Adam Sandler

Actor

Adam Sandler is the stand-up comedian whose success on TV's Saturday Night Live (1991-95) launched his hugely successful career in slapstick movie comedies. A quirky jokester of the love-him-or-hate-him variety, Sandler played lovable lowbrow goofs in films including Happy Gilmore (1996, with Bob Barker), The Waterboy (1998) and The Wedding Singer (1998, with Drew Barrymore). In later years Sandler showed his dramatic talents in such films as Punch-Drunk Love (2002), Spanglish (2004, with Téa Leoni), and the 2005 remake of The Longest Yard (with Sandler as an imprisoned pro quarterback, the role originally played by Burt Reynolds). He has also produced movies, including the animated holiday feature Eight Crazy Nights (2002). Sandler is also known for his comic novelty songs, in particular "The Chanukah Song" and "The Thanksgiving Song." Sandler has released several comedy albums, including They're All Gonna Laugh At You (1993) and Stan and Judy's Kid (1999). His other films include Billy Madison (1995), Big Daddy (1999, with Dylan and Cole Sprouse), Click (2006, with Kate Beckinsale), the 9/11 drama Reign Over Me (2007, with Don Cheadle), and the pretending-to-be-gay comedy I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007, with Jessica Biel.

Other former SNL players who went on to become movie stars include Mike Myers, John Belushi and Eddie Murphy.

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