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Acting

Adam Sandler

Career: Active from 1975 to 2025, with a break from 1976 to 1988, busiest in 2002 and 2003 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles: 63
top three billing

Average score: 52/100

Highest rated: Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh
84/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

MTV Movie & TV Awards · MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo
2004 · Won
50 First Dates
Source: Wikidata
MTV Movie & TV Awards · MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance
2000 · Won
Big Daddy
Source: Wikidata
MTV Movie & TV Awards · MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance
1999 · Won
The Waterboy
Source: Wikidata
MTV Movie & TV Awards · MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss
1998 · Won
The Wedding Singer
Source: Wikidata
MTV Movie & TV Awards · MTV Movie Award for Best Fight
1996 · Won
Happy Gilmore
Source: Wikidata
Golden Globe Awards · Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
2003 · Nominated · 60th Golden Globe Awards
Punch-Drunk Love
Source: Wikidata

Characters

17

The characters Adam Sandler played, best-known titles first.

Adam Sandler as Michael Newman

Adam Sandler as Howard Ratner

Adam Sandler as Dracula (voice)

Adam Sandler as Lenny

Adam Sandler as Sonny

Adam Sandler as Billy Madison

Adam Sandler as Stanley Sugerman

Adam Sandler as Dracula (voice)

Adam Sandler as Nicky

Adam Sandler as Dracula (voice)

Adam Sandler as Nick Spitz

Adam Sandler as Hubie Dubois

Adam Sandler as Adam Sandler

Adam Sandler as Leo

Adam Sandler as Ron Sukenick

Adam Sandler as Danny Friedman

Adam Sandler as Dracula (voice)

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 101 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Adam Sandler Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Tension
3.6, average 5.9
Mystery
1.6, average 3.9
Psychological
3.4, average 5.5
Historical
0.6, average 2.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Adam Sandler Comedy 6
Absurdist Humor 6
Pop Culture References 6
Character-Driven 6
Showbiz Satire 5
Slapstick Humor 5
Buddy Comedy 4
Physical Comedy 4
Adam Sandler Vehicle 4
Family-Friendly 3
Broad Humor 3
Character Study 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

123

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

4 titles

Leo 2

as Leo (voice)

as Vincent

Grown Ups 3

as Lenny Feder

They Were Just Nice People

Producer

2020s

25 titles · average score 59

Don't Say Good Luck

77

Producer

Roommates

57

Producer

Happy Gilmore 2

58

as Happy Gilmore

Jay Kelly

66

as Ron Sukenick

Marty Supreme

76

Thanks

Spaceman

57

as Jakub Procházka

Adam Sandler: Love You

79

Producer, Writer

Murder Mystery 2

49

as Nick

Leo

73

as Leo (voice)

Hustle

78

as Stanley Sugerman

Hubie Halloween

52

as Hubie Dubois

Goldman v Silverman

63

as Rod Goldman

2010s

30 titles · average score 48

Uncut Gems

83

as Howard Ratner

Murder Mystery

48

as Nick Spitz

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

58

as Dracula (voice)

Pixels

37

as Brenner

Hotel Transylvania 2

58

as Dracula (voice)

Blended

43

as Jim

Grown Ups 2

33

as Lenny Feder

Hotel Transylvania

58

as Count Dracula (voice)

That's My Boy

39

as Donny Berger

Just Go with It

45

as Danny Maccabee

Jack and Jill

23

as Jack / Jill

Grown Ups

40

as Lenny Feder

2000s

38 titles · average score 49

Funny People

61

as George Simmons

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

49

as Zohan Dvir

Bedtime Stories

44

as Skeeter Bronson

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

42

as Chuck Levine

Click

51

as Michael Newman

The Longest Yard

51

as Paul Crewe

50 First Dates

56

as Henry Roth

Spanglish

55

as John Clasky

Anger Management

53

as Dave Buznik

Mr. Deeds

40

as Longfellow Deeds

Punch-Drunk Love

77

as Barry Egan

Little Nicky

41

as Nicky

1990s

23 titles · average score 51

Big Daddy

53

as Sonny

Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo

40

as Robert Justin (Voice)

The Waterboy

51

as Bobby Boucher

The Wedding Singer

68

as Robbie Hart

The King of Queens

66

TV show · as Jeff 'The Beast' Sussman

Happy Gilmore

60

as Happy Gilmore

Bulletproof

37

as Archie Moses

Billy Madison

47

as Billy Madison

Airheads

49

as Pip

Mixed Nuts

34

as Louie

Buddy

61

as Buddy 1

Shakes the Clown

47

as Dink the Clown

1980s

2 titles · average score 45

Going Overboard

16

as Schecky Moskowitz

The Cosby Show

74

TV show · as Smitty

1970s

1 title · average score 68

ABC Afterschool Special

68

TV show · as Drug Dealer