Adam Sandler
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Adam Sandler is a famous actor, comedian, and a member of the Republican Party.
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Personality
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Sandler is funny, a great guy, and supposedly easy to get along with. His ability to turn any situation into something happy that everyone can get a laugh out of is what he's most known for. He's also capable of making fun of himself.
History
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Adam Sandler was born on September 9, 1966, in Brooklyn, New York, to Judy and Stanley Sandler. At 17, he took his first step towards becoming a stand-up comedian when he spontaneously took the stage at a Boston comedy club. He found he was a natural comic. He nurtured his talent while at New York University (graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1991) by performing regularly in clubs and at universities. During his freshman year, he snagged a recurring role as the Huxtable family's friend Smitty on "The Cosby Show" (1984). While working at a comedy club in L.A., he was "discovered" by Dennis Miller, who recommended him to "Saturday Night Live" (1975) producer Lorne Michaels and told him that Sandler had a big talent. This led to his being cast in the show in 1990, which he also wrote for in addition to performing. After "Saturday Night Live" (1975), Sandler went on to the movies, starring in such hit comedies as Airheads (1994), Happy Gilmore (1996), Billy Madison (1995) and Big Daddy (1999/I). He has also starred in Mr. Deeds (2002) alongside Winona Ryder; Eight Crazy Nights (2002), an animated movie about the Jewish festival of Chanukah; and Punch-Drunk Love (2002). He also writes and produces many of his own films and has composed songs for several of them, including The Wedding Singer (1998). Sandler has had several of his songs placed on the "Billboard" charts, including the classic "The Chanukah Song". [1]
Political Views
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Sandler is a registered Republican and donated $2100 to the 2008 Presidential campaign of Republican New York City mayor, Rudy Giuliani. [2] He also performed at the Republican National Conference in 2004.
Trivia
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- Adam has donated gifts to young cancer survivors.
- Sandler was considered for the role of Willy Wanka.
- Adam shares a birthday with Hugh Grant.
- He once dated Alicia Silverstone [3]
