180 Fun Facts About Adam Sandler Movies

In Happy Gilmore, what sport was Happy failing at before he discovered golf?

His slapshot swing could drive a ball 400 yards.

Happy Gilmore takes up golf to save his grandmother's house from which creditor?

Grandma Anna owed $270,000 in back taxes and had 90 days to pay.

Happy's mentor Chubbs Peterson lost his hand to what?

Happy later kills the one-eyed gator that did it.

Which game-show host brawls with Happy at a pro-am and shared an MTV Movie Award for Best Fight?

Barker was still hosting The Price Is Right when the film came out.

Which sandwich chain gives Happy Gilmore the endorsement deal that lets him buy back Grandma's house?

Roger Ebert counted more than a dozen brands placed in the film.

Who plays Happy's arrogant rival Shooter McGavin?

Ben Stiller has an uncredited role as an abusive nursing-home orderly.

Happy Gilmore's 2025 sequel skipped cinemas for which streaming service?

Its caddy from the first film was retroactively revealed to be golfer Will Zalatoris.

In Billy Madison, how long must Billy spend in each grade to earn his father's company?

He is a 27-year-old heir to a Fortune 500 hotel chain.

Which comedian made his feature-film debut in Billy Madison?

Farley plays the erratic bus driver, reportedly after six espresso shots.

Billy Madison's school principal Max Anderson was once a pro wrestler known as what?

Eric Gordon uses the secret to blackmail him.

How does Billy Madison propose to settle who inherits Madison Hotels?

Director Tamra Davis said the real dodgeball scene left the child actors crying.

Which director made Billy Madison?

Sandler co-wrote it with his longtime partner Tim Herlihy.

In The Waterboy, Bobby Boucher's only means of transportation is what?

He and Vicki ride off on it at the end of the film.

Bobby Boucher believes his father died of dehydration where?

The story turns out to be a fib from his overprotective Mama.

Who plays Bobby Boucher's fiercely religious mother, Helen, in The Waterboy?

Her agent did not want her to take the part and she initially threw the script away.

The Mud Dogs' season in The Waterboy ends at which New Year's Day game?

They win 30-27 and Bobby is named MVP.

Which Waterboy character is often compared to real LSU coach Ed Orgeron?

The comparison rests on Orgeron's Cajun roots and accent.

In what year is The Wedding Singer set?

The soundtrack ranges from the Buggles to Nena's '99 Luftballons'.

Which rock star helps Robbie serenade Julia on the plane in The Wedding Singer?

The song Robbie sings is 'Grow Old with You', co-written by Sandler and Tim Herlihy.

The Wedding Singer was later adapted into what?

It opened in April 2006 and closed that New Year's Eve.

The Wedding Singer was Sandler's first film with which co-star, later of 50 First Dates and Blended?

Blended was also directed by Wedding Singer director Frank Coraci.

In Big Daddy, Sonny Koufax lives comfortably off what?

He works one day a week as a toll booth attendant.

Which twin brothers shared the role of Julian in Big Daddy?

They were five years old at the time.

Sonny's roommate Kevin in Big Daddy is played by which future Daily Show host?

His fiancée Corinne is mocked relentlessly for her old Hooters job.

Big Daddy earned Sandler which dubious honour?

The film was still a hit, grossing $234.8 million.

In Punch-Drunk Love, Barry Egan buys huge quantities of what to earn frequent-flyer miles?

It was inspired by a real man who amassed over a million miles from Healthy Choice pudding.

What instrument does Barry find abandoned in the street in Punch-Drunk Love?

Jon Brion's score uses no harmonium beyond the notes Sandler plays himself.

Which director wrote Punch-Drunk Love specifically for Sandler?

He won Best Director at Cannes for it in 2002.

What does Barry Egan's company sell in Punch-Drunk Love?

Philip Seymour Hoffman plays the mattress-store owner running a phone-sex scam.

Lucy in 50 First Dates suffers from a fictional amnesia named what?

She remembers everything up until the night before her car crash.

What is Henry Roth's job in 50 First Dates?

He works at Sea Life Park on Oahu with a walrus named Jocko.

What animal causes the car crash in 50 First Dates?

It wandered through a broken fence onto the road.

What was the original title of the script that became Sandler and Barrymore's 2004 romcom?

Columbia bought it from screenwriter George Wing in 2002.

Sandler's 2002 film about a pizzeria owner who inherits billions remakes which 1936 Frank Capra film?

Sandler's Deeds runs a pizzeria in Mandrake Falls, New Hampshire.

Which actress plays the undercover tabloid reporter Babe Bennett in Mr. Deeds?

She poses as a school nurse named Pam Dawson.

In Anger Management, Sandler's character is forced to sing which West Side Story number in traffic?

Jack Nicholson plays his unconventional therapist Dr. Buddy Rydell.

Which real New York mayor appears in the Yankee Stadium finale of Anger Management?

Derek Jeter and Roger Clemens also cameo as themselves.

Who plays Sandler's role from the original in the 2005 remake of The Longest Yard?

Reynolds appears as Coach Nate Scarborough.

Where does Michael Newman get his magical remote in Click?

Christopher Walken's Morty warns him it cannot be returned.

Click earned an Academy Award nomination in which category?

It is the only Oscar nod for a Sandler comedy.

In You Don't Mess with the Zohan, the Israeli commando dreams of working for which hair-care company?

He renames himself Scrappy Coco after two dogs in the plane's cargo hold.

The friends in Grown Ups reunite after winning what together in 1978?

They gather at a lake house for the Fourth of July.

Grown Ups overtook which earlier film as Sandler's highest-grossing release worldwide?

It made $272.2 million against a $75 million budget.

Jack and Jill made Razzie history by doing what?

It took ten Golden Raspberries including Worst Actor and Worst Actress, both for Sandler.

In Jack and Jill, Jack is trying to cast Al Pacino in a commercial for which product?

Pacino plays himself, smitten with Jill.

Which character does Sandler voice in Hotel Transylvania?

The film celebrates his daughter Mavis's 118th birthday.

Sandler's last theatrical release before his streaming deal was which 2015 film?

It was based on a 2010 French short by Patrick Jean.

In Uncut Gems, Howard Ratner's prized possession is a rare black opal from which country?

Ethiopian Jewish miners retrieve it from the Welo mine in the opening scene.

Which NBA star plays himself as the customer obsessed with the opal in Uncut Gems?

The Weeknd also appears as a version of his 2012 self.

Uncut Gems was directed by which filmmaking duo?

Sandler's Howard is a Diamond District jeweler and gambling addict.

In Hustle, Sandler plays a scout for which NBA team?

Real Spanish pro Juancho Hernangómez plays his discovery, Bo Cruz.

Which 2019 streaming film became Sandler's most-watched, drawing 73 million households in four weeks?

It reunited him with Jennifer Aniston after Just Go with It.

Sandler's animated Hanukkah film Eight Crazy Nights takes its title from which of his songs?

A new version of the song plays over the closing credits.

Which prize did The Meyerowitz Stories, with Sandler, Stiller and Hoffman, win at Cannes?

Its Netflix origin caused a clash with jury president Pedro Almodóvar.

In Spaceman, Sandler's Czech cosmonaut befriends a telepathic creature shaped like what?

Paul Dano voices Hanuš; the film is based on the novel Spaceman of Bohemia.

Bedtime Stories, Sandler's first family film, was released under which studio banner?

He plays a hotel handyman whose stories to his niece and nephew start coming true.

Sandler's production company Happy Madison, founded in 1999, first produced which film?

The company is named by fusing Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison.

Sandler was fired from Saturday Night Live in 1995 alongside which fellow cast member?

He used the firing as material when he returned to host in 2019.

Sandler received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in which year?

He was also nominated for a Golden Globe for Punch-Drunk Love and a SAG award for Hustle.

Which three actors play the nerdy trio Gus, Richie and Clark in The Benchwarmers (2006)?

Sandler produced but stayed off screen; the trio picked up a Teen Choice nomination for Choice Movie Chemistry.

Who plays Mel Carmichael, the billionaire former nerd who bankrolls the Benchwarmers?

He was the only main cast member to return for the 2019 direct-to-DVD sequel, Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls.

Which comedian was originally cast as Clark in The Benchwarmers before the part went to Jon Heder?

David Spade told the story on The Howard Stern Show in 2006; Heder was fresh off Napoleon Dynamite.

Which two Sandler regulars wrote the screenplay for The Benchwarmers?

Swardson also appears in the film as Howie, Richie's agoraphobic brother who is afraid of the sun and, by the end, still afraid of the moon.

Which baseball Hall of Famer appears as himself in The Benchwarmers, helping to train the trio?

Mr. October plays an old friend of Mel's; ESPN's Dan Patrick and NFL linebacker Bill Romanowski also turn up in the cast.

Which fast-food chain hosts the closing celebration in The Benchwarmers?

Erinn Bartlett plays Sarah, the salad-bar girl there whom Richie falls for.

Which 2013 film beat The Benchwarmers' record for the biggest opening weekend by a baseball movie?

It opened to $19.6 million, second behind Ice Age: The Meltdown, and finished near $65 million worldwide.

Which star voices the Darth Vader gatekeeper system outside Mel's mansion in The Benchwarmers?

Doug Jones voices Number 7, Mel's robot servant, and William Daniels has an uncredited turn as KITT.

What score did The Benchwarmers earn on Rotten Tomatoes from 71 reviews?

Audiences were kinder, giving it a B CinemaScore, and the film has since picked up a cult following.

Who directed The Benchwarmers, and also cameos as a little league coach named Bellows?

He directed a run of Happy Madison films including Happy Gilmore, Big Daddy, Grown Ups and Jack and Jill.

Who directed The Waterboy?

Coraci also directed The Wedding Singer earlier the same year.

How old is Bobby Boucher when The Waterboy begins?

The stuttering waterboy is fired after 18 years by Coach Red Beaulieu of the Louisiana Cougars.

Which team does Bobby join after being fired by the Cougars?

South Central Louisiana State University had lost 40 games in a row, and even the mascot was an alcoholic.

Who plays Coach Klein in The Waterboy?

The Happy Days star's Klein had his playbook stolen years earlier by rival coach Red Beaulieu.

Who plays Vicki Vallencourt, Bobby's childhood crush with a rap sheet?

The pair marry at the end of the film.

What technique taught by Coach Klein unlocks Bobby's ferocious tackling?

He pictures his tormentors and flattens whoever is in front of him.

What does Bobby have to pass so the NCAA will let him play?

Mama had kept him out of school his whole life.

According to Mama, Bobby's father ran off to New Orleans to have an affair with what kind of woman?

Robert Sr. later turns up calling himself 'Roberto' and gets tackled by Mama.

By what score do the Mud Dogs win the Bourbon Bowl?

Bobby is named the game's MVP after one final play before time runs out.

Although set in Louisiana, where was The Waterboy mostly filmed?

The Mud Dogs' home games were shot at Spec Martin Stadium in DeLand.

The Waterboy's $39.4 million opening weekend set a record for which month?

It beat Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls and went on to gross $190 million on a $23 million budget.

Which NFL Hall of Fame linebacker appears as himself in The Waterboy?

Coaches Bill Cowher and Jimmy Johnson and broadcaster Brent Musburger also cameo.

Blake Clark plays which unintelligible Cajun assistant coach?

Clint Howard plays Paco and Rob Schneider the Townie who yells 'You can do it!'

In Just Go with It (2011), what is the profession of Adam Sandler's character Danny Maccabee?

He wears a fake wedding ring to pick up women who think he is unhappily married.

Who plays Katherine, the office manager who poses as Danny's soon-to-be ex-wife in Just Go with It?

Critics who disliked the film mostly agreed her comic timing saved it.

Just Go with It is a loose remake of which 1969 film?

The original starred Walter Matthau, Ingrid Bergman and an Oscar-winning Goldie Hawn.

Which actress won an Academy Award for the film that Just Go with It remakes?

Cactus Flower was the tenth highest-grossing film of 1969.

Which real action star's name does Danny's cousin Eddie borrow as an alias in Just Go with It?

Danny had already told Palmer that his 'wife' cheated on him with a man of that name.

Where does the family fly for the elaborate charade in Just Go with It?

The film's working titles included Holiday in Hawaii and Pretend Wife.

Which Oscar-winning actress plays Devlin Adams, Katherine's college frenemy, in Just Go with It?

Devlin's husband Ian is played by musician Dave Matthews.

Which model made her film debut as sixth-grade teacher Palmer in Just Go with It?

She won the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Breakout: Female for the role.

Which two Golden Raspberry Awards did Just Go with It win?

Sandler and director Dennis Dugan were both cited alongside Jack and Jill.

Roughly how much did Just Go with It gross worldwide?

Russia was its biggest overseas market.

Which tennis star appears as himself in Just Go with It?

Palmer ends up with a professional tennis player who shares her interests.

What was Just Go with It's working title before its release in February 2011?

An even earlier working title was Holiday in Hawaii.

In which New York City borough was Adam Sandler born in 1966?

His family moved to Manchester, New Hampshire, when he was six.

Sandler grew up in which New Hampshire city after his family moved there?

He attended Manchester Central High School and later donated $1 million to the city's Boys & Girls Clubs.

Sandler earned his 1988 acting degree from which school?

He studied at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.

On which 1980s sitcom did Sandler play Theo Huxtable's friend Smitty?

The same year he was the 'Stud Boy' on MTV's game show Remote Control.

Which comedian discovered Sandler in Los Angeles and recommended him to Lorne Michaels?

Sandler was hired as an SNL writer in 1990 and became a featured player the next year.

Sandler's 1989 film debut, Going Overboard, cast him as a comedian working where?

The low-budget comedy also featured Burt Young, Billy Zane and Milton Berle.

In Airheads (1994), Sandler's band hijacks what kind of business to get its demo aired?

Brendan Fraser and Steve Buscemi played his bandmates in The Lone Rangers.

Which actor starred opposite Sandler in the 1996 buddy-cop film Bulletproof?

Bulletproof was panned and grossed only $22.6 million worldwide.

Which 1993 SNL spin-off film about aliens featured Sandler in a small role?

Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin reprised their sketch roles as Beldar and Prymaat.

Sandler's 1993 debut comedy album took its title from a parody of which horror film?

They're All Gonna Laugh at You! was produced by SNL musical director G. E. Smith.

'The Chanukah Song' was first performed on which segment of SNL in December 1994?

Sandler co-wrote it with Norm Macdonald and writers Lewis Morton and Ian Maxtone-Graham.

Which SNL cast member co-wrote 'The Chanukah Song' with Sandler?

The song lists Jewish celebrities to comfort kids who feel left out at Christmas.

Which 1998 comedy-thriller did Sandler drop out of to make The Waterboy?

Very Bad Things was a bachelor-party comedy starring Christian Slater and Cameron Diaz.

Sandler's production company takes its name from which two of his films?

Both films were written by Sandler and Tim Herlihy and released by Universal.

Which of Sandler's siblings runs the parent company Happy Madison, Inc.?

The parent company is based in Manchester, New Hampshire, where Sandler grew up.

Which actress plays Billy's third-grade teacher Veronica Vaughn in Billy Madison?

Bradley Whitford plays Eric Gordon, the executive scheming to take over Madison Hotels.

In The Wedding Singer, Robbie Hart lives and works in which New Jersey town?

Robbie's fiancée Linda jilts him at the altar early in the film.

What is the name of Julia's bond-investor fiancé in The Wedding Singer?

Robbie's friend Sammy is played by Allen Covert, a fixture of Sandler's films.

Which Pittsburgh Steelers legend cameos as himself in The Waterboy?

Jimmy Johnson, Bill Cowher and Paul 'The Big Show' Wight also appear.

In Big Daddy, Sonny Koufax graduated from law school but never did what?

He lives off a settlement after a taxi ran over his foot.

Which actress had a role in Big Daddy the year before she began dating Sandler?

Titone met Sandler at a party, married him in 2003 and appears in most of his films.

Which Rob Schneider film gave Sandler's future wife her first acting role in 1999?

It was also the first film produced by Sandler's Happy Madison.

In Little Nicky, Sandler's character is the son of Satan and what?

Nicky's brothers Adrian and Cassius try to create a new Hell in New York City.

Which actor plays Satan, Nicky's father, in Little Nicky?

Rodney Dangerfield plays Lucifer, Nicky's grandfather.

Which rock star bites off Adrian's head in the climax of Little Nicky?

The film's metalhead sidekicks John and Peter swear loyalty to Nicky.

Little Nicky's talking bulldog sidekick is named what?

The film grossed $58 million against a budget of about $80 million.

Which fast-food brand got Little Nicky a 'Most Annoying Product Placement' Stinker nod?

Nicky raves about Popeyes throughout the film.

Which director won Best Director at Cannes 2002 for Punch-Drunk Love?

The film was also nominated for the Palme d'Or.

Who plays Lena, the love interest of Sandler's Barry Egan, in Punch-Drunk Love?

Philip Seymour Hoffman plays the mattress-store owner running a phone-sex scam.

How many overbearing sisters does Barry Egan have in Punch-Drunk Love?

Mary Lynn Rajskub plays Elizabeth, the sister who introduces him to Lena.

In Mr. Deeds, Longfellow Deeds runs a pizzeria in which fictional New Hampshire town?

The town name comes from the 1936 Frank Capra original.

Which actor plays Emilio, the sneaky butler with a fondness for Deeds' frostbitten foot?

Turturro later appeared with Sandler in Anger Management and Zohan.

Eight Crazy Nights is set in which fictional New Hampshire town?

Davey Stone is sentenced to community service under a tiny referee named Whitey Duvall.

Which director helmed Anger Management (2003), 50 First Dates and The Longest Yard?

Anger Management paired Sandler with Jack Nicholson as therapist Dr. Buddy Rydell.

Anger Management is dedicated to which actress, who died weeks before its release?

Thigpen, famous as the Chief on Carmen Sandiego, played the judge.

Which Hawaiian island was the main filming location for 50 First Dates?

Henry works at Sea Life Park Hawaii with a walrus named Jocko.

Which Beach Boys song does Lucy sing in her studio only on the days Henry visits her?

It is the first change in her routine since the crash, convincing her family to let Henry keep seeing her.

In Spanglish, Sandler plays a member of which profession?

James L. Brooks wrote and directed the film, which lost money on an $80 million budget.

Which Cannes-nominated writer-director made Spanglish (2004)?

Téa Leoni and Paz Vega co-starred; Cloris Leachman played the boozy grandmother.

In The Longest Yard (2005), the prisoners' football team is nicknamed what?

Caretaker's cousin at Reebok supplies their uniforms after his death.

Which rapper plays running back Earl Megget in The Longest Yard remake?

Chris Rock plays Caretaker and Burt Reynolds plays Coach Nate Scarborough.

In Click, Michael Newman works in which profession?

Christopher Walken plays Morty, who hands him the remote he can't return.

Reign Over Me (2007) pairs Sandler with which actor as his former college roommate?

Sandler's Charlie Fineman lost his family in the September 11 attacks.

Reign Over Me was the first film from which drama offshoot of Sandler's company?

Madison 23 made only two films; Sandler retired it after Funny People.

Which Oscar-winning screenwriting duo co-wrote I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry?

Payne and Taylor won the Adapted Screenplay Oscar for Sideways.

Where do Chuck and Larry travel for their quick wedding in the 2007 film?

Kevin James plays Larry, the widowed firefighter who needs the marriage for insurance.

Which SNL veteran co-wrote Zohan alongside Sandler and Knocked Up's director?

Smigel later directed Sandler in The Week Of and co-directed Leo.

What alias does Zohan adopt after arriving in New York?

He names himself after two dogs he traveled with in the plane's cargo hold.

Which director made Bedtime Stories, Sandler's 2008 Disney film?

Keri Russell, Guy Pearce and Russell Brand co-starred.

In Funny People, Sandler's George Simmons is diagnosed with what?

Seth Rogen plays Ira, the aspiring comic he hires as an assistant.

Which director's third feature was Funny People (2009)?

Apatow was once Sandler's roommate; Funny People was Madison 23's final film.

In Grown Ups, what was the name of the friends' beloved junior-high coach?

His death brings the five friends back together for a Fourth of July weekend.

Grown Ups 2 was nominated for how many Razzies at the 2014 Golden Raspberry Awards?

It nonetheless grossed $247 million on an $80 million budget.

Which animal does Sandler voice in Kevin James's Zookeeper (2011)?

The zoo in the film is Boston's Franklin Park Zoo.

Who plays Sandler's estranged son in That's My Boy (2012)?

Vanilla Ice and Susan Sarandon appear in supporting roles.

Blended (2014), Sandler's third film with Drew Barrymore, was filmed in which country?

Frank Coraci, who directed The Wedding Singer, returned to direct.

In The Cobbler (2014), Sandler's Max Simkin gains what ability?

Tom McCarthy directed the film shortly before his Oscar-winning Spotlight.

Which Marvel character was Sandler considered to voice before Bradley Cooper won the part?

Sandler was reportedly in the running for Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).

Which director of Home Alone and Harry Potter helmed Pixels (2015)?

Pixels was Sandler's last theatrical film before his Netflix deal.

Which arcade game does Sandler's Sam Brenner lose in the 1982 championship in Pixels?

His rival Eddie 'The Fireblaster' Plant is played by Peter Dinklage.

Sandler's first Netflix original, The Ridiculous 6, was what kind of film?

Nick Nolte plays the bank-robbing father shared by the six brothers.

In The Do-Over, Sandler's Max fakes his and David Spade's deaths using what?

Max claims to be an FBI agent but is really a coroner.

Sandy Wexler follows a struggling Hollywood talent manager in which year?

Jennifer Hudson plays the singer he discovers at Six Flags.

Which SNL writer made his feature directorial debut with Sandler's The Week Of (2018)?

Chris Rock plays the wealthy father of the groom.

Which director helmed Uncut Gems, Sandler's acclaimed 2019 thriller?

Sandler's Howard Ratner runs a store in Manhattan's Diamond District.

What did Sandler win for playing Howard Ratner in Uncut Gems?

Critics widely called it a career-best performance.

Who beat 300 auditioners to play Howard's girlfriend in Uncut Gems?

Names like Kim Kardashian and Lady Gaga were floated before Fox was cast.

Which studio distributed Uncut Gems in US cinemas in December 2019?

Netflix released the film outside the United States.

Hubie Halloween pays tribute to which Grown Ups co-star who died days before shooting?

Boyce had starred with Sandler in Grown Ups; Karan Brar took his intended role.

Which historic Massachusetts town is the setting of Hubie Halloween?

Ben Stiller reprises his Happy Gilmore orderly role in the film.

In Hustle, Sandler's scout proves his legitimacy to Bo Cruz with a FaceTime call to whom?

LeBron James produced Hustle through his SpringHill Company.

Which real NBA player stars opposite Sandler as Bo Cruz in Hustle?

Sandler earned his first SAG Award nomination for the role.

In Murder Mystery, what is the profession of Nick Spitz's wife Audrey?

Nick is an NYPD officer; the couple end up on a billionaire's yacht.

In Murder Mystery 2, the Maharajah invites the Spitzes to his wedding where?

The kidnappers demand $70 million and arrange a meeting at the Arc de Triomphe.

Sandler's animated Netflix film Leo (2023) is about what kind of animal?

Leo is a class pet in a Fort Myers, Florida, fifth-grade classroom.

You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah stars Sandler with which family members?

Sunny Sandler plays the lead, Stacy Friedman.

Sandler's 2024 film about a Czech cosmonaut is based on which novel?

Carey Mulligan plays Lenka, the wife left behind on Earth.

Which musician joined the cast of Happy Gilmore 2 in a new role?

Benny Safdie plays Frank Manatee, boss of the upstart Maxi Golf league.

Happy Gilmore 2 was promoted by replacing which famous New Year's Eve fixture?

The film drew 46.7 million views in three days, Netflix's biggest US film debut of 2025.

Which fashion magazine named Sandler its 2021 fashion icon for his 'grocery-run look'?

The look features oversized T-shirts, XXL pants and Nike sneakers.

Forbes named Sandler Hollywood's best-paid actor of 2023 with earnings of how much?

In 2020 Netflix signed him to a four-film deal worth up to $275 million.

On which MTV game show did a young Adam Sandler appear as the 'Stud Boy' or 'Trivia Delinquent'?

It was one of his earliest TV jobs, alongside a recurring sitcom part, before his 1989 film debut in Going Overboard.

In what capacity was Sandler first hired at Saturday Night Live in 1990?

He became a featured player the following year and made his name performing original songs such as 'The Thanksgiving Song'.

Which director made Men, Women & Children (2014), in which Sandler co-starred?

That same October, Netflix announced its first four-movie deal with Sandler and Happy Madison, reshaping the second half of his career.

Who directed Sandler's 2018 Netflix stand-up special 100% Fresh, his first stand-up film in over 20 years?

Brill is a longtime collaborator; the special was part of Sandler's Netflix deal, and a follow-up tour was billed as '100% Fresher'.

How many Grammy Award nominations has Adam Sandler received?

His comedy albums earned the nods; he has also been nominated for three Golden Globes and seven Primetime Emmys, and won an Independent Spirit Award.