Adam Sandler
Acting • Born 1966-09-09
Biography
Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker. He was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1995, before going on to star in many Hollywood films, which have combined to earn more than $2 billion at the box office. Sandler had an estimated net worth of $420 million in 2020, and signed a further four-movie deal with Netflix worth over $250 million. Sandler's comedic roles include Billy Madison (1995), Happy Gilmore (1996), The Waterboy (1998), The Wedding Singer (1998), Big Daddy (1999), Mr. Deeds (2002), 50 First Dates (2004), The Longest Yard (2005), Click (2006), Grown Ups (2010), Just Go with It (2011), Grown Ups 2 (2013), Blended (2014), Murder Mystery (2019) and Hubie Halloween (2020). He also voiced Davey, Whitey, and Eleanore in Eight Crazy Nights and Dracula in the first three films of the Hotel Transylvania franchise (2012–2018). While some of his comedic films, including Jack and Jill (2011), have been panned, resulting in Sandler receiving nine Golden Raspberry Awards and 37 Raspberry Award nominations, more than any actor other than Sylvester Stallone, he has received critical acclaim for his dramatic performances in the dramedy films Spanglish (2004), Reign Over Me (2007), and Funny People (2009). He has also been roundly praised for his leading roles in auteur films including Punch-Drunk Love (2002) by Paul Thomas Anderson, Noah Baumbach's The Meyerowitz Stories (2017), and the Safdie brothers' Uncut Gems (2019), the last of which earned him the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead.
Filmography
180 credits
Leo
Movie • 2023
Leo (voice)
Bedtime Stories
Movie • 2008
Skeeter Bronson
50 First Dates
Movie • 2004
Henry Roth
Reign Over Me
Movie • 2007
Charlie Fineman
Spanglish
Movie • 2004
John Clasky
Murder Mystery 2
Movie • 2023
Nick Spitz
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Movie • 2007
Charles 'Chuck' Levine
The Waterboy
Movie • 1998
Bobby Boucher
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Movie • 2008
Zohan Dvir
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
Movie • 2006
Self
Mr. Deeds
Movie • 2002
Longfellow Deeds
Bulletproof
Movie • 1996
Archie Moses
Funny People
Movie • 2009
George Simmons
The Wedding Singer
Movie • 1998
Robbie Hart
Billy Madison
Movie • 1995
Billy Madison
Mixed Nuts
Movie • 1994
Louie
Punch-Drunk Love
Movie • 2002
Barry Egan
Big Daddy
Movie • 1999
Sonny Koufax
Anger Management
Movie • 2003
Dave Buznik
The Longest Yard
Movie • 2005
Paul Crewe
Click
Movie • 2006
Michael Newman
Coneheads
Movie • 1993
Carmine
Happy Gilmore
Movie • 1996
Happy Gilmore
Little Nicky
Movie • 2000
Nicky
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
Movie • 2023
Self
Eight Crazy Nights
Movie • 2002
Davey / Whitey / Eleanore / Deer (voice)
Airheads
Movie • 1994
Pip
Grown Ups
Movie • 2010
Lenny Feder
Zookeeper
Movie • 2011
Donald the Monkey (voice)
Dirty Work
Movie • 1998
Satan (uncredited)
Couch
Movie • 2003
Couch Testing Man
Going Overboard
Movie • 1989
Schecky Moskowitz
Just Go with It
Movie • 2011
Danny Maccabee
Jack and Jill
Movie • 2011
Jack / Jill
Comedy Club Greats
Movie • 2007
Self
Hotel Transylvania
Movie • 2012
Count Dracula (voice)
Buddy
Movie • 1993
Buddy 1
That's My Boy
Movie • 2012
Donny Berger
Grown Ups 2
Movie • 2013
Lenny Feder
Finding Sandler
Movie • 2022
Self
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special
Movie • 2022
Self
Blended
Movie • 2014
Jim
The Cobbler
Movie • 2014
Max Simkin
Men, Women & Children
Movie • 2014
Don Truby
Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame
Movie • 2011
Self (archive footage)
You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah
Movie • 2023
Danny Friedman
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
Movie • 2022
TV Producer (archive footage)
SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler
Movie • 1999
Self (archive footage)
Pixels
Movie • 2015
Brenner
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
Movie • 2009
(archive footage)
Top Five
Movie • 2014
Adam Sandler
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
Movie • 2001
Self (archive footage)
Hotel Transylvania 2
Movie • 2015
Dracula (voice)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Movie • 2003
Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Adam Sandler: Funny Guy
Movie • 2020
self
The Animal
Movie • 2001
Townie
Leo 2
Movie
Leo (voice)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Movie • 1998
Self
Satan’s Top Forty
Movie • 2001
Self
Adam Sandler: Love You
Movie • 2024
Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Alec Baldwin
Movie • 2006
Self / Various
The Ridiculous 6
Movie • 2015
Tommy
I Am Chris Farley
Movie • 2015
Self
A Day with the Meatball
Movie • 2002
Adam Sandler
Jay Kelly
Movie • 2025
Ron Sukenick
Happy Gilmore 2
Movie • 2025
Happy Gilmore
The Do-Over
Movie • 2016
Max Kessler
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Movie • 2017
Danny Meyerowitz
Sandy Wexler
Movie • 2017
Sandy Wexler
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Movie • 2018
Count Dracula (voice)
Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live
Movie • 1998
Self / Various (archive footage)
Puppy!: A Hotel Transylvania Short
Movie • 2017
Count Dracula (voice)
The Week Of
Movie • 2018
Kenny Lustig
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Movie • 2003
Adam Sandler (voice)
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
Movie • 2012
Self
Shakes the Clown
Movie • 1991
Dink the Clown
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Movie • 2017
Self
Murder Mystery
Movie • 2019
Nick Spitz
Adam Sandler: What the Hell Happened to Me?
Movie • 1996
Self
Uncut Gems
Movie • 2019
Howard Ratner
Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh
Movie • 2018
Self
The Hot Chick
Movie • 2002
Mambuza Bongo Guy (uncredited)
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall
Movie • 2013
Narrator (voice)
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
Movie • 1999
Robert Justin (Voice)
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
Movie • 2005
Javier Sandooski (uncredited)
The Concert for New York City
Movie • 2001
Self
Kings of Comedy USA
Movie • 2006
Self (archive footage)
Hubie Halloween
Movie • 2020
Hubie Dubois
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
Movie • 2014
Self
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
Movie • 1998
Self
Goldman v Silverman
Movie • 2020
Rod Goldman
Funny People: Live
Movie • 2009
Self
Money on the Street: The Making of Uncut Gems
Movie • 2020
Self
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Movie • 2001
Self
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Movie • 2020
Self
Hustle
Movie • 2022
Stanley Sugerman
WWE WrestleMania 21
Movie • 2005
Adam Sandler
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Movie • 2012
Self
Satan’s Top 40
Movie • 2001
Self / Little Nicky
Spaceman
Movie • 2024
Jakub Procházka
Adam Sandler Goes to Hell
Movie • 2001
Self
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Movie • 1999
Self
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Movie • 2008
Self
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
Movie • 2002
Self
Question & Answer
Movie • 2020
Self
Testing Dirty
Movie • 1990
Drug Dealer
Netflix Live
Movie • 2017
Self
The Peeper
Movie • 1999
The Peeper
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie • 2025
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie • 2025
Self - SNL Cast Member 1990 - 1995
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Netflix Tudum 2025
Movie • 2025
Self
Stans
Movie • 2025
Self
Downey Wrote That
Movie • 2025
Self
Being Eddie
Movie • 2025
Self
VH1 News Special: Grunge
Movie • 2001
Self (archive footage)
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Adam Sandler
Movie • 2025
Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Movie • 2007
Self
The Making of Jay Kelly
Movie • 2025
Self - Ron Sukenick
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
Movie • 2012
Self
Untitled Adam Sandler / Josh Safdie Project
Movie
Time Out
Movie
Vincent
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
Movie • 1999
Self
Roommates
Movie • 2026
Danny
The One Show
TV • 2006
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Various Characters
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
TV • 2005
The Cosby Show
TV • 1984
Smitty
The King of Queens
TV • 1998
Jeff 'The Beast' Sussman
Pet Star
TV • 2002
Self - Judge
Diary
TV • 2000
Self
VH1 Rock Honors
TV • 2006
The Marshall Chronicles
TV • 1990
Usher
The Jonathan Ross Show
TV • 2011
Self
ABC Afterschool Special
TV • 1972
Drug Dealer
BIANCA
TV • 2022
Self - Guest (video link)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
TV • 2013
Adam Sandler
Norm Macdonald Live
TV • 2013
Self
The Larry Sanders Show
TV • 1992
Adam Sandler
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV • 1992
So You Think You Can Dance
TV • 2005
Kids' Choice Awards
TV • 1987
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
It's On with Alexa Chung
TV • 2009
The Chris Rock Show
TV • 1997
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV • 1992
Self - Presenter
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
TV • 2020
The Grandfather
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
TV • 2007
Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Jessie
TV • 2011
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
Kevin Can Wait
TV • 2016
Jimmy (Kevin's former partner)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
The Reichen Show
TV • 2005
Self
Teen Choice Awards
TV • 1999
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
TV • 2004
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2015
Self
Sat.1-Frühstücksfernsehen
TV • 1996
Self
Made in Hollywood
TV • 2005
Self
The Drew Barrymore Show
TV • 2020
Self
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
CBS News Sunday Morning
TV • 1979
Self
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
TV • 2024
Self (archive footage)
Undeclared
TV • 2001
Adam Sandler (uncredited)
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
TV • 2025
Self - Actor and Comedian
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee
El hormiguero
TV • 2006
Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self
Jeopardy!
TV • 1984
Self - Clue Presenter
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
TV • 2025
Self
C à vous
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
TV • 2026
Self - Actor & Comedian