Adam Sandler  Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, film producer, and singer-songwriter. After becoming a "Saturday Night Live" cast member, he went on to star in many Hollywood feature films, which have combined grossed over $2 billion at the box office. Sandler is best known for his comedic roles including "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) and "Murder Mystery" (2019). He also voices Dracula in the "Hotel Transylvania" franchise (2012–present). Some of his films, such as the widely panned "Jack and Jill", have been heavily criticized, culminating in a shared second place in the number of Golden Raspberry Awards (three) and Raspberry Award nominations (11), in both cases second only to Sylvester Stallone. Though he is associated predominantly with broad comedies, Sandler has consistently earned critical praise for his occasional dramatic performances in films such as "Punch-Drunk Love" (2002), "Spanglish" (2004), "Reign Over Me" (2007), "Funny People" (2009), "The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)" (2017), and "Uncut Gems" (2019). Sandler was born in Brooklyn, New York, on September 9, 1966, to Judith "Judy" (née Levine), a nursery school teacher, and Stanley Sandler, an electrical engineer. His family is Jewish and descends from Russian Jewish immigrants on both sides. His patrilineal great-grandfather, Joseph Jacob Sandler, was born in Pagėgiai Municipality, Tauragė County, Lithuania. Sandler grew up in Manchester, New Hampshire, after moving there at the age of six. He attended Manchester Central High School. As a teen, Sandler was in BBYO, a Jewish youth group. Sandler graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1988. Early in his career, in 1987, Sandler played Theo Huxtable's friend, Smitty, in "The Cosby Show" and the Stud Boy or Trivia Delinquent in the MTV game show "Remote Control".