Adam Sandler

Adam Sandler married actress Jacqueline Samantha Titone in 2003. The couple is blessed with two daughters, namely, Sadie and Sunny Madeline.

Adam Richard Sandler was born on September 9, 1966, in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. to Judy and Stanley Sandler. His mother was a nursery school teacher while his father worked as an electrical engineer. He is the youngest of the couple’s four children.

He attended Manchester Central High School where he earned the reputation of being the class clown. His brother spotted his talent and encouraged him to perform at a stand-up comedy club in Boston. Motivated to pursue a career in show business, the young man took classes at the Lee Strasberg Theater & Film Institute in New York City after high school.

He proceeded to attend the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, graduating in 1988 with a bachelor’s degree in acting.

One of Adam Sandler’s first television appearances was on ‘The Cosby Show’ in the late 1980s in which he appeared as a friend of the Huxtable family. He also became a regular on the MTV game show ‘Remote Control’. During this period he continued performing stand-up comedy as well and caught the attention of comedian Dennis Miller who recommended him to the staff of ‘Saturday Night Live’ (SNL).

He was employed as a writer on SNL in 1990. Soon he started making occasional appearances on the comedy show and became a cast member. He remained with the show for five years, gaining much popularity for his juvenile, oddball antics.

Even though he had started appearing in films during the late 1980s, it was only during the 1990s that he started receiving recognition for his movies. He appeared in the film ‘Coneheads’ with Chris Farley, David Spade, and others in 1993. In 1994, he co-starred in ‘Airheads’ with Brendan Fraser and Steve Buscemi.

His successful string of films continued into the late 1990s and he received much acclaim for his role as an unsuccessful ice hockey player who discovers a talent for golf in the comedy film ‘Happy Gilmore’ in 1996. He followed it up with other comedic roles such as his portrayal of a singer in ‘The Wedding Singer’ (1998).

He furthered his career by founding his own company ‘Happy Madison Productions’ in 1999. He has since produced many films under the banner, the first one being fellow SNL alumnus Rob Schneider's film ‘Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo’. Sandler is known for frequently casting fellow SNL performers in various roles in his films.

Adam Sandler’s portrayal of an aspiring ice hockey player who possesses a powerful and dangerous slapshot in the sports comedy film ‘Happy Gilmore’ earned him much acclaim. The film received mixed reviews but was a commercial success. The screenplay was written by Sandler and Tim Herlihy.

Sandler’s movie ‘Funny People’ is another one of his memorable successes. He co-starred with Seth Rogen, and Leslie Mann in the comedy-drama film which received generally positive reviews, with critics praising the script and Sandler’s performance in particular.