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Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9 , 1966 in Brooklyn, New York ) is an American Actor , Comedian , Producer , and Musician . EARLY LIFE Sandler was born to Jewish American parents Stan and Judy Sandler in Brooklyn, New York; he has three older siblings, Scott, Liz and Val. He was raised in Manchester, New Hampshire . CAREER In the mid to late 1980s , Sandler portrayed "Smitty" on '' The Cosby Show '' (1985-1989). He also was a performer for the MTV Game Show '' Remote Control '', on which he made appearances as the characters "Trivia Delinquent" or "Stud Boy." Sandler started performing in comedy clubs by spontaneously taking the stage at a club in Boston . He was then discovered by Comedian Dennis Miller , who caught Sandler's act in Los Angeles . Miller immediately 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, quickly 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 acting career. Sandler's first starring vehicle was the cult classic '' Billy Madison '', in which he plays a grown man repeating grades 1-12 to earn his father's respect - and, more importantly, the right to inherit his multi-million dollar hotel empire. He followed this movie up with other financially successful comedies such as '' Happy Gilmore '' (1996) and '' The Wedding Singer '' (1998). He was initially cast in the bachelor party themed comedy/thriller '' Very Bad Things '', but had to back out because of his work in other movies at the same time. After '' The Waterboy '' (1998), Sandler reached box-office superstardom, where he has remained since. Although most of his earlier films were almost universally despised by movie critics, many of his recent films starting with '' Punch-Drunk Love '' have received almost uniformly positive reviews, leading many movie critics to believe that Sandler possesses considerable 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 $100-million-plus grossing movies. Sandler has moved outside the genre of Goofball humor to take on more serious parts such as the critically acclaimed ''Punch-Drunk Love'' (for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe ), and '' Spanglish ''. 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 '', but Depp in the end got the role. He will return to more dramatic fare with Mike Binder 's '' Empty City '', a drama about a man who lost his entire family in 9/11 and rekindles a relationship with his old college roommate ( Don Cheadle ). There have also been whispers of him appearing in Quentin Tarantino 's long-anticipated World War II epic '' Inglorious Bastards '' He is also being considered for the role of The Joker in the sequel to Batman Begins . TRIVIA
PRIVATE LIFE Sandler rarely gives interviews and keeps his personal life private. Nonetheless, he sporadically posts short video messages on his website (www.AdamSandler.com) on updates in his life he can afford to share with his fans. Sandler graduated from '', which Sandler executive-produced. Sandler and his wife are currently expecting their first child, due in spring 2006. FILMOGRAPHY
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