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.
Leo
Leo (voice)
2023
Murder Mystery 2
Nick Spitz
2023
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
Self
2023
Finding Sandler
Self
2022
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special
Self
2022
The Cobbler
Max Simkin
2014
Blended
Jim
2014
Grown Ups 2
Lenny Feder
2013
Hotel Transylvania
Count Dracula (voice)
2012
That's My Boy
Donny Berger
2012
Jack and Jill
Jack / Jill
2011
Zookeeper
Donald the Monkey (voice)
2011
Just Go with It
Danny Maccabee
2011
Grown Ups
Lenny Feder
2010
Funny People
George Simmons
2009
Bedtime Stories
Skeeter Bronson
2008
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Zohan Dvir
2008
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Charles 'Chuck' Levine
2007
Comedy Club Greats
Self
2007
Reign Over Me
Charlie Fineman
2007
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
Self
2006
Click
Michael Newman
2006
The Longest Yard
Paul Crewe
2005
Spanglish
John Clasky
2004
50 First Dates
Henry Roth
2004
Couch
Couch Testing Man
2003
Anger Management
Dave Buznik
2003
Eight Crazy Nights
Davey / Whitey / Eleanore / Deer (voice)
2002
Punch-Drunk Love
Barry Egan
2002
Mr. Deeds
Longfellow Deeds
2002
Little Nicky
Nicky
2000
Big Daddy
Sonny Koufax
1999
The Waterboy
Bobby Boucher
1998
Dirty Work
Satan (uncredited)
1998
The Wedding Singer
Robbie Hart
1998
Bulletproof
Archie Moses
1996
Happy Gilmore
Happy Gilmore
1996
Billy Madison
Billy Madison
1995
Mixed Nuts
Louie
1994
Airheads
Pip
1994
Buddy
Buddy 1
1993
Coneheads
Carmine
1993
Going Overboard
Schecky Moskowitz
1989
Untitled Adam Sandler/Josh Safdie Project
Jay Kelly
Adam Doherty
2025
Happy Gilmore 2
Happy Gilmore
2025
Adam Sandler: Love You
Self
2024
You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah
Danny Friedman
2023
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
TV Producer (archive footage)
2022
Adam Sandler: Funny Guy
self
2020
Uncut Gems
Howard Ratner
2019
Murder Mystery
Nick Spitz
2019
Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh
Self
2018
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Count Dracula (voice)
2018
The Week Of
Kenny Lustig
2018
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Self
2017
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Danny Meyerowitz
2017
Puppy!
Count Dracula (voice)
2017
Sandy Wexler
Sandy Wexler
2017
The Do-Over
Max Kessler
2016
The Ridiculous 6
Tommy
2015
Hotel Transylvania 2
Dracula (voice)
2015
I Am Chris Farley
Self
2015
Pixels
Brenner
2015
Top Five
Self
2014
Men, Women & Children
Don Truby
2014
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall
Narrator (voice)
2013
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
Self
2012
Der Weg des Ruhms
Self
2011
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
(archive footage)
2009
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Alec Baldwin
Self / Various
2006
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
Javier Sandooski (uncredited)
2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
2003
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Adam Sandler (Voice)
2003
The Hot Chick
Mambuza Bongo Guy (uncredited)
2002
A Day with the Meatball
Adam Sandler
2002
Ballchewer
2002
The Concert for New York City
Self
2001
The Animal
Townie
2001
Satan’s Top Forty
Self
2001
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
Self (archive footage)
2001
SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler
Self (archive footage)
1999
Leo 2
Leo (voice)
Dirty Work: Dirtier Cut
Satan (Uncredited)
2025
Netflix Tudum 2025
Self
2025
Conan O'Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Self
2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
2025
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special
Self (archive footage)
2024
Spaceman
Jakub Procházka
2024
BIANCA
Self - Guest (video link) · (1 episode)
2022
Hustle
Stanley Sugerman
2022
Coobphoria
Himself
2022
Hubie Halloween
Hubie Dubois
2020
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Self
2020
Money on the Street: The Making of Uncut Gems
Self
2020
Question & Answer
Self
2020
Goldman v Silverman
Rod Goldman
2020
Netflix Live
Himself
2017
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
Self
2014
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Adam Sandler · (1 episode)
2013
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Self
2012
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self · (1 episode)
2011
Funny People: Live
Self
2009
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Self
2008
Kings of Comedy USA
Self (archive footage)
2006
The One Show
Self · (3 episodes)
2006
VH1 Rock Honors
(1 episode)
2006
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
(1 episode)
2005
WWE WrestleMania 21
Adam Sandler
2005
Pet Star
Self - Judge · (1 episode)
2002
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
Self
2002
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Self
2001
Satan’s Top 40
Self / Little Nicky
2001
Adam Sandler Goes to Hell
Self
2001
Diary
Self · (1 episode)
2000
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
1999
The Peeper
The Peeper
1999
The King of Queens
Jeff 'The Beast' Sussman · (1 episode)
1998
Dirty Work
Satan
1998
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
Self
1998
Testing Dirty
Drug Dealer
1990
Saturday Night Live: The Best Of Adam Sandler
Himself
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Self - Actor and Comedian · (1 episode)
2025
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self · (4 episodes)
2025
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2024
The Jennifer Hudson Show
(1 episode)
2022
The Drew Barrymore Show
Self · (1 episode)
2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
The Grandfather · (1 episode)
2020
Kevin Can Wait
Jimmy (Kevin's former partner) · (1 episode)
2016
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (3 episodes)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (4 episodes)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (5 episodes)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(2 episodes)
2014
Norm Macdonald Live
Self · (1 episode)
2013
Honest Trailers
Nick Spitz (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2012
Jessie
Self · (1 episode)
2011
Conan
Self · (4 episodes)
2010
It's On with Alexa Chung
(1 episode)
2009
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Self · (1 episode)
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (1 episode)
2007
El hormiguero
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2006
The Reichen Show
Self · (2 episodes)
2005
Made in Hollywood
Self · (1 episode)
2005
So You Think You Can Dance
(1 episode)
2005
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self · (1 episode)
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Undeclared
Himself (uncredited) · (1 episode)
2001
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
Robert Justin (Voice)
1999
Teen Choice Awards
Self - Nominee · (1 episode)
1999
Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live
Self / Various (archive footage)
1998
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Self
1998
The Chris Rock Show
(2 episodes)
1997
Adam Sandler: What the Hell Happened to Me?
Self
1996
Sat.1-Frühstücksfernsehen
Self · (1 episode)
1996
The Larry Sanders Show
Adam Sandler · (1 episode)
1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards
(1 episode)
1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self · (1 episode)
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(2 episodes)
1992
Shakes the Clown
Dink the Clown
1991
The Marshall Chronicles
Usher · (1 episode)
1990
Kids' Choice Awards
Self · (1 episode)
1987
The Cosby Show
Smitty · (4 episodes)
1984
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self · (1 episode)
1979
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters · (80 episodes)
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (6 episodes)
1975
ABC Afterschool Special
Drug Dealer · (1 episode)
1972
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (1 episode)
1944