part of my father having a temper led to me developing a sense of humor to calm the old man down. That kind of sense of humor.



I wasn't a kid growing up thinking, "One day, I'll get an Oscar and make a speech." That wasn't on my mind. I want to just do the best work I can do.



To be honest with you, when I got into this I never thought about reviews. I never thought about what people would say about me. I was just a young guy who was excited to become a comedian and an actor and I just wanted to get to do what I got to do.





[on how he became involved in Klick (2006)] If it's something I feel I can do alright, I like being in those, and some that I think Rob Schneider and David Spade would be funnier at than me, I tell them to do it. I don't have any clue how we decide. There's this thing, this "Click", actually, one of my friends called me up, my partner told me about this idea that Steve Koren had. Steve Koren, by the way, the guy who wrote it with Mark O'Keefe , Steve Koren I've known since I was 22. He was a page at Saturday Night Live (1975). He would answer the phones and he'd give us phone messages and then he'd give you a message and he'd say, "Oh yeah. I wrote a joke." And he'd tell you the joke and you go, "Hey. Steve Koren's pretty funny" and then all of a sudden he's written Bruce Allmächtig (2003) and this thing and he's a giant writer and he's just a great guy. And anyway, they told me about the premise of the movie and asked if I was interested in that and I didn't even read the script, I just said, "Yeah. That's a huge idea, it sounds great." That's how I decided to do this script, just off three sentences about what the movie's about, I knew it could be awesome.

[on extending his deal with Netflix by four films, becoming 8 total] I Love working with Netflix and collaborating with them. I love how passionate they are about making movies and getting them out there for the whole world to see. They've made me feel like family and I can't thank them enough for their support.



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