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Adam Sandler

Adam Sandler

Highest Rated: 100% Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special (2022)

Lowest Rated: 0% The Ridiculous 6 (2015)

Birthday: Sep 9, 1966

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Comedian, actor, writer and producer - as well as former "Saturday Night Live" (NBC, 1975- ) castmember - Adam Sandler was the man behind a genre of comedy blockbusters so closely associated with his formulaic wackiness that it eventually bore his name: "Adam Sandler movies." At the center of hits like "Billy Madison" (1995) and "The Waterboy" (1998) were Sandler's character creations - hapless, moronic, outsiders entangled in absurdly improbable circumstances. But critics be damned, the adolescent-skewed offerings proved to be box office gold and their creator repeated his success with endless variations on the same formula - including producing similar films starring good friends David Spade and Rob Schneider - before eventually branching out into something more substantial. First parlaying his vulnerable dimwit persona into romantic comedies like "The Wedding Singer" (1998), Sandler began to show subtler, more human shades in other people's works including Paul Thomas Anderson's "Punch-Drunk Love" (2002), for which he earned a Golden Globe nomination, and James L. Brooks' "Spanglish" (2004). With his tried-and-true formula beginning to lose audiences to "smarter" comedies, Sandler teamed with Judd Apatow for "You Don't Mess with the Zohan" (2008) and "Funny People" (2009), which saw Sandler delving deeper into acting than ever before. The comedian continued his softer direction with "Grown Ups" (2010), a reunion picture with many of his "SNL" buddies, and a warmhearted voiceover turn as a doting Dracula in "Hotel Transylvania" (2012) and its 2015 sequel. At the same time, Sandler continued making plenty of broad comedies such as "Jack and Jill" (2011) and the generation gap comedy "That's My Boy" (2012), before an ill-advised reunion with Drew Barrymore in "Blended" (2014), the critically-savaged science fiction comedy "Pixels" (2015) and a controversial western comedy, "The Ridiculous 6" (2015), threatened to undo all the goodwill he had gathered. However, a subdued performance in Noah Baumbach's "The Meyerowitz Stories" (2017) won critical plaudits at the 2017 Cannes Fiulm Festival, showing that Sandler was still capable of surprising critics and audiences alike. Adam Sandler's formula may have altered a bit through the years, but his heart stayed true to his particular brand of sweet-hearted, goofy comedy.

Highest rated movies

93% 93% Hustle 92% 72% The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) 91% 60% You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah 91% 52% Uncut Gems 79% 77% Punch-Drunk Love 72% 80% The Wedding Singer
71% 78% I Am Chris Farley
69% 48% Funny People

Filmography

Movies

Credit
92% 67% Adam Sandler: Love You Self,
Screenwriter,
Producer
- 2024
50% 65% Spaceman Jakub (Character) - 2024
83% 90% Leo Leo (Voice),
Producer
- 2023
91% 60% You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah Danny Friedman (Character),
Producer
- 2023
21% 35% The Out-Laws Producer - 2023
45% 46% Murder Mystery 2 Nick Spitz (Character),
Producer,
Screenwriter
- 2023
93% 93% Hustle Stanley Sugerman (Character),
Producer
- 2022
100% 86% Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special Self - 2022
21% 63% Home Team Producer - 2022
52% 48% Hubie Halloween Hubie Dubois (Character) - 2020
32% 56% The Wrong Missy Producer - 2020
No Score Yet 80% Adam Sandler: Funny Guy Unknown (Character) - 2020
91% 52% Uncut Gems Howard Ratner (Character) $50.0M 2019
44% 46% Murder Mystery Nick Spitz (Character),
Producer
- 2019
90% 91% Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh Self,
Screenwriter
- 2018
62% 49% Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Dracula (Voice),
Executive Producer
$167.5M 2018
26% 34% The Week Of Kenny Lustig (Character),
Screenwriter,
Producer
- 2018
92% 72% The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) Danny (Character) - 2017
27% 39% Sandy Wexler Sandy Wexler (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet 57% Puppy! Dracula (Voice) - 2017
9% 42% The Do Over Rick (Character),
Producer
- 2016
0% 36% The Ridiculous 6 Tommy (Character),
Screenwriter,
Producer
- 2015
10% 21% Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser Executive Producer - 2015
57% 64% Hotel Transylvania 2 Dracula (Voice),
Screenwriter
- 2015
71% 78% I Am Chris Farley Unknown (Character) - 2015
18% 46% Pixels Sam Brenner (Character),
Producer
$78.7M 2015
6% 34% Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Producer $71.0M 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hotel Transylvania 2 Screenwriter - 2015
10% 36% The Cobbler Max Simkin (Character) - 2014
33% 44% Men, Women & Children Don Truby (Character) $668.0K 2014
15% 64% Blended Jim (Character),
Producer
$46.3M 2014
8% 53% Grown Ups 2 Lenny Feder (Character),
Screenwriter,
Producer
$133.7M 2013
42% 65% Here Comes the Boom Executive Producer $45.3M 2012
44% 72% Hotel Transylvania Dracula (Voice),
Executive Producer
$167.9M 2012
20% 51% That's My Boy Donny (Character),
Producer
$36.9M 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hotel Transylvania Executive Producer - 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hotel Transylvania Executive Producer - 2012
3% 36% Jack and Jill Jack/Jill (Character),
Screenwriter,
Producer
$74.2M 2011
3% 25% Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star Screenwriter,
Producer
$2.3M 2011
14% 41% Zookeeper Donald the Monkey (Voice),
Producer
$80.4M 2011
19% 59% Just Go With It Danny (Character),
Producer
$103.0M 2011
10% 62% Grown Ups Lenny Feder (Character),
Screenwriter,
Producer
$162.0M 2010
69% 48% Funny People George Simmons (Character) $51.8M 2009
34% 43% Paul Blart: Mall Cop Producer $146.3M 2009
27% 55% Bedtime Stories Skeeter Bronson (Character),
Producer
$110.0M 2008
43% 50% The House Bunny Producer $48.2M 2008
37% 45% You Don't Mess With the Zohan Zohan (Character),
Screenwriter,
Producer
$100.0M 2008
2% 35% Strange Wilderness Executive Producer $6.6M 2008
14% 69% I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry Chuck Levine (Character),
Producer
$119.7M 2007
64% 81% Reign Over Me Charlie Fineman (Character) $19.7M 2007
34% 66% Click Michael Newman (Character),
Producer
$137.3M 2006
15% 85% Grandma's Boy Producer $6.1M 2006
13% 64% The Benchwarmers Producer $57.7M 2006
9% 33% Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo Producer $22.3M 2005
31% 62% The Longest Yard Paul 'Wrecking' Crewe (Character) $158.1M 2005
54% 60% Spanglish John Clasky (Character) $42.0M 2004
45% 65% 50 First Dates Henry Roth (Character) $120.8M 2004
No Score Yet 84% Late Night With Conan O'Brien - 10th Anniversary Special Unknown (Character) - 2004
22% 46% Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star Producer $22.7M 2003
42% 59% Anger Management Dave Buznik (Character),
Executive Producer
$133.8M 2003
21% 59% The Hot Chick Mambuza Bongo Guy (uncredited) (Character),
Executive Producer
$35.0M 2002
13% 50% Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights Davey, Whitey, Eleanore & Deer (Voice),
Writer,
Executive Producer,
Producer
$23.4M 2002
79% 77% Punch-Drunk Love Barry Egan (Character) $17.8M 2002
1% 37% The Master of Disguise Executive Producer $40.4M 2002
22% 59% Mr. Deeds Longfellow Deeds (Character),
Executive Producer
$126.2M 2002
30% 28% The Animal Executive Producer $55.8M 2001
9% 63% Joe Dirt Executive Producer $27.1M 2001
22% 55% Little Nicky Nicky (Character),
Writer,
Executive Producer
$39.4M 2000
22% 42% Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo Executive Producer $65.5M 1999
39% 74% Big Daddy Sonny Koufax (Character),
Screenwriter,
Executive Producer
$163.5M 1999
No Score Yet 75% Saturday Night Live - Game Show Parodies Unknown (Character) - 1999
14% 66% Dirty Work Satan (Character) $10.0M 1998
33% 71% The Waterboy Bobby Boucher (Character),
Writer,
Executive Producer
$161.5M 1998
72% 80% The Wedding Singer Robert J. 'Robbie' Hart (Character) $80.2M 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Johnny B. Unknown (Character),
Director
- 1998
62% 85% Happy Gilmore Happy Gilmore (Character),
Writer
$38.8M 1996
8% 44% Bulletproof Archie Moses (Character) $21.3M 1996
40% 79% Billy Madison Billy Madison (Character),
Writer,
Original Music
$25.6M 1995
29% 50% Airheads Pip (Character) $4.9M 1994
13% 47% Mixed Nuts Louie (Character) $6.6M 1994
43% 49% Shakes the Clown Dink the Clown (Character) $34.5K 1991
No Score Yet 11% Going Overboard Schecky Moskowitz (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet 25% Green Inferno Unknown (Character) - 1987

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 44% The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Guest 2014-2020 2022-2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Jennifer Hudson Show Guest 2023
No Score Yet 41% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2008 2010-2011 2013-2015 2017-2020 2022-2023
No Score Yet 28% The Drew Barrymore Show Guest 2020-2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Guest 2018 2020 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Price Is Right Director 2016 2022
No Score Yet 61% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2015 2019-2020 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Ellen DeGeneres Show Guest 2013-2014 2017 2019-2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet 60 Minutes Guest 2019-2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Conan Guest 2011-2017 2019-2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter Guest 2020
No Score Yet 87% Lights Out With David Spade Guest 2019
No Score Yet 62% Saturday Night Live Unknown (Character),
Host
1990-1995 2019
28% 40% Kevin Can Wait Jimmy Landers (Guest Star) 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Graham Norton Show Guest 2017
0% 81% Real Rob Unknown (Guest Star) 2017
No Score Yet 19% The Late Late Show With James Corden Guest 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Celebrated Self 2015
100% 90% Late Show With David Letterman Guest 2014-2015
95% 88% Brooklyn Nine-Nine Himself (Guest Star) 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Guest 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Guest 2009-2013
No Score Yet 81% Jessie Himself (Guest Star) 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dr. Phil Guest 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rachael Ray Guest 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Daily Show Guest 1999-2000 2002 2007-2008 2010-2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sesame Street Unknown (Guest Star),
Guest
2009-2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dateline NBC Guest 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Unknown (Guest Star) 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Conan O'Brien Guest 2006 2008
No Score Yet 82% The King of Queens Unknown (Guest Star) 2007
No Score Yet 69% The Cosby Show Unknown (Guest Star) 1988