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