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Adam Sandler

Actor · Born September 9, 1966 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

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Highest rated as cast or director

Adam Sandler's 7 titles from the 2020s have a median Balasaur Score of 60, led by Hustle (77) and Leo (72), against 54 for those from the 2000s.

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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.

Acted in 92

2010s

  1. 2019

    Uncut Gems

    Howard Ratner

    81

  2. Murder Mystery

    Nick Spitz

    53
  3. 2018

    Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

    Dracula (voice)

    62

  4. The Week Of

    Kenny Lustig

    45
  5. 2017

    The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

    Danny Meyerowitz

    75

  6. Puppy!

    Dracula (voice)

    63

  7. Sandy Wexler

    Sandy Wexler

    45
  8. 2016

    Kevin Can Wait

    Jimmy (Kevin's former partner) · 1 episode

    56

  9. The Do-Over

    Max Kessler

    40
  10. 2015

    The Ridiculous 6

    Tommy

    33

  11. Hotel Transylvania 2

    Dracula (voice)

    60

  12. Pixels

    Brenner

    42

  13. An SNL Valentine

    (archive footage)

  14. 2014

    Top Five

    Adam Sandler

    71

  15. Men, Women & Children

    Don Truby

    53

  16. The Cobbler

    Max Simkin

    41

  17. Blended

    Jim

    48
  18. 2013

    12-12-12

    Movie

  19. Brooklyn Nine-Nine

    Adam Sandler · 1 episode

    83

  20. Grown Ups 2

    Lenny Feder

    38
  21. 2012

    Hotel Transylvania

    Count Dracula (voice)

    60

  22. That's My Boy

    Donny Berger

    50
  23. 2011

    Jack and Jill

    Jack / Jill

    26

  24. Zookeeper

    Donald the Monkey (voice)

    40

  25. Just Go with It

    Danny Maccabee

    49
  26. 2010

    Grown Ups

    Lenny Feder

    44

2000s

  1. 2009

    SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

    (archive footage)

  2. Funny People

    George Simmons

    63
  3. 2008

    Bedtime Stories

    Skeeter Bronson

    48

  4. You Don't Mess with the Zohan

    Zohan Dvir

    52
  5. 2007

    I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

    Chuck Levine

    46

  6. Reign Over Me

    Charlie Fineman

    69
  7. 2006

    Click

    Michael Newman

    54

  8. VH1 Rock Honors

    TV

  9. 2005

    The Showbiz Show with David Spade

    TV

  10. Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo

    Javier Sandooski (uncredited)

    35

  11. So You Think You Can Dance

    TV · 18 Seasons · Reality TV

    69

  12. The Longest Yard

    Paul Crewe

    54

  13. WWE WrestleMania 21

    Adam Sandler

  14. 2004

    Spanglish

    John Clasky

    58

  15. 50 First Dates

    Henry Roth

    59
  16. 2003

    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley

    Various (archive footage) (uncredited)

  17. Couch

    Couch Testing Man

  18. Anger Management

    Dave Buznik

    56

  19. Pauly Shore Is Dead

    Adam Sandler (voice)

    46
  20. 2002

    The Hot Chick

    Mambuza Bongo Guy (uncredited)

    44

  21. Eight Crazy Nights

    Davey / Whitey / Eleanore / Deer (voice)

    38

  22. A Day with the Meatball

    Adam Sandler

  23. Punch-Drunk Love

    Barry Egan

    75

  24. Mr. Deeds

    Longfellow Deeds

    44
  25. 2001

    Undeclared

    Adam Sandler (uncredited) · 1 episode

    77

  26. The Animal

    Townie

    44
  27. 2000

    Little Nicky

    Nicky

    44

No release date

  1. Leo 2

    Leo (voice)

  2. Grown Ups 3

    Lenny Feder

Produced 59

No release date

  1. Leo 2

    Producer

  2. Grown Ups 3

    Producer

Wrote 27

2020s

  1. 2025

    Happy Gilmore 2

    Writer

    60

  2. Madha Gaja Raja

    Original Story

  3. 2024

    Adam Sandler: Love You

    Writer

    73
  4. 2023

    Leo

    Writer

    72
  5. 2020

    Hubie Halloween

    Writer

    54

2000s

  1. 2008

    You Don't Mess with the Zohan

    Screenplay

    52
  2. 2002

    Eight Crazy Nights

    Writer

    38
  3. 2001

    Anime-ban Little★Nicky: Henachoko Akuma Nicky no NY Taikenki

    Characters

  4. 2000

    Little Nicky

    Writer

    44

1990s

  1. 1999

    The Peeper

    Writer

  2. Big Daddy

    Screenplay

    55
  3. 1998

    The Waterboy

    Screenplay

    51
  4. 1996

    Adam Sandler: What the Hell Happened to Me?

    Writer

  5. Happy Gilmore

    Screenplay

    61
  6. 1995

    Billy Madison

    Writer

    49

No release date

  1. Leo 2

    Writer

  2. Grown Ups 3

    Characters, Writer

Other crew 1

Appearances83

2020s

  1. 2026

    Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald

    Self (archive footage)

  2. 9/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later

    Self (archive footage)

  3. Lorne

    Self

    68

  4. Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!

    Self - Actor & Comedian · 2 episodes

  5. 2025

    Variety & CNN Actors on Actors

    Self · 1 episode

  6. The Making of Jay Kelly

    Self - Ron Sukenick

  7. My Next Guest with David Letterman and Adam Sandler

    Self - Guest

  8. Being Eddie

    Self

    71

  9. Downey Wrote That

    Self

  10. Stans

    Self

    74

  11. Netflix Tudum 2025

    Self

  12. Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

    Self - Actor and Comedian · 1 episode

  13. Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

    Self - SNL Cast Member 1990 - 1995

    85
  14. 2024

    Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy

    Self (archive footage) · 1 episode

  15. Adam Sandler: Love You

    Self

    73
  16. 2022

    Finding Sandler

    Self

  17. BIANCA

    Self - Guest (video link) · 1 episode

  18. Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special

    Self

    80
  19. 2021

    Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible

    Self (Archive Footage)

  20. 2020

    The Drew Barrymore Show

    Self · 1 episode

    51

  21. Adam Sandler: Funny Guy

    self

  22. Feeding America Comedy Festival

    Self

  23. Money on the Street: The Making of Uncut Gems

    Self

  24. Question & Answer

    Self

2010s

  1. 2018

    Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh

    Self

    79
  2. 2017

    Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

    Self

  3. Netflix Live

    Self

  4. 2015

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    Self · 1 episode

    69

  5. Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Self · 1 episode

    68

  6. I Am Chris Farley

    Self

    70
  7. 2014

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Self · 3 episodes

    61

  8. Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip

    Self

  9. Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Self, Self - Guest · 2 episodes

    60

  10. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    Self - Guest · 8 episodes

    67
  11. 2013

    The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall

    Narrator (voice)

    69

  12. Norm Macdonald Live

    Self · 1 episode

    89
  13. 2012

    12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

    Self

  14. Eddie Murphy: One Night Only

    Self

  15. Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars

    Self

  16. 2011

    Jessie

    Self · 1 episode

    67

  17. The Jonathan Ross Show

    Self · 1 episode

    58
  18. 2010

    Conan

    Self, Self - Guest · 3 episodes

    79

2000s

  1. 2009

    C à vous

    Self - Guest · 1 episode

  2. Funny People: Live

    Self

  3. 2008

    VH1 Rock Honors: The Who

    Self

  4. 2007

    Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

    Self

  5. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

    Self · 1 episode

    72

  6. The Graham Norton Show

    Self · 1 episode

    81
  7. 2006

    Kings of Comedy USA

    Self (archive footage)

  8. Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1

    Self

  9. El hormiguero

    Self - Guest · 1 episode

    49

  10. The One Show

    Self · 3 episodes

    38

  11. Saturday Night Live: The Best of Alec Baldwin

    Self / Various

  12. 2005

    Made in Hollywood

    Self · 1 episode

    49
  13. 2004

    On Air with Ryan Seacrest

    Self · 1 episode

    44
  14. 2003

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    Self · 1 episode

    63

  15. Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Self - Guest, Self - Mean Tweets · 5 episodes

    61
  16. 2002

    Pet Star

    Self - Judge · 1 episode

  17. The Cosby Show: A Look Back

    Self

  18. 2001

    The Concert for New York City

    Self

  19. America: A Tribute to Heroes

    Self

  20. VH1 News Special: Grunge

    Self (archive footage)

  21. Satan’s Top Forty

    Self

  22. Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians

    Self (archive footage)

  23. 2000

    Diary

    Self · 1 episode

1990s

  1. 1999

    Saturday Night Live: Christmas

    Self (archive footage)

  2. SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler

    Self (archive footage)

  3. Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

    Self

  4. Teen Choice Awards

    Self · 1 episode

  5. 1998

    Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live

    Self / Various (archive footage)

  6. Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

    Self

  7. Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley

    Self

  8. 1996

    Adam Sandler: What the Hell Happened to Me?

    Self

  9. Sat.1-Frühstücksfernsehen

    Self · 1 episode

  10. 1993

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Self - Guest · 1 episode

    79
  11. 1992

    MTV Movie & TV Awards

    Self, Self - Presenter · 1 episode

    63

No release date

  1. Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler

    Self (archive footage)

Thanked in the credits4

2010s

  1. 2013

    Rob Schneider: Soy Sauce and the Holocaust

    Thanks