Adam
Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American comedian,
a Golden Globe-nominated actor, musician, screenwriter, and film
producer. After becoming a popular Saturday Night Live cast
member, he went on to star in several Hollywood feature films that
grossed over US$100 Million at the box office. He will also be
working on Bedtime Stories (2008), a fantasy film being directed
by Bringing Down the House director Adam Shankman about a stressed
real estate developer whose bedtime stories he reads to his niece
and nephew begin to come true, which will mark Sandler's first
family film and first film under the Walt Disney banner. Sandler
has also been long-rumored to costar with Michael Madsen in
Quentin Tarantino's upcoming World War II saga Inglorious
Bastards. Though he is best known for his comedic roles, such as
in the films Billy Madison (1995), Happy Gilmore (1996), and Big
Daddy (1999), he has also had success in romantic and dramatic
roles, such as in the films Punch-Drunk Love (2002), Spanglish
(2004), Click (2006), Reign Over Me (2007), and You Don't Mess
with the Zohan (2008) ... more
