Adam Sandler

Adam Sandler

Birth Name : Adam Richard Sandler

Occupation : comedian, actor, musician, screenwriter, film producer

Famous as : Actor

Birth Date : September 09, 1966

Birth Place : Brooklyn, New York, USA

Spouse : Jackie Titone (since 22-Jun-03)

Claim to fame : As Robbie Hart in "The Wedding Singer" (1998)

Biography

Gifted with remarkable versatility, especially a natural flair in comedy, which he in his own unique way to draw people big laughs but also warm their hearts, Richard Adam Sandler has certainly considered one of the most prominent comic actors Hollywood has ever done. A son of a Jewish American couple named Stanley and Judy Sandler, the star, born on 9 September 1966 in Brooklyn, New York, where his very happy early childhood, before his parents took him and his three siblings, in Manchester, New Hampshire by 1972. Growing up as an active teenager with an interest in wrestling, basketball, music, comedy and especially the boys do not excel in academic subjects in school but was very light on entertaining people, the suggestions from either comic characters such as Mel Brooks, Bill Murray and Rodney Dangerfield , Or movies, especially that of Harold Ramis' “Caddyshack” (1980).

Always the class clown in the eyes of his classmates in Manchester Central High School, Adam, but has not thought deeply about the use of his gift for humor to pursue a career until his brother, Scott, encouraged him to a spontaneous appearance in Boston's Stitches comedy club.

Nearly 17 years ago, when the experience led him to a realization that he really has the potential in this area and started to hone his comic skills when entering the New York University ended after his high school study of 1984, writing his own material while playing shows wherever possible, be it in local clubs or just to technical colleges. Added these efforts on the screen with recurring appearances on TV series "The Cosby Show" and MTV's "Remote Control" in the course of the year 1987, all plants led him finally to a decision on a journey into the entertainment industry from the time when he earned his BFA degree in 1991.

Unfortunately, the road proved to be a little rocky for Adam as his screen debut, "Going Overboard" (1989), he went unnoticed plus only minor role in a 1989 episode of "The Marshall Chronicles" in a TV Film "Dirty testing" (1990). The search for better opportunities in Los Angeles, the brown eyes guy then chose to concentrate on the burgeoning comedy circuit slots and landed instead at the Improv Theatre, where he later wonderful the attention of comedian Dennis Miller, recommended him immediately Lorne Michaels , The producer of NBC's "Saturday Night Live". Originally hired the show's writer for a year before they enter the regular cast of 1991, he wisely used the opportunity to show its best through the various comic characters nailed it very well and within a short time, his name was widely recognized throughout the country as one of the most prominent members of SNL.

Followed the footsteps of Billy Crystal, Eddie Murphy, Chevy Chase, shifted to all the big screen production to succeed in their names SNL, Adam ultimately to the conclusion to leave the program in 1995 to the full concentration to build his film career, starting with "Billy Madison" (1995), of which he also wrote screenplay. It was not until he starred opposite Drew Barrymore in "The Wedding Singer" (1998) that the funnyman finally came to world attention, as this romantic comedy strips out of the way to collect more than 123 million U.S. dollars internationally, brought him undeniably bigger fan base and wider access than in Hollywood.Moreover, directed him to receive three nominations at the 1998 MTV Movie Awards for the categories of Best Comedic Performance, Best On-Screen Duo and Best Kiss of the gloriously won it along with Barrymore.

The commercial success won in his later pictures of "The Waterboy" (1998), "Big Daddy" (1999) and "Mr. Deeds" (2002), Adam consequently, a hugely popular comic actor further increased this inevitably some doubts about his true talent apart from nailing roles in goofball humor genre. In his reply, he thus a stellar performance in Paul Thomas Anderson's "Punch-Drunk Love" (2002), which really impressed remarkable film critic Roger Ebert, even HFPA invited to give him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy category a year later. Continue to break free from its typical comedies, the brown-haired man wonderfully maintained his career while taking various roles, plays a mild-mannered businessman in "Anger Management" (2003), then a veterinarian, determined to win the heart of a Woman with a short-term memory disorder in "50 First Dates" (2004).

Notwithstanding these high in box office by his next feature, "The Longest Yard" (2005), Adam seemed to have no difficulty at all to move in the industry so roles kept coming for him. During 2006 saw him reach another box-office success of "Click", 2007 surprisingly strong venture in its genre drama in "Reign Over Me" before he again with the comedy "Now I talk to Chuck and Larry" along with Kevin James , Jessica Biel, plus Steve Buscemi. Other stations were nabbed after strange because he was already billed star in "Do not with the Zohan" (2008), "Bedtime Stories" (2008) and "Wild Pitch" (2009), the latter finding him play the first white man to play baseball in the Black League.

Apart from his profession as an actor and writer, this low-profile star was also aware that a film producer, mostly stood behind the cinema, he was in over his company, Happy Madison Productions. In addition, he developed a singing career and had already released 5 comedy albums, the most successful namely "They're all Gonna Laugh You" (1993), was surprisingly nominated for best comedy album Grammy Awards in 1995. As with his private life, even Adam, actress Alicia Silverstone in 1996, but later gave his heart to Jackie Titone, whom he finally married on 22 June 2003. The couple then joyously welcomed the arrival of their first child on 6 May 2006.

Discography

2004 Shhh...Don't Tell
1999 Stan and Judy's Kid
1997 What's Your Name
1996 What the Hell Happened to Me?
1993 They're All Gonna Laugh at You



Filmography

2009 Wild Pitch
2009 Untitled Judd Apatow/Adam Sandler Project
2008 Bedtime Stories
2008 You Don't Mess with the Zohan
2007 I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
2007 Reign Over Me
2006 Click
2005 The Longest Yard
2004 Spanglish InfoSpanglish
2004 50 First Dates Info
2003 Blossoms & Blood - VI aka Blossoms and Blood (USA: DVD title)
2003 Couch
2003 Anger Management
2002 The Hot Chick
2002 Eight Crazy Nights
2002 Mr. Deeds
2002 Punch-Drunk Love
2001 The Animal
2000 Little Nicky
1999 Big Daddy
1998 The Waterboy
1998 Dirty Work
1998 The Wedding Singer
1996 Happy Gilmore
1996 Bulletproof
1995 Billy Madison
1994 Mixed Nuts
1994 Airheads
1993 Coneheads
1992 Shakes the Clown
1990 Testing Dirty - TV
1989 Going Overboard aka Babes Ahoy
1987 The Cosby Show



Awards

1999 Golden Raspberry Awards ; Worst Actor - Big Daddy
2004 Kids' Choice Wannabe Award

Kid's Choice Blimp award
1999 The Waterboy
2000 Big Daddy
2003 Mr. Deeds & Eight Crazy Nights
2005 50 First Dates
2007 ClickGijón International Film Festival best actor
2002 Punch-Drunk LoveBlockbuster

Entertainment Awards
1999 The Waterboy
2000 MTV Movie Awards - Big Daddy
1996 Happy Gilmore
1998 The Wedding Singer
1999 The Waterboy
2000 Big Daddy
2004 Teen Choice Awards - 50 First Dates
2001 Choice comedian
2002 Choice comedian
2003 Anger Management
2004 50 First Dates & Choice comedian
2005 Choice comedian
2006 Choice comedian People's Choice Awards
2000 Favorite Motion Picture Star in a Comedy
2005 50 First Dates
2006 Favorite Funny Male Star