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Adam Sandler Campaign Thread: Because He's The Funniest Guy Ever!
welcome to the Adam Sandler campaign thread...  The Official Adam Sandler Website: :: AdamSandler.com :: The Official Adam Sandler Site :: Adam Richard Sandler... was born in Brooklyn on September 9, 1966, New York, son of Judy, a nursery school teacher, and Stanley Sandler, an electrical engineer. When he was five, his family moved to Manchester, New Hampshire, where he attended Manchester Central High School. He found he was a natural comic, and nurtured his talent while at New York University by performing regularly in clubs and on campuses. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1991. Later in his career, he would often draw on his earliest memories for material for his comedy and movies. The song "Lunchlady Land" is dedicated to Emalee, the lunchlady at Hayden Dining Hall at New York University. In the movie Click, Sandler goes to Lake Winnipesaukee, the largest lake in New Hampshire, where he went to summer camp.  Acting Career... In the mid to late 1980s, Sandler played Theo Huxtable's friend, Smitty, on The Cosby Show {1987–1988}. He was a performer for the MTV game show Remote Control, on which he made appearances as the characters "Trivia Delinquent" or "Stud Boy". Early in his career, Sandler performed in comedy clubs, taking the stage at his brother's urging when he was only 17. He was discovered by comedian Dennis Miller, who caught Sandler's act in Los Angeles. Miller recommended him to Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels. Sandler was hired as a writer for SNL in 1990 and became a featured player the following year, making a name for himself by performing amusing original songs on the show, including "The Chanukah Song". He left the show in 1995 to focus on his film career. Sandler reads 'An Ode to Bob' during a Price is Right appearance in 2007. Sandler's first starring role was in 1989, in the film Going Overboard. In 1995, he starred in Billy Madison, in which he plays a grown, though uneducated, man repeating grades 1–12 to earn back his father's respect, along with the right to inherit his father's multi-million-dollar hotel empire. He followed this film with other financially successful comedies such as Bulletproof {1996,} Happy Gilmore {1996} and The Wedding Singer {1998}. He was initially cast in the bachelor-party-themed comedy/thriller Very Bad Things {1998}, but had to back out due to his involvement in The Waterboy {1998}, one of his first hits. Although his earlier films did not receive critical praise, his more recent films, beginning with Punch-Drunk Love {2002}, have received almost uniformly positive reviews. Some critics concluded that Sandler possessed considerably more acting ability that they believed had been previously wasted on poorly written scripts and characters with no development. Audiences have remained faithful to Sandler's slapstick humor to the tune of US$100-million-plus grossing movies. Sandler has moved outside the genre of goofball humor to take on more serious parts such as the aforementioned Punch-Drunk Love (for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe), Spanglish {2004} and Reign Over Me {2007}. He played a loving father figure in Big Daddy {1999}. During filming, he met Jacqueline Samantha Titone — his future wife and mother of his daughters — who was cast as the waitress from The Blarney Stone Bar. The handprints of Adam Sandler in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre. At one point, Sandler was considered for the part that went to Jamie Foxx in Collateral {2004}. He also was one of the finalists along with Jim Carrey and Johnny Depp for the role of Willy Wonka in Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory {2005}. He returned to more dramatic fare with Mike Binder's Reign Over Me {2007}, a drama about a man who loses his entire family in 9/11 and rekindles a friendship with his old college roommate {played by Don Cheadle}. He starred in the film I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry {2007} alongside Kevin James, as a New York City fireman pretending to be gay to keep up an insurance scam so that his best friend's children can have benefits. Sandler headlined You Don't Mess with the Zohan {2008}, a comedy about a Mossad agent who fakes his own death and moves to the United States to become a hair stylist. The film was written by Sandler, The 40-Year-Old Virgin writer-director Judd Apatow {who was an old roommate of Sandler's when both were starting out}, and Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog creator Robert Smigel, and was directed by Happy Gilmore director Dennis Dugan. "Like Will Ferrell, Sandler has layers of tenderness under layers of irony under layers of tenderness — plus a floating anger like Jupiter’s great red spot," wrote David Edelstein of New York magazine in a review of You Don't Mess with the Zohan. "Some performers become stars because we can read them instantly, others — like Sandler — because we never tire of trying to get a fix on them." Sandler recently starred in Bedtime Stories {2008}, a fantasy film directed by Bringing Down the House director Adam Shankman, about a stressed hotel maintenance worker whose bedtime stories he reads to his niece and nephew begin to come true. This marked Sandler's first family film and first film under the Walt Disney banner. Keri Russell and English comedian Russell Brand co-starred. His next film will be Judd Apatow's third directorial feature Funny People. Sandler stars as a very successful stand up comedian who finds out he has a terminal illness and he takes a young inexperienced comic, played by Seth Rogen, under his wing. Other co-stars include Eric Bana and Apatow's wife, Leslie Mann. The film will contain more dramatic elements than Apatow's previous efforts. Filming began in October of 2008 and finished in January of 2009. The film is set to be released on July 31, 2009. At one point, Sandler was in talks to star in Quentin Tarantino's World War II film Inglourious Basterds, which he confirmed, but he said he will not be in it due to a scheduling conflict with Funny People. In June 2007, it was announced that his production company, Happy Madison, had made a preemptive acquisition for Mitch Albom's screenwriting debut. In February 2009, it was announced that Sandler will be teaming up with Chris Rock, Kevin James, Rob Schneider, and David Spade {all of whom have worked with Sandler before but not all in the same film} for a film about five best friends from high school who reunite 30 years later on the 4th of July weekend. Other costars include Salma Hayek, playing Sandler's wife, Maria Bello, playing James' wife, and fellow SNL alumni Maya Rudolph, playing Rock's wife, and Colin Quinn. Sandler and Dickie Roberts scribe Fred Wolf wrote the script and Dennis Dugan will be directing. Filming is set to start this summer. Film 1989 Going Overboard Schecky Moskowitz first film role 1992 Shakes the Clown Dink the Clown 1993 Coneheads Carmine 1994 Airheads Pip Mixed Nuts Louie 1995 Billy Madison Billy Madison Also writer 1996 Happy Gilmore Happy Gilmore Also writer Bulletproof Archie Moses 1998 The Wedding Singer Robbie Hart Dirty Work Satan Cameo (uncredited) The Waterboy Robert "Bobby" Boucher Jr. Also executive producer and writer 1999 Big Daddy Sonny Koufax Also executive producer and writer Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo Robert Justin Cameo (voice only) 2000 Little Nicky Nicky Also executive producer and writer 2001 The Animal Townie Cameo and executive producer 2002 Mr. Deeds Longfellow Deeds Also executive producer Punch-Drunk Love Barry Egan Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Eight Crazy Nights Davey Stone Animated, also Producer and Writer A Day with the Meatball Himself Short Subject The Hot Chick Mambuza Bongo Guy (uncredited) Cameo, also executive producer 2003 Anger Management Dave Buznik Also Executive producer Pauly Shore Is Dead Himself Documentary Stupidity Himself Documentary The Couch Couch Testing Guy Short Film 2004 50 First Dates Henry Roth Also Executive Producer Spanglish John Clasky 2005 The Longest Yard Paul Crewe Also Executive producer Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo Javier Sandooski (uncredited) Cameo image and producer 2006 Click Michael Newman Also producer 2007 Reign Over Me Charlie Fineman I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry Chuck Levine Also Executive producer 2008 You Don't Mess with the Zohan Zohan Dvir Also producer and writer Bedtime Stories Skeeter Bronson Also producer 2009 Funny People George Simmons post-production 2010 Grown Ups Also producer and writer, filming Television 1987 – 1990 Remote Control 1987 – 1988 The Cosby Show Smitty Episodes: "The Locker Room" "Dance Mania" "The Prom" "The Visit" 1990 The Marshall Chronicles Usher Episode: "Brightman SATyricon" ABC Afterschool Special Drug Dealer Episode: "Testing Dirty" 1991 – 1995 Saturday Night Live Various 2001 Undeclared Himself Episode: "The Assistant" 2003 Couch Couch Testing Guy 2005 Getaway Henry Roth Episode: "Found" 2007 The King of Queens Jeff "The beast" Sussman Episode: "Mild Bunch"  Happy Madison Productions... Happy Madison Productions is a film production company founded by Adam. Happy Madison takes its name from the films Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison, two of many box office successes starring Sandler himself. The elderly man depicted in the logo is Sandler's late father Stanley Sandler. The company's production office is located in the Judy Garland building on the Sony Pictures Studios lot in Culver City, California while its corporate and parent company offices {Happy Madison, Inc.} are located in Manchester, New Hampshire run by Adam's brother Scott. Sandler formed his film production company, Happy Madison Productions, in 1999, first producing fellow SNL alumni Rob Schneider's film, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo. Happy Madison has produced all of Sandler's subsequent films to date with the exceptions Punch Drunk Love, Spanglish and Reign Over Me {the latter was under the subsidiary label "Madison 23"}. Fellow performers, writers {and friends of Sandler} Allen Covert, Nick Swardson, Peter Dante, Jonathan Loughran, Rob Schneider, Steve Buscemi, David Spade, Chris Rock, Dana Carvey, Kevin James, and Anna Faris, have headlined films under the Happy Madison banner. Anna Faris, who appeared in The Hot Chick, became the first female actor to headline a production for Happy Madison with The House Bunny and will headline another film for Happy Madison in the near future. In June 2008, it was announced that Sandler will executive produce a horror thriller titled The Shortcut under a nascent genre label for Happy Madison called "Scary Madison".  Adam Trivia... On June 22, 2003, Sandler married actress Jacqueline Samantha Titone. They are the parents of two daughters, Sadie Madison Sandler, born May 6, 2006, at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles & Sunny Madeline Sandler, born November 2, 2008. Sandler lives with his family in Los Angeles, although he also has a home in New York. His characters often have a penchant for a particular brand name food {i.e. Snack Packs, Subway, Popeye's chicken, etc.} Often plays a character with a bad temper, or a short fuse. Frequently appears in Rob Schneider films either with a large role or a small cameo. Frequently uses 80s music for the soundtrack of his movies Adam's comedy album "Stan and Judy's Kid" set a record for most albums sold by a comedy album in its first week. It debuted at number 16 on the Billboard charts. All three of his previous comedy albums have gone platinum. Often casts Allen Covert, Blake Clark, Peter Dante, Jonathan Loughran, Steve Buscemi, and former SNL players - such as Rob Schneider -- in his films. Was originally cast for a role in Very Bad Things {1998}. In 1988, he was hired as a repertory player for MTV's TV-trivia game show "Remote Control". Dated actress Alicia Silverstone. Ranked #35 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List. Had ranked #43 the previous two years. Father was an electrician. His brother is an attorney. One sister is a dentist; the other sister is a waitress. His beloved dog, Meatball, who also has a section on Adam's official website with photos and videos, passed away due to a heart attack, at 4 years old. He was the son of Mr. Beefy, the talking dog in Little Nicky (2000). Meatball was best "man" at Sandler's wedding and was dressed in a tux, with a yarmulka on his head. {January 27 2004}. Is a major Yankee fan, refers to the team in some of his films, especially Anger Management {2003}. He has gone to games when the Yankees are playing. He is a huge fan of Van Halen and Styx. There is usually a reference or song in his movies. He was originally set to play taxi driver Max in Collateral {2004}, opposite Tom Cruise, but he backed out to work on Spanglish {2004}. Jamie Foxx was cast in Collateral {2004} instead. Jamie Foxx went on to be nominated for an Academy Award for the role. Shares a birthday with Hugh Grant. Was parodied by Jimmy Fallon on "Saturday Night Live". Performed at the RNC {Republican National Committee} convention in 2004. Was a Resident Advisor in Brittany Hall during his time at New York University. Spoke at Manchester Central High School's 2003 Graduation, the same school he graduated from. His nephew was one of three Valedictorians that year. Attended WWE's Wrestlemania 21 at April 2005. Has starred alongside Drew Barrymore in two movies: The Wedding Singer {1998} and 50 First Dates {2004}. The 2 remain close friends. Adam wore an Armani tux in his June 2003 wedding to Jackie Sandler. Was considered for the role of "Willy Wonka" in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory {2005}. Has worked with director Frank Coraci three times: The Wedding Singer {1998}, The Waterboy {1998}, and Click {2006}. Ranked #24 on Premiere's 2006 "Power 50" list. Had ranked #24 in 2005 as well. Owns a white and tan English bulldog named Motzaball. Moved to New Hampshire when he was 5. Is a fan of professional wrestling, and most of his self-written films have references to professional wrestling in them: (the principal in Billy Madison {1995}, Captain Insano in The Waterboy {1998}, Chief Jay Strongbow's sleeper hold in Big Daddy {1999}, mind-wrestling and 'Tommy 'Tiny' Lister' - a.k.a. the WWF's Zeus - in Little Nicky {2000}, etc) Sandler even appeared on "WWF Smackdown!" {1999} to promote Little Nicky {2000}. Kevin Nash, Bill Goldberg, 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin; all professional wrestlers, appeared in Adam's recent film, The Longest Yard {2005}. Wrestler/producer Anthony Begonia almost appeared in 50 First Dates {2004} as an ukulele player. His favorite cartoon character is "SpongeBob SquarePants". Resides in New York City and Los Angeles. December 2007 - According to Forbes, for each dollar he got paid, Adam Sandler's movies averaged $9 of gross income. In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated his earnings for the year at $30 million. supporters...  if you would like to be added to the supporters list please post on the thread or PM the thread starter. 1. L&P.Scott {Deanna} 2. I_Mean_These_Words {Meredith} 3. Leyton=TLA {Tahnee} 4. talihina sky {Kirsty} 5. PiCkLeS4dAwSoN 6. JamieScott {Jamie} 7. falling slowly 8. Creamsodaqueen 9. Jennateluvr87 Last edited by L&P.Scott; 08-04-2010 at 11:29 PM |
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i need to find some good icons so i can make a new sig advertising the campaign, maybe some icons from his movies. Haven't been able to find any yet. i'm Deanna btw |
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added you babe.
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 Oh and nice to meet you Deanna, I'm Meredith!  __________________
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New ppl! Everyone I'm Meredith, its nice to meet you all. __________________
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 Adam wants some love ppl!__________________
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