| Date of Birth |
9 September
1966
, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA |
| Birth Name | Adam Richard Sandler |
| Nickname |
Sandman |
| Height |
5' 9½" (1.77 m) |
Biography
Adam Sandler was born on September 9, 1966, in Brooklyn, New
York, to Judy and Stanley Sandler. At 17, he took his first step towards
becoming a stand-up comedian when he spontaneously took the stage at a
Boston comedy club. He found he was a natural comic. He nurtured his
talent while at New York University (graduating with a Bachelor of Fine
Arts degree in 1991) by performing regularly in clubs and at
universities. During his freshman year, he snagged a recurring role as
the Huxtable family's friend Smitty on The Cosby Show (1984). While working at a comedy club in L.A., he was "discovered" by Dennis Miller, who recommended him to Saturday Night Live (1975) producer Lorne Michaels
and told him that Sandler had a big talent. This led to his being cast
in the show in 1990, which he also wrote for in addition to performing.
After Saturday Night Live (1975), Sandler went on to the movies, starring in such hit comedies as Airheads (1994), Happy Gilmore (1996), Billy Madison (1995) and Big Daddy (1999). He has also starred in Mr. Deeds (2002) alongside Winona Ryder; Eight Crazy Nights (2002), an animated movie about the Jewish festival of Chanukah; and Punch-Drunk Love (2002). He also writes and produces many of his own films and has composed songs for several of them, including The Wedding Singer (1998). Sandler has had several of his songs placed on the "Billboard" charts, including the classic "The Chanukah Song".
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