Well, my name's Jason. I'm 27 yrs. old & I'm an Adam Sandler fan from Iowa as you can tell by my username & main theme here. I was married, but recently divorced Aug. 27th. We have a handsome 3 year old son named Zander. In my spare time I like to spend time with friends & family, watch T.V. & movies. I have about 400 DVD's and I have every Adam Sandler & Happy Madison movie as well as every C.D. of Adam's in my collection. I also like to browse the web & MySpace. During the spring & summer...I love to go storm & tornado chasing! I also enjoy playing video games when I have some extra time. I normally play any NASCAR, Baseball, Need For Speed or Grand Theft Auto games, but I'll play just about anything.
ABOUT ADAM:
A genial, laid-back stand-up comic and graduate of NBC's "Saturday Night Live,†Brooklyn-born Adam Sandler was a class clown in Manchester, New Hampshire after his family moved there when he was six. He has gone on record that Rodney Dangerfield, Cheech & Chong and repeated viewings of the movie "Caddyshack" (1980) were his inspirations, so it was not surprising that he made his first forays into performing comedy while an undergraduate at New York University. While still at school, he also landed a recurring role as Theo's friend Smitty on the NBC sitcom "The Cosby Show.†After dropping out of college and settling in L.A., he hit the local comedy clubs including the Improv, where "Saturday Night Live" alumnus Dennis Miller "discovered" him. Miller recommended Sandler to Lorne Michaels, who hired him as a writer for the series in 1990. Within a year, Sandler started to make onscreen appearances. Though his gallery of weirdly off-center dunces—including Iraqi Pete, Canteen Boy and Cajun Man—quickly caught on with the audience, it was Opera Man, a bewigged and caped tenor who sings in satirical, often moronic non sequiturs, that persuaded Michaels to anoint him a performing regular.
Sandler joined the growing list of "SNL" performers who made the transition to the big screen with his feature debut in Bobcat Goldthwait's uneven cult comedy "Shakes the Clown" (1992). He followed with a small role in "Coneheads" (1993), based on "SNL" skits from the 1970s, and a more substantial one in "Airheads" (1994) as a member of a heavy metal band who inadvertently take over a radio station to secure airplay for their self-produced demo. Sandler finished out the year in Nora Ephron's "Mixed Nuts" (1994) playing a goofball with an unrequited crush on co-star Rita Wilson, a part that called for variations on his "SNL" characters, most notably Opera Man. He then co-wrote and starred as "Billy Madison" (1995), the scion of a wealthy family who tries to prove to his retiring father that he's worthy of taking over the family business by attending grades 1-12 in six months. In December of that year, his comic "Hanukkah Song" became a surprise hit on radio stations nationwide.
Sandler proved the commercial success of the critically panned "Billy Madison" was no fluke by co-writing another low-brow starring vehicle, the golfing comedy "Happy Gilmore" (1996), which took in more than $40 million. Adding further proof of his box-office appeal, that year's "Bulletproof", teaming him with Damon Wayans, opened at Number 1, but none of these coups prepared anyone for the breakout phenomena of "The Wedding Singer" (1998), a relatively sophisticated product (by Sandler's standards) which grossed $80 million and finally brought women to the ranks of what had previously been his male fan base. He reverted to his classic outsider image for "The Waterboy" (also 1998), its $39 million opening weekend flying in the face of conventional wisdom saying moviegoers prefer more serious fare in the fall. With everyone calling him the heir-apparent to Jim Carrey's low-comedy throne, Sandler, whose underdog quality and vulnerability separates him from his comic peers, headlined "Big Daddy" (1999), as a slacker who adopts a boy to win back his girlfriend. The film had more heart than "The Waterboy" and while it was not as overwhelmingly successful, it did register as another solid hit for Sandler. While helping fellow SNL alumnus out by producing their comedies ("Joe Dirt" for David Spade in 2001 and "The Animal" for Rob Schneider, also in 2001) he put out the mediocre comedy "Little Nicky" in 2001. He followed up with "Mr. Deeds" in 2002 which also performed poorly, suggesting maybe Sandler's golden touch was beginning to tarnish.
Perhaps sensing the need for a change of direction, Sandler starred opposite Emily Watson in the critically acclaimed dramatic comedy "Punch-Drunk Love" (2002) which premiered at Cannes and took home The Golden Palm award there. Taking on a more mature role in the romantic comedy created expressly for him by writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson, Sandler successfully built upon his likeable sad-sack persona and added darker edges in a more true-to-life scenario. The new dimension impressed both critics and moviegoers. In 2003, Sandler joined Jack Nicholson as the unlikely pair took on the roles of patient and therapist in the clever David Dorfman comedy "Anger Management," with Sandler's uptight, rage-repressed everyman serving as the perfect foil for Nicholson's wild-eyed, unshaven and slightly psycho psychotherapist.
Sandler reunited with his "Wedding Singer" co-star Barrymore for "50 First Dates" (2004), a romantic comedy that cast Sandler as Henry Roth, a man who falls in love with a woman with a disorder that eliminates her short-term memory and forces him to woo her anew each and every day. The actor was better served in his next project, writer-director James L. Brooks' "Spanglish" (2004), playing a chef grappling with the challenges of his out-of-control wife (Tea Leoni) and the emotional damage she inflicts on their daughter, even as he is attracted to the beautiful and sensitive maid who doesn't speak English (Paz Vega). The film's serio-comic tone did not work for everyone, but Roger Ebert summed up the opinion of most critics when he said of Sandler's performance that he likes Adam Sandler most when he's not in typical Adam Sandler movies. The actor delivered another sweet and sensitive portrayal suggesting that he, if not all of his fans, had evolved away from the wacky, "dumb guy" comedies that made him a superstar. His remake of prison football comedy "The Longest Yard" (2005)—with Sandler in the Burt Reynolds role of a jailed NFL quarterback leading a team of inmates against their guards—was a half-step backward: although missing much of the original's charm and edge, it proved popular at the box office.
Out of the limelight for a stretch to spend time with his new family—he and his wife had a baby girl in May 2006—Sandler returned with a new comedy, “Click†(2006), in which he played—yet again—a misunderstood everyman. This time he was a hard-working architect whose life passes him by while he tries to impress his slick and ungrateful boss (David Hasselhoff). While shopping at a kitchen and bathroom store, he stumbles into the back room where he meets a strange employee who gives him a remote control that allows him to rewind, fast-forward or pause his life. But as the device starts to decide what events he’ll experience and which he won’t, he begins to have appreciation for everything in his life—good and bad. Meanwhile, Sandler appeared in a supporting role for “Romance and Cigarettes†(lensed 2004), a musical black comedy about a man’s journey into infidelity and redemption through his doomed relationship with a fiery-haired seductress (Kate Winslett), then shifted gears to heavy drama for “Empty City†(lensed 2006), about a man who lost his family in the 9/11 terrorist attacks and is helped through his long-running grief by his former college roommate.
Born: on 09/09/1966 in Brooklyn, New York
Job Titles: Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter, TV writer, Musician, Producer, Singer
Family:
Brother: Scott Sandler. born 1962
Daughter: Sadie Madison Sandler. born May 6, 2006 in Los Angeles; mother is Jackie Titone
Father: Stan Sandler. retired, lives in Florida; born c. 1935; died on September 9, 2003 of lung cancer in New Hampshire
Mother: Judy Sandler. born 1937
Sister: Elizabeth Sandler. older
Sister: Valerie Sandler. works in food industry; older
Significant Others:
Companion: Alicia Silverstone. dated briefly in 1996
Companion: Jackie Titone. born 1974; had small role in "Big Daddy" as a waitress; engaged in 2002
Companion: Margaret Ruden. born 1967; relationship began in 1989; engaged to be married; no longer together
Education:
Manchester Central High School, Manchester, New Hampshire, 1984:
New York University, New York, New York, BFA
Milestones:
1972: Moved to Manchester, New Hampshire at age six (date approximate)
1983: Debuted as a stand-up comic at Boston's Stitches Comedy Club at age 17 (date approximate)
1987: While an undergraduate at NYU, played recurring role of Theo's pal Smitty on four episodes of the NBC sitcom, The Cosby Show"
1992: Feature film debut, "Shakes the Clown"
1993: Released first comedy album, "they're all gonna laugh at you!"
1994: Had supporting role in feature film "Airheads"
1995: "Hannukah Song" became surprise hit on radio at holiday time
1995: First starring role as "Billy Madison"; co-wrote with former NYU roommate and close friend Tim Herlihy
1996: Acted opposite Damon Wayans in "Bulletproof"
1996: Reteamed with Herlihy to write second starring vehicle, "Happy Gilmore", directed by Dennis Dugan
1998: Astonishing $39 million opening weekend of "The Waterboy" confirmed stardom (40 percent of audience was female); co-written with Herlihy and directed by Coraci
1998: Breakout movie, "The Wedding Singer", added women to what had previously been male fan base; directed by former NYU undergraduate pal Frank Coraci; also marked first appearance as romantic leading man
1999: Executive produced and made uncredited cameo in the Rob Schneider vehicle "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo"
1999: Reteamed with director Dugan on "Big Daddy"; also contributed to screenplay with Herlihy and executive produced
2000: Co-wrote, executive produced and played title role in "Little Nicky"
2001: Served as executive producer on "Joe Dirt" and "The Animal"
2002: Starred opposite Winona Ryder in "Mr. Deeds", a loose reworking of "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"
2002: Teamed with Paul Thomas Anderson playing opposite Emily Watson in the comedy "Punch-Drunk Love"; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Comedy/Musical
2002: Wrote, produced and voiced many of the characters in the animated feature "Adam Sandler's 8 Crazy Nights."
2003: Starred opposite Jack Nicholson in "Anger Management"
2004: Co-starred with Drew Barrymore in the comedy "50 First Dates," as Henry Roth a man who falls in love with a woman with short term memory loss
2004: Starred with Téa Leoni in the James L. Brooks comedy "Spanglish"
2005: Produced and starred as jailed ex-pro quarterback in the remake of the 1974 film "The Longest Yard"; reunites Sandler with director Peter Segal
2006: Re-teamed with director Frank Coraci to star in the comedy "Click," as an architect who has the ability to fast-forward and rewind to different episodes in his life
"Discovered" by Dennis Miller while performing stand-up at The Improv in L.A.
Joined NBC's "Saturday Night Live" as a writer and occasional performer
Success of Opera Man character resulted in his officially joining regular cast of "SNL"
Will star in the drama "Reign On Me," about a man's emotional recovery after 9/11 (lensed 2006)
And now has a movie due to be released in theaters July 20th 2007, which is called "I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry." Chuck Levine and Larry Valentine are the pride of their fire station: two guy's guys always side-by-side and willing to do anything for each other. Grateful Chuck owes Larry for saving his life in a fire, and Larry calls in that favor big time when civic red tape prevents him from naming his own two kids as his life insurance beneficiaries. But when an overzealous, spot-checking bureaucrat becomes suspicious, the new couple's arrangement becomes a citywide issue and goes from confidential to front-page news. Forced to improvise as love-struck newlyweds, Chuck and Larry must now fumble through a hilarious charade of domestic bliss under one roof. After surviving their mandatory honeymoon and dodging the threat of exposure, the well-intentioned con men discover that sticking together in your time of need is what truly makes a family.
