Adam Sandler American Actor Known for 50 First Dates

Adam Sandler, born 9 September 1966 in Brooklyn, is an American actor and comedian. Among the titles he is known for are 50 First Dates (2004) and Pixels (2015).

Early life

He studied at New York University Tisch School of the Arts, finishing in 1988 and Manchester Central High School.

Career

Records list The Price Is Right (1972) as his earliest screen credit. In the 1990s, he appeared in Happy Gilmore (1996) and Big Daddy (1999). The 2000s brought Click (2006, as Michael Newman) and You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008). His 2010s credits include Grown Ups (2010) and Just Go with It (2011). During the 2020s, he worked on Spaceman (2024) and Jay Kelly (2025).

In all, 60 films and 2 TV series appear in his credits from 1972 to 2025. Comedy is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (25), followed by drama (6) and romantic comedy (6). Of his eight titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Grown Ups (2010) has the highest, at $271 million. He is also credited as director on The Price Is Right, and writer on 18 titles, including Hotel Transylvania 2.

Rob Schneider appears in 19 of his listed titles, including The Hot Chick (2002) and I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Norm Macdonald (nine titles) and David Spade (eight titles). Dennis Dugan directed seven of his titles on record, among them Jack and Jill (2011) and Grown Ups 2 (2013). Frank Coraci is credited as director on four of them, including The Waterboy (1998) and Blended (2014).

His discography lists 6 albums and one single, including Shhh...Don't Tell (2004). The Chanukah Song is listed among his notable work.

Recognition

His awards include the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame. Further recognition came with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (2023) and the MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (1996) for Happy Gilmore. He has also been nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy in 2003 for Punch-Drunk Love. His awards record shows 7 wins and one nomination.

Personal life

He has been married to Jackie Sandler since 2003. He is the father of Sadie Sandler and Sunny Sandler.