Adam Sandler Net Worth

Adam Sandler's Quotes

• [after getting laser eye surgery] Now I realize how ugly I am.
• I never had a speech from my father [saying], "This is what you must do or shouldn't do", but I just learned to be led by example. My father wasn't perfect. He had a temper. I took some of that. He would snap, but the older he got, he started calming down. He learned about life, but the thing that he taught my whole family was that family was the most important thing and, no matter what, if a family member needs you, you go and help them out, you get there. He just made us feel comfortable and respectful to other families, my mother also... part of my father having a temper led to me developing a sense of humor to calm the old man down. That kind of sense of humor.
• I wasn't a kid growing up thinking, "One day, I'll get an Oscar and make a speech." That wasn't on my mind. I want to just do the best work I can do.
• To be honest with you, when I got into this I never thought about reviews. I never thought about what people would say about me. I was just a young guy who was excited to become a comedian and an actor and I just wanted to get to do what I got to do.
• [on how he became involved in Click (2006)] If it's something I feel I can do alright, I like being in those, and some that I think Rob Schneider and David Spade would be funnier at than me, I tell them to do it. I don't have any clue how we decide. There's this thing, this "Click", actually, one of my friends called me up, my partner told me about this idea that Steve Koren had. Steve Koren, by the way, the guy who wrote it with Mark O'Keefe, Steve Koren I've known since I was 22. He was a page at Saturday Night Live (1975). He would answer the phones and he'd give us phone messages and then he'd give you a message and he'd say, "Oh yeah. I wrote a joke." And he'd tell you the joke and you go, "Hey. Steve Koren's pretty funny" and then all of a sudden he's written Bruce Almighty (2003) and this thing and he's a giant writer and he's just a great guy. And anyway, they told me about the premise of the movie and asked if I was interested in that and I didn't even read the script, I just said, "Yeah. That's a huge idea, it sounds great." That's how I decided to do this script, just off three sentences about what the movie's about, I knew it could be awesome.

Interesting Facts about Adam Sandler

1. His comedy album "Stan and Judy's Kid" set a record for most albums sold by a comedy album in its first week. It debuted at #16 on the Billboard charts. All three of his previous comedy albums have gone platinum.
2. Attended and graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts (1991).
3. Grew up in Manchester, New Hampshire after moving there when he was five years old.
4. Was originally cast for a role in the black comedy Very Bad Things (1998).
5. In 1988, he was hired as a repertory player for MTV's TV-trivia game show Remote Control (1987).
6. Announced engagement to longtime girlfriend, model/actress Jackie Sandler. [June 2002]
7. Ranked #35 in Premiere magazine's 2003 annual Power 100 List. Had ranked #43 the previous two years.
8. Father was an electrician. His brother is an attorney. One sister is a dentist; the other sister is a waitress.
9. Formed his production company, Happy Madison Productions, which is behind most of his films.
10. His production company, Happy Madison, is named after two of his films, Happy Gilmore (1996) and Billy Madison (1995).
11. His beloved dog, Meatball, who also has a section on Adam's official website with photos and videos, passed away due to a heart attack, at 4 years old. He was the son of Mr. Beefy, the talking dog in Little Nicky (2000). Meatball was best "man" at Sandler's wedding and was dressed in a tux, with a yarmulke on his head [January 27, 2004].
12. Is a major fan of the New York Mets.
13. Is a huge fan of Van Halen, The Police and Styx. There is usually a reference or song in his movies.
14. He was originally set to play taxi driver Max in Collateral (2004), opposite Tom Cruise, but he backed out to work on Spanglish (2004). Jamie Foxx was cast in Collateral (2004) instead. Jamie Foxx went on to be nominated for an Academy Award for the role.
15. Was parodied by Jimmy Fallon on Saturday Night Live (1975). [1995]
16. In 2004, he performed at the RNC (Republican National Committee) convention.
17. Was a Resident Advisor in Brittany Hall during his time at New York University.
18. Spoke at Manchester Central High School's 2003 graduation, the same school he graduated from. His nephew was one of three Valedictorians that year.
19. Attended WWE's WrestleMania 21 (2005). [April 2005]
20. Has starred alongside Drew Barrymore in three movies: The Wedding Singer (1998), 50 First Dates (2004) and Blended (2014).